Junior Graphic Designer, Editorial & Marketing Position Available In Mercer, New Jersey

Junior Graphic Designer, Editorial & Marketing New Jersey Business and Industry Association Trenton, NJ 08608 • Hybrid work New Jersey Business Magazine, NJBIA Junior Graphic Designer –

Editorial & Marketing Location:

Remote (Trenton, NJ in-office meetings as required) Who we are: NJBIA is the nation’s largest statewide employer association, supporting thousands of NJ businesses with vital information, services, and advocacy. Our flagship New Jersey Business Magazine reaches 78,000+ readers — including top state decision-makers.

What we offer:

A work environment that embraces innovation and change, with flexible work arrangements. We offer a competitive salary and a robust benefits package including generous vacation, sick, and personal time; nine paid holidays; a 401(k) plan with employer match up to 6%; medical with Health Savings Account; dental; and much more. About the

Role:

We’re looking for a creative, detail-obsessed Junior Graphic Designer to join our in-house design team! If you geek out over type alignment, live by paragraph styles, and enjoy transforming editorial content into engaging, eye-catching layouts, this could be the role for you. You’ll be involved in producing our monthly flagship magazine plus supporting various marketing and event design initiatives, both in print and digital. Your responsibilities will include designing and managing editorial layouts and covers in InDesign while ensuring printer standards. You will also be overseeing the full proofing process, ripping files for print, coordinating with the magazine printer, sending files to the printer, resolving prepress issues and uploading the issue to WordPress. Join us and help enhance our storytelling and branding efforts by creating marketing materials, emails, and social posts to promote NJBIA and magazine initiatives, events and programs, while keeping all marketing assets up to date and organized. Cross-Team Collaboration • Work with Editorial to design monthly magazine covers that reflect each issue’s editorial theme. Work with the Sales and Production team to create the monthly issue grid showing ad placement and update the media kit and promo materials. Collaborate with Government Affairs and Membership on promotional collateral. Support the Events the Communications team with creativity for upcoming programs. Required Technical Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. 1+ year of experience in magazine layout or editorial design. Proven experience with print production, color profiles, and layout principles. Strong proficiency in Adobe InDesign (fonts, paragraph styles, RGB vs CMYK, exporting). Proficiency in Photoshop and using generative AI tools (color correction, image editing, retouching – print and digital). Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud ( Illustrator, Acrobat, Adobe Express). Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams). Familiarity with Canva for light digital or social media work. Experience with email marketing tools, ie. Mailchimp. • Understanding of WordPress. • Familiarity with

HTML/CSS

• Familiarity with creating video and/or animations Professional Qualifications Strong initiative, Self-motivated, detail-oriented, with excellent communication. Independent professional with strong project management skills across teams and tight deadlines. Adaptable and eager to learn new tools, with a problem-solving mindset.

Application Instructions:

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and link to your portfolio (or PDF samples no larger than 10MB) to: resumes@njbia.org. We’re especially interested in layouts, covers, or multi-page spreads. •Applications without a portfolio will not be considered. Qualified candidates will be asked to complete a brief layout test as part of the interview process to assess layout skills.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to

Friday Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Trenton, NJ 08608