We have one full-time, in-house designer/production coordinator position to fill immediately or by May 1st, 2016. 

The job entails designing and coordinating the production of pretty much everything we do here at Rapid Media including: print and digital magazines; websites; newsletters; marketing materials; client ad creative; and the Reel Paddling Film Festival. Visit https://www.rapidmedia.com to get a better feel for our media properties.

 

We are a small team in a small outdoorsy town so we’re very interested in finding the right personality fit, as well as someone with the right aptitude, vision, and enthusiasm.

 

Specifically, we need someone who is creative, energetic, self-directed, detail-oriented, fast and has outstanding time management skills—deadlines are crazy, fun, hectic and it feels really good when we hit them.

 

EDUCATION AND MORE

Here’s a little more of what we think will help you succeed…

Sophisticated typography and design skills

The ability to multi-task and be resourceful under tight deadlines

Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator on the Mac platform

The ability to plan and oversee projects from concept through finished layouts and production

The ability to work independently but also as a team player

Strong communication skills

Excellent attention to details

AND, a strong desire to live outside the city and paddle, bike and ski rather than go the mall

 

THE GIG

We are an established paddlesports media company with four paddling magazines, annual paddling buyer’s guide, monthly digital paddling magazine, international paddling film festival and a whole bunch of online media properties.

 We have partnerships with the American Canoe Association, Paddle Canada and Outdoor Retailer. We were the first paddling and fishing magazines, and first magazine in Canada, in Apple’s App Store.

 Right now our main focus is connecting all the dots and growing market share, sales and readership. What does this mean, really? We want even more paddlers reading and enjoying our stuff.

 

GREAT PEOPLE

You will be joining a tight-knit team, consisting of a publisher (that’s me, Scott MacGregor) and:

Five editors putting together Rapid, Adventure Kayak, Kayak Angler, Canoeroots, Paddling Magazine and our annual Paddling Buyer’s Guide;

Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour coordinator;

Director of advertising sales;

Marketing and circulation sales manager;

Advertising and sponsorship coordinator;

Finance and project manager;

Digital project manager;

Programmer/coder

Circulation manager

 

THE BEST OFFICE, EVER

We are based in the beautiful Ottawa Valley, Palmer Rapids to be specific. This is a full-time, in-house position.

 Our office is on the bank of the Madawaska River, five minutes downstream from class II-III+ Palmer Rapids, less than an hour from the mighty Ottawa River, and right in the middle between Algonquin Park and Calabogie Peaks ski resort.

We paddle regularly and go swimming from the dock at lunchtime.

 

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CONTACT

If you are interested in joining our team please drop me an email, [email protected]. Please include your resume and anything else you think I should see. Not the perfect fit for you? Please forward this to anyone you think would perfect for this position. Thanks!