Senior Typesetter and Composition Artist
Full-Time | On-Site
Design Team | Grand Rapids, MI
Design with Purpose. Create with Excellence. Serve a Global Mission.
Our Daily Bread Ministries is seeking a Senior Typesetter and Composition Artist to lead the interior design, typesetting, and composition of print and publishing resources that support our global mission. This role plays a key part in ensuring our devotionals, booklets, and book projects are visually engaging, brand-consistent, and produced with excellence.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and execute typesetting and interior layout for:
- Our Daily Bread monthly and quarterly devotionals
- Special Editions and Discovery Series booklets
- Our Daily Publishing book projects
- Collaborate with project management, content, manufacturing, and design teams to ensure smooth review and approval processes.
- Prepare, manage, and maintain production-ready files, including preflight, output, storage, and version control.
- Partner with Supply Chain and external vendors to ensure print quality and resolve production issues.
- Stay current on typography and design trends, applying them thoughtfully in alignment with ODBM’s mission.
- Coordinate freelance photographers, illustrators, and external studios as needed.
- Support international design teams and assist with stock photography, project logs, and invoices.
- Lead by influence—delivering creative solutions, managing workflow independently, and meeting deadlines and budgets.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in typesetting and composition art.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
- Strong understanding of typography, file preparation, prepress, and 4-/5-color printing.
- Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset with strong communication skills.
- Customer-service focused and receptive to feedback.
- Commitment to biblical principles and alignment with ODBM’s faith-based mission.
Why Join Our Daily Bread Ministries?
- Use your creative gifts to support a ministry serving people in 150+ countries and 50+ languages.
- Collaborate with a mission-driven, creative, and values-centered team.
- Enjoy a role that blends hands-on design with creative leadership.
- Hybrid work flexibility available with approval.
Your Creativity. His Word. Global Impact.
If you’re passionate about typography, composition, and meaningful design, we invite you to apply.