Senior Graphic Designer – Publications

About the role

The Publications team is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to lead the visual development of museum publications. You will create engaging layouts for a range of print and digital titles while ensuring accessibility, bilingual consistency, and alignment with the museum’s brand.

Key responsibilities

• Conceptualise and design new museum publications, including catalogues, guidebooks, scholarly works, coffee‑table books and children’s titles.
• Translate curatorial and editorial content into clear, culturally‑sensitive visual designs.
• Update existing publications while maintaining the museum’s visual identity.
• Prepare print‑ready files, conduct pre‑press checks, liaise with printers and manage revisions to final approval.
• Design bilingual (Arabic & English) layouts, ensuring correct typographic hierarchy and readability.
• Collaborate with curators, editors, educators, marketing and external vendors throughout the publication process.
• Develop accessible print and electronic formats (PDF, ePub) following best‑practice guidelines.

Required profile

• Senior‑level graphic designer with proven experience in publication design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating work on museum‑type or cultural publications.
• Fluent in both Arabic and English, capable of handling bidirectional design.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to coordinate with curatorial and editorial teams.

Required skills

• Print production and pre‑press preparation.
• ePub and PDF publishing.