Graphics/Multimedia Editor

$111,712 - $136,000/Yr

New York Times - New York, NY

posted 3 months ago

Full-time
Hybrid - New York, NY
Publishing Industries

About the position

The Digital News Design group at The New York Times is seeking a technologically-savvy interactive designer/editor to join their award-winning multimedia team in the newsroom. This role is crucial in crafting rich, multimedia experiences for a variety of projects, including news and enterprise stories, across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate will be a pragmatic innovator, capable of generating creative ideas for presenting the work produced across the newsroom. This position is hybrid, requiring regular attendance in the New York City office each week as per departmental guidance. In this role, you will collaborate with reporters, editors, producers, designers, and software developers to determine the needs and possibilities for graphics and multimedia packages. This includes creating statistical visualizations, video, photography, audio, and animations. You will be expected to make exceptional contributions to the journalism produced by The New York Times and engage with colleagues to foster an environment of learning and constructive dialogue about the work. A strong commitment to the mission of seeking the truth and helping people understand the world is essential, as is support for journalistic independence. The position reports to an assistant editor and requires a minimum of 5 years of digital design experience, with a portfolio that showcases high-quality and relevant work. The successful candidate will have expertise in various design areas, including layout, typography, UX, product design, art direction, and motion. Front-end web development experience using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is also necessary, along with the ability to conceive and implement presentations that incorporate audio, video, still images, and text in sophisticated ways across various digital platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Work with reporters, editors, producers, designers, and software developers to craft rich, multimedia experiences for a wide range of projects including news and enterprise stories, across multiple platforms.
  • Help determine the needs and possibilities for graphics and multimedia packages, including statistical visualizations, video, photography, audio, and animations.
  • Make exceptional contributions to our journalism.
  • Engage with others to foster an environment of learning and constructive dialogue about our work.
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of digital design experience with a portfolio that demonstrates high quality and relevant work.
  • Expertise in multiple areas of design such as layout, typography, UX, product design, art direction, motion.
  • Experience conveying visual ideas and complex interactions with wire-frames, static mockups and prototypes.
  • Front-end web development experience using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Demonstrated ability to conceive and implement presentations that incorporate audio, video, still images and text in sophisticated ways across various digital platforms.
  • A strong and varied portfolio demonstrating high quality, relevant digital design work in the form of a website/accessible URL.

Nice-to-haves

  • Attention to detail and excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and operate in a daily, unpredictable news production environment.
  • Available to work a flexible schedule that may include nights and weekends.
  • Smart UX sensibility.
  • Enthusiasm for designing and making great products and experiences as well as for current events.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a mixed-media team.
  • Experience implementing game mechanics and other storytelling techniques on the web.

Benefits

  • Diverse and inclusive workforce
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring practices
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