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Des Moines Register Media seeks designers

The Design Studio at Des Moines Register Media is seeking creative, collaborative newspaper page designers to help produce compelling pages for The Des Moines Register and many other newspapers, including the Green Bay Press Gazette, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Shreveport Times and 17 additional sites from Wisconsin to Louisiana.
Their Design Studio gives page designers an opportunity to work with and learn from each other in a creative atmosphere. They’re looking for experienced news, sports and features designers as well as new and recent college graduates eager to launch a career. They want enthusiastic team players eager to take bold, creative risks to lure readers into well-layered stories. News professionals who champion the First Amendment and work collaboratively with editors, reporters, photographers and artists to develop great story-telling methods.

Experience designing news and magazine pages under deadline pressure in a professional or college setting and using InDesign, PhotoShop and/or other popular software is preferred.

Des Moines Register Media offers a competitive compensation plan, career growth opportunities, benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, employee discounts, 401(k) with company match and more. To apply, send a cover letter, resume and clips of design work to Dotti Klootwyk at:

Email: dklootwyk@gannett.comdklootwyk@gannett.com
Mail: 715 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309