Responsibilities
- Guide the visual design strategy and uphold quality standards for all off-platform content created by the Social Visuals team
- Align design direction and visual consistency for select on-platform features, layouts, and content streams
- Apply advanced design judgment and cultural awareness when developing digital visuals and user experiences for social platforms and in-platform use
- Provide mentorship and creative guidance to designers and visual strategists working across sub-brands, audience engagement, and brand identity
- Lead the commissioning and oversight of illustration, motion graphics, and video content
- Design custom visual assets, adapting on-platform storytelling formats for social media contexts
- Spot emerging editorial challenges and opportunities in coverage that can be enhanced through visual innovation
- Train and support visual editors—including staff and temporary team members—in design systems, workflows, and editorial standards
- Collaborate with desk editors and newsroom teams to refine social media curation and strategy
- Help prioritize resource allocation for incoming visual requests and time-sensitive opportunities
- Create, refine, and standardize reusable templates and production workflows for social content and branded accounts
- Lead internal training sessions to onboard team members to Figma
- Communicate narrative concepts and intricate information using wireframes or interactive prototypes
- Uphold the principles of editorial integrity, truth-seeking, and global understanding in all creative decisions
Work Arrangement
On-site — New York
Other
- This role is based in New York and requires in-office presence four days per week.
- Limited remote work may be permitted according to departmental policies.
- The position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
