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Design Director, HONOLULU Magazine

HONOLULU Magazine seeks a Design Director to head the magazine's art department. This team leader's role will vary from management duties to the most hands-on production processes.

The Design Director leads and supervises the design of HONOLULU Magazine, HONOLULU Family Magazine, HONOLULU Shops Waikiki magazine, all the companion digital editions, websites and email newsletters, custom publishing projects and branding collateral. This person will be called upon to recruit, train and manage a team of staff art directors and freelance designers, manage the department budget, as well as art direct various projects, from event invitations to web graphics to whole publications. Ideal candidate will be both excellent manager and designer.

Submit Resume/Letter of Interest to: Publisher, Alyson Helwagen, alysonh@honolulumagazine.com

Specific duties include but are not limited to: 

• Work in concert with the publisher to lead the brand’s art department
• Collaborate effectively with other departments (editorial, sales, marketing, digital, circulation) to deliver superior and effectively designed materials for all audiences.
• Responsible for the overall visual look of HONOLULU Magazine and all affiliated brands, both print and digital iterations (such as tablet/digital editions, email newsletters, website, mobile apps, etc).
• Responsible for recruiting, managing and developing a staff of designers to accomplish all design needs for editorial, advertising, marketing, and digital departments.
• Play a vital role in branding HONOLULU by being the “point person” for the look and feel and integrity of the brand. Ensure brand consistency across all channels.
• Perform a “quality control” function for the brand, to ensure the highest standards of design on all publications and collateral, print and digital.
• Recruit, manage and develop a strong, deep pool of freelance photographers, illustrators and print/digital designers to assist staffers in handling all design projects to include negotiating freelance rates that meet department budget objectives.
• Develop and manage a departmental budget.
• Collaborate with printer and digital vendors to publish content across any and all platforms. 
• Collaborate with other departments (editorial, sales, creative services, circulation) and key vendors (printers, digital vendors) to develop production schedules and ensure that all production schedules are consistently met.
• Other responsibilities as the market and business dictate.

Freelance Web Programmer

HONOLULU Magazine is looking for a freelance web programmer who is experienced in Javascript, PHP, CSS and MySQL to assist with various projects for honolulumagazine.com. The programmer must be able to write code from scratch.

I'm also looking for someone with 2-3 years experience with Drupal.

Please email your cover letter and resume to Christine Hitt, Digital Media Manager, at christineh@honolulumagazine.com.

Internship Opportunities

10-Week Summer Editorial Intern

The Society of Professional Journalists, Hawaii Chapter, is now accepting applications for a 10-week summer internship with the HONOLULU Magazine editorial department. The deadline is February 29; more details are available at the SPJ Hawaii website: http://www.hawaiispj.org/Interns/2012 interns.html

Online Intern - Writer

HONOLULU Magazine’s digital media manager is looking for interns each semester to assist with writing for the honolulumagazine.com website. The position will be for 16-20 hours a week and must be for school credit only. This internship is a great way to see what it is like to work in a fast-pace monthly magazine environment, while working alongside the editors of HONOLULU Magazine.

Duties consist of writing web exclusive stories for our online readers, which will include pitching stories, setting up interviews and writing articles at about 300-500 words each. The position may also involve assisting with other web and/or editorial tasks.

Qualifications:

- Someone who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in English or Journalism
- Knowledge of AP Style
- Some experience preferred

Please email your cover letter, resume and writing samples to Christine Hitt at christineh@honolulumagazine.com.