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Editorial Designer

Editorial Designer : Jazine Fischer

Jazine Fischer is an editorial designer at Republikein. Editorial design refers to the process of taking text and images and placing them together in such a way that they effectively communicate their message and are appealing to readers. This may be done for print or electronic forms of visual communication.
Fisher chose a career in graphic design because he always wanted to do something where he can use his creative abilities. Working for a newspaper, Fischer specialises in the editorial design of news pages and features.
Fisher shares that his duties and responsibilities as an editorial designer at Republikein is primarily to make sure pages for the newspaper are designed according to the style guide of the publication and to ensure that print deadlines are met.
“I have to make sure that the photos we print are of good quality and have to make some colour adjustments from time to time,” he says.
Skills required to be an editorial designer include effective communication skills, creativity, time management and the ability to think outside the box.