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5280 is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and life experiences to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics disability, age, or veteran status.

5280 Elevated, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive salary and benefits.

You want to work here. 5280 is Colorado’s premier lifestyle media company, producing award-winning journalism across magazine, online, and social media platforms, as well as hosting Denver’s top-tier events. 5280 magazine is among the nation’s most acclaimed city magazines, reaching over 355,500 readers monthly. Our brand boasts one of the largest reaches in Colorado.

Come join our growing team as part of our in-house design studio. The ideal candidate should be a creative, yet highly detail-oriented, graphic designer, who is interested in working on client ad campaigns, decks, promotions, events, and more. A significant portion of the role will be digitally focused, encompassing native advertising campaigns, online directories, banner ads, email design, and other digital assets.

5280 staffers are expected to live in the Denver metro area. Our offices are in downtown Denver, and we currently have a hybrid working model. Typical business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Designing print and digital campaigns both for advertisers and in-house marketing initiatives
  • Designing sales enablement materials, pitch decks, and recaps for the sales team
  • Design support for events, including designing collateral and providing on-site assistance 
  • Schedule photo shoots, collect assets, and build profiles for all special sections in the magazine
  • Collect assets and implement paid content initiatives—native articles, directories, etc.
  • Maintain the design and backend of 5280’s microsites, updating promotions and products regularly
  • Execute digital email design tasks—design new newsletter concepts, maintain templates, manage funnel designs, etc.
  • Fulfill design requests for merchandise orders—plaques, window clings, etc.

Preferred experience:

  • High-familiarity with the Adobe Suite, particularly InDesign and Photoshop
  • Bachelor’s Degree (in Graphic Design or Web Design is preferred)
  • Video editing or production experience is a plus

Required skills/abilities:

  • Working directly with clients on advertising campaigns
  • Responding positively to client feedback and communicating professionally
  • Multitasking and handling a high volume of tasks at one time while under tight deadlines
  • Implementing web content best practices, including SEO

Benefits: 

  • Health insurance (FSA, FSA dependent care, HSA options, Teledoc)
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Public transportation or parking subsidies
  • 401K
  • Fitness club membership option
  • Paid time off

Salary: $50,000

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

5280 is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and life experiences to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics disability, age, or veteran status.To Apply: Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resumé, and three design samples with the subject line 5280 Graphic Designer to designjob@5280.com.

Interested in contributing to 5280? Check out our Writer’s Guidelines below:

5280 is the premiere monthly guide to the arts, entertainment, dining, and lifestyle issues in Denver. First published in 1993, the magazine has a circulation of 55,000 and is consistently among the top-selling magazines on metro newsstands. Many of our stories are written by 5280 staffers and a group of established freelance writers, but we welcome ideas from journalists we haven’t worked with in the past.

Story pitches should convey that the writer understands the editorial thrust of the magazine, be well researched, and concise, and offer a creative and original argument.

We accept pitches for our front-of-the-book sections, Compass, Culture, Adventure, and Eat & Drink; for our departments/columns; and for our feature well. Front-of-the-book stories, which are short, lively takes on life in Denver, run anywhere from 50 to 400 words. Departments are generally 800 to 1,500 words and cover everything from travel to sports to politics. Features can run up to 6,000 words.

Please submit queries, along with two or three published writing samples, via email to edit@5280.com.