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The Atlantic · 1 day ago

Designer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $100K/yr

5+ years exp

The Atlantic is seeking a Designer to join our newsroom, focusing on creating visuals for social platforms. This role involves producing timely social assets that support daily journalism and collaborating closely with various teams to maintain high visual standards.

Information ServicesNewsPublishing

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Create social visual assets (including static, video and motion graphics) for daily content across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook

Collaborate with video producers to create custom animated visuals and templates, delivering high-quality, visually sophisticated content at a competitive pace

Serve as a key link between the audience and art teams, helping to manage priorities, track deadlines, and keep projects moving smoothly

Occasionally, research, license, and edit imagery with a focus on daily digital coverage

Collaborate with teams across the newsroom to maintain consistency and quality and to help innovate as we grow our visual operations

Help shape and refine workflows, templates, and systems to make visual production more efficient and scalable

Identify opportunities to improve how we tell visual stories on social, and contribute ideas for experimenting with new formats or approaches

Maintain high visual standards while working quickly and responsively in a fast-paced news environment

Qualification

Adobe Creative CloudSocial media designFigmaAdobe Premiere ProFinal Cut ProTrendsExperience in journalismCommunication skillsAttention to detailCreative problem-solvingInterest in storytelling

Required

5+ years of experience working in social media design or other relevant fields

Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud, especially creating animations and deploying design templates in Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro

Skilled in using Figma — experienced in building templates, layouts, and design systems

Exceptional communication skills, with a clear and concise approach to working across multiple teams and collaborating effectively in a fast-paced newsroom environment

Close attention to detail and the ability to multitask effectively

Highly creative and a driven problem-solver with superb aesthetic taste and the ability to think conceptually

Enthusiasm for news and storytelling, with a keen interest in exploring innovative visual narratives

Knowledge of current trends in visual storytelling, social media, and digital design

Preferred

Experience in journalism or a news-related environment preferred

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

Committed to diversity and encourages members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply

Job offers to work at The Atlantic are contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of reference checks and compliance with The Atlantic's COVID-19 vaccination policy

The Atlantic requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and submit proof of vaccination status

Employees who cannot receive the vaccine because of a disability/medical contraindication or sincerely-held religious belief may request an accommodation (e.g., an exemption) to this requirement

Company

The Atlantic

The Atlantic provides its readers with articles related to literature, political science, cultural trends, technology, and more. It is a sub-organization of Atlantic Media.

Founded in 1857

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees