Graphic Designer (Print & Layout Specialist)

**About Storyshares** Beyond grade 3, literacy is a matter of equity. Storyshares empowers older striving readers through a cohesive approach: **culturally** **relevant content**, **targeted literacy intervention**, **expert educator training**, and coherent **school systems**. We don't just teach reading; we restore engagement and expand life outcomes for students in grades 3–12\. **About the Role** Storyshares is seeking a part\-time **Graphic Designer** to dedicate **25\-30 hours** per week (project\-dependent) to apply their eye for typographic balance to pages made especially for struggling readers. Focusing primarily on multi\-page documents and print production, you will turn creative concepts into press\-ready files. This role requires advanced **Adobe InDesign** expertise to ensure efficiency, consistency, and brand compliance. The ideal candidate will showcase attention to detail, creativity, adaptability, initiative, adherence to deadlines, and passion for the cause. Candidates should come ready to read the stories they’ll be working with, which amplify underrepresented voices and range from realism to fantasy to historical fiction and more. The Graphic Designer is the last link in making texts accessible, will always favor legibility but avoid infantilization, and shape each book’s identity within Storyshares’s style. **Key Responsibilities** * **Document Architecture:** Set up complex, multi\-page layouts utilizing **parent pages**, comprehensive **paragraph/character styles** and **object styles** to maintain perfect typographical and visual hierarchy across all documents. * **Sourcing Imagery:** Source stock imagery and color correct, edit and adjust as needed. Decide when and where to use existing images based on the narrative of the text and continuity of the setting/storyline, and editing imagery to correct color, tone and image sizing for press outputs. * **Prepress Production:** Prepare accurate, print\-ready files including proper **bleeds, margins, and preflight checks** to prevent printing errors. * **Color Management:** Ensure accurate reproduction by utilizing specific **color profiles (CMYK vs. RGB)** and resolving output issues prior to vendor handoff. * **Brand Consistency:** Implement and enforce brand guidelines across all internal and client\-facing materials. * **Collaboration:** Work closely with senior designers, copywriters, and project managers to incorporate edits and meet tight deadlines. **Skills and Experience** * **Experience:** 5\+ years of professional graphic design with print production and layout experience. * **Software Skills:** Advanced proficiency in **Adobe Creative Cloud**, with a specific focus on **InDesign** (parent pages, styles). Working knowledge of **Illustrator** and **Photoshop**. * **Technical Knowledge:** Deep understanding of **print production processes**, **color correction**, and **prepress file setup**. * **Organization:** Strong file management, version control, and orga