Work at ReadyMade
Senior Designer
Your Tasks:
- Design departments and features of the magazine and SIPs
- Commission and art direct freelance illustrators
- Assist the art director with a variety of tasks, from administrative organizational work to directing and collaborating with photographers and the staff photo editor on location shoots
- Ship pages and troubleshoot problems with the printer
- Ensure all projects are completed and polished-looking
- Direct interns to help the art department in needed tasks
- Handle email and written queries for art interns, as well as interview, hire, and manage them
- Support marketing designer, when needed
- Collect and edit design department comp list
- Prepare digital files for website upload after each bimonthly ship
- Serve as a production manager contact (along with Art Director) with parent company prepress house
We Need:
- 3 years experience in editorial magazine design
- Adept in using CS2 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Outstanding communication, writing skills, and an eye for detail
- Creative thinker, resourceful, organized, detail-oriented
- Ability to multi-task and work well under intense deadline pressure
- Self-starters only
TO APPLY
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Please send all resumes to ilana@readymademag.com, with "ReadyMade Senior Designer Position" in the subject heading.
Associate Marketing Director
Your Tasks:
The ReadyMade Associate Marketing Director's role is to oversee and manage the creation, development, and execution of marketing programs and initiatives for ReadyMade sales and branding purposes.
- Act as primary point person for sales team for all sales research, sales collateral and marketing requests and needs
- Create general and customized client proposals, including writing, developing concept, budget development, partnership sourcing and final release to sales team (approximately 5-10 per week)
- Establish standards of added value, broaden existing menu of standard added value options, and develop new and revitalize existing added-value programs to engage clients and increase ReadyMade profitability
- Identify, negotiate and manage execution of sold added value programs and marketing platforms at major events as the primary liaison for clients, sales team, and outside partners
- Work directly with Editorial and Art departments on all in-book marketing materials to ensure brand standards are maintained
- Maintain promotional marketing budget including working with Business Manager to guarantee all spending is appropriately tracked and coded
- Work with editorial team to grow existing partnerships to the benefit of sales team
- Act as Primary ReadyMade Marketing Contact for Meredith Corporation - responding to Corporate Marketing Requests, attending monthly Corp Marketing Meetings, developing relationships within Meredith to benefit ReadyMade
- Act as primary liaison between sales and ReadyMade's external and internal research contacts for ongoing research requests and updating of existing research materials as needed
- Work with manufacturing, production, finance, and fulfillment to implement marketing programs
- Work with Ad Director and Publisher to provide sales team with all necessary sales tools including media kits, issue sell sheets, collateral materials, advertiser premiums and other sales support tools
- Work with Publisher to manage Promotion Assistant to maintain workflow and develop skill set; Work with Art Director to manage workflow of Marketing Designer
We Need:
- 3-5 years experience in media/magazine marketing/sales at a manager level
- Familiarity with primary research approaches and advertising/media research
- Knowledge and prior use of syndicated research (ie: MRI, Mendelsohn, Halls, Affinity, SRDS, etc.)
- Moderate to advanced skills with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Outstanding communication, writing skills, and an eye for detail
- Creative thinker, resourceful Organized, detail-oriented
- Ability to multi-task and work well under intense deadline pressure Effective problem-solving, analytical skills
- Decisive, motivated, and proactive
- Strong presentation skills
- Discretion and flexibility to work with various departments and personalities
- Available for national travel
TO APPLY
- Please send all resumes to phoebe@readymademag.com, with "ReadyMade Associate Marketing Director Position" in the subject heading.
Marketing Department Intern
We Need:Adept designers who can create and execute creative marketing campaigns. Interns who are willing to assemble media kits and research companies targeting the GenX/Gen Y demographic. Organized thinkers who can help manage events.
You are:Well-versed in the ReadyMade mission and DIY culture, an organized self-starter with efficient computer skills » Excel, Microsoft Office; Creative Suite and/or web are a huge plus. Your main responsibilities will be helping to research and source advertising, helping plan and execute the rad RM-sponsored events, promotional branding projects, creating and organizing marketing materials. You are willing to do general office tasks and also contribute big ideas.
Please apply only if you are familiar with ReadyMade. Our office is a fun, easy-going, full of good people place. We require a commitment of 2 days per week and a one semester minimum (our office hours are 11am to 6pm and we can work around class schedules). The position is unpaid, but we offer plenty of fun perks.
TO APPLY
- Please send resume + self-promotional letter to phoebe@readymademag.com, with "Marketing department internship" in the subject heading.
Art Department Intern
ReadyMade Magazine is looking for a few good art department interns. Are you a graphic designer? We need your help producing our award-winning magazine.
You are: Outgoing, responsible, a quick study, and a self-starter. You must be comfortable working in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Please apply only if you are familiar with ReadyMade. Our office is a fun, easy-going, full of good people place. We require a commitment of 2 days per week and a one semester minimum (our office hours are 11am to 6pm and we can work around class schedules). The position is unpaid, but we offer plenty of fun perks.
TO APPLY
- Please send resume + self-promotional letter to george@readymademag.com, with "Art department internship" in the subject heading.
Product Department Internship!
Attention all illustrators, designers, craftspersons--the ReadyMade Product Department has an internship opening for anyone that loves designing and building things with style and class.
The Product Department intern will assist with product and package design, order processing and fulfillment, helping create house ads and keeping the retail store running smoothly. Sound fun? It is.
The position runs for three months. Although it is unpaid, you'll be working closely with a small and amazing staff while helping our online store grow.
TO APPLY
- Please send resume and cover letter to nabil@readymademag.com, with "Product Internship" in the subject heading.
NYC Ad Sales
Your Tasks:
Maintain and grow advertising revenue for ReadyMade magazine within the designated territory that includes NY, NJ, CT, and New England Territory. Work with management and marketing team to apply strategic thinking and create programs that meet clients' needs, challenges and business objectives. Position includes a variety of endemic (Home, Fashion and Automotive) and non-endemic business (packaged goods, liquor, and retail) *Territories are subject to change.
We Need:
Minimum 5 years advertising sales experience with great industry relationships Skills: * computer skills * writing and communication skills
TO APPLY
Thank you very much,
The ReadyMade People