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The Wall Street Journal · 9 hours ago

Senior Design Editor, New York Post

NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $110K/yr

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a versatile and dynamic Senior Design Editor to join the New York Post's fast-paced newsroom. This role focuses on shaping visual storytelling across various platforms, including web, mobile, social media, and print.

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Responsibilities

Art direct and design news stories and editorial packages for print newspaper and digital platforms

Design graphics, maps, and data visualizations. Produce multimedia content tailored for web and social platforms

Create photo illustrations for editorial and gif animations for homepage

Work under the direction of the Lead Design Editor to update templates, design systems, and style guides that maintain brand consistency

Stay ahead of industry trends, introducing new tools, techniques, and design best practices to elevate the Post’s content

Qualification

Adobe Creative SuiteEditorial print designDigital publishing CMSMobile-first designData visualization toolsHTMLCSSJavaScriptLeadership qualitiesCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detail

Required

Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)

Strong foundation of editorial print design and layout. Experience designing news stories, features, editorial packages and covers. Ability to recreate and evolve previous year's designs

Strong typography, information/visual hierarchy, image manipulation, photo research and editorial illustration

Deep understanding of print production process

Experience with CMS platforms for digital publishing (Wordpress, Drupal or other custom platforms) and an understanding of audience metrics (Chartbeat, Parsley, Metrics for News, etc)

Strong digital-first mindset with a deep understanding of mobile-first design, social media content creation, and data visualization tools (e.g., Mapcreator, Flourish, data wrapper, ai2html)

Proven leadership qualities and strategic planning skills, with the ability to motivate a high-performing design team in a fast-paced newsroom environment

Passion for news, sports, viral content, pop culture, and emerging digital trends

Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines

Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate and justify creative decisions

Strong organizational skills with a meticulous attention to detail

Ability to adhere to brand and editorial style guidelines

Willingness to work on weekends and holidays as needed

Preferred

HTML, CSS and JAVAscript coding a plus

Benefits

A comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package

A variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits

“elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce

Company

The Wall Street Journal

Winner of 40 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, The Wall Street Journal includes coverage of U.S.

Founded in 2014

Beijing, Beijing, CHN

1001-5000 employees

https://www.wjs.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$0.49M

2015-03-31Angel· $0.49M

Leadership Team

Nitin Rakesh

Member, CEO Council

Oren Zaslansky

Member, CEO Council

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