Editorial Graphic Designer

Hey, you! Wanna become #OneOfUs?
We are on the lookout for the next awesome layout-obsessed print designer to join our HKR team as a Graphic Designer (Print & Lookbooks), working for a US-based client in luxury furniture and interior design space.
Btw, HKR was remote before it was even cool! Remote is allowed, encouraged, and the norm. Now, and forever. Theres only one catch, and it comes from this guy:Whatever you are, be a good one - Abraham Lincoln.
To apply, please fill out our external form. (You will be redirected to it automatically, once you click "Apply").What you'll be doing?

• Design and produce multi-page print materials like product lookbooks, catalogs, brochures, sell sheets, and event invitations for a premium global brand.
• Turn product imagery, copy, pricing, and technical details into clear, beautiful layouts that tell a compelling visual story.
• Create and adapt digital versions of print materials (interactive PDFs, digital presentations, web-ready assets, simple email visuals).
• Prepare pixel-perfect, print-ready filesbleeds, margins, color profiles, and specs all dialed in for production.
• Collaborate closely with marketing, merchandising, and content teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and on-brand execution across all materials and versions.
• Manage multiple projects, versions, and timelines in a fast-paced environment while keeping your cool and your files impeccably organized.
• Uphold high standards for detail, typography, and visual consistency, championing an elevated, editorial look & feel across everything you touch.

About you

• Youre a print & layout nerd with at least 3 years of experience in Graphic Design, ideally in editorial, catalog, fashion, lifestyle, interiors, or e-commerce environments.
• Adobe InDesign is basically your second homeyoure expert-level when it comes to multi-page layouts and long-form documents.
• Youre confident in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) for layout, image prep/retouching, and vector work.
• You have proven experience creating lookbooks, catalogs, and other layout-intensive print pieces for brands.
• You understand print production deeplycolor modes, bleeds, resolution, file setup, and printer specs are part of your everyday vocabulary.
• Youre comfortable adapting print designs for digital formats (PDFs, presentations, and simple web/email assets).
• Your eye for typography, composition, hierarchy, and image curation is razor sharpand you actually enjoy finessing the details.
• Youre highly organized and can juggle multiple deadlines, versions, and feedback cycles without losing track.
• Your English communication skills are top-notch (C1 level), both written and spoken.
• Youre comfortable working remotely with distributed teams and maintaining strong overlap with EST business hours.
• Bonus points if youve worked with premium or design-led brands (interiors, fashion, lifestyle) and/or have experience with interactive PDFs, light animation, or Keynote/PowerPoint.

Perks

• Fair market pay
• Remote, full-time job - work as an independent contractor from the comfort of your own home!
• Overlap with EST business hours schedule (with 1 hour of lunch break )
• Start-up culture, young team, no egos, no BS

About Us
At HKR, we're all about the start-up lifeinnovative and dynamic, not corporate and stuffy. We're on a mission to simplify global HR. Transparent culture, tech-savvy, and quick decision-making. Feedback fuels our growth, and we celebrate all wins. Meritocracy is our game; it's what you bring to the table that counts. Fantastic mix of US clients with more to come. We value ownership and getting things done. We ask, "How much did you care?" If you're passionate, you're nailing it. Ideal for creative minds who love contributing ideas and improving processes. Oh... and we don't waste time in useless meetings.
Location
Based in Bucharest and Cluj, Romania, we're remote-first. Whether you work from home or pop into the office, we support what works best for you. Embracing change is who we are.