Designer, Credit Ops, Editorial and Publishing ***

Summary: The Morningstar DBRS Editorial and Publishing team is looking for a Designer in its Mumbai office to help with the design and production of rating reports, research, and other publications. The work will be PC based and will require advanced knowledge of the Adobe suite and Microsoft Office. This position requires exceptional attention to detail, high technical proficiency, a can-do attitude, strong communication skills, creativity, and conceptual thinking.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with analysts and editors (in-person and remotely), laying out and formatting documents for publication.
• Conduct creative workshops and training seminars for analysts and editors to help inform the direction of publishing initiatives and workflows. Discuss and clarify production, formatting, and proofing requirements; ensure projects are completed on time.
• Create and update engaging graphics, including organizational charts, maps, and flow charts.
• Actively participate in style and design meetings, providing regular updates and addressing challenges as they arise. Review and update templates and production art as required.
• Manage the preparation and production of large electronic documents; create, edit, and export PDFs from InDesign book files.
• Complete a thorough peer review of final documents for publication, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of hands-on experience in desktop publishing, document layout/proofreading or the production of other communications materials.
• A curious self-starter who isn't afraid of ambiguity and is eager to find problems and solve them.
• Can take projects from start to finish, owning the creative and production execution.
• Able to bring energy to a global team and is comfortable with a fast-paced team environment.
• Excellent design, color, and typography skills and eager to master complex information, and able to simplify it so that it is clear and relatable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent proofreading abilities.
• Digitally savvy with a proven mastery of the latest versions of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Must be able to provide relevant samples of work via portfolio and/or website.

Morningstar DBRS is an equal opportunity employer.

About Us

Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.

Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.

Morningstar DBRS is the next generation of credit ratings.

If you received and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.