Editorial Design Specialist

As an editorial design specialist, you shape how books, magazines, reports, and digital publications look and feel. You choose typefaces, build layouts, place photos and illustrations, and create page designs that make reading enjoyable and easy to follow. You balance beauty with function, making sure the design supports the words instead of fighting them. You work closely with writers, editors, and photographers, often juggling several projects and deadlines at once. You might work at a publisher, magazine, design studio, or as a freelancer.