Graphics/Multimedia Editor, News

Description

The company's newsroom has journalists reporting from nearly 160 countries, and its journalism reaches readers in print, audio, and on the web and apps.

The Graphics department wants an experienced visual journalist to report, design, and build graphics and multimedia stories, mostly for breaking and fast-turn news.

The department's members come from varied fields such as architecture, cartography, and computer science, and the team values curiosity in how stories are told.

Responsibilities

• Produce maps, charts, diagrams, and interactive graphics on deadline for major breaking stories.
• Create statistical visualizations, video, photography, or animation where they suit the story.
• Find visual angles, analyze data, and work with Graphics colleagues and journalists from other desks.
• Build interactive and static visualizations.
• Develop new reporting directions by analyzing data to uncover visual stories that are accurate, clear, and impactful.
• Share regular weekend news graphics coverage, delivering fast, high-quality visuals for breaking events.
• Support the company's commitment to journalistic independence and its aim of seeking the truth and helping people understand the world.
• You will report to the news editor on the Graphics team.

Requirements

• Basic: at least 5+ years of professional experience producing, reporting, or editing visual journalism or news graphics.
• Basic: a record of spotting visual opportunities quickly and delivering effective graphics in a fast-paced breaking news setting.
• Basic: expert use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma, plus HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Basic: demonstrated experience in data reporting, interface design, and information graphics.
• Preferred: strong news judgment, good written and oral communication, and the ability to work both alone and with a team.
• Preferred: familiarity with interactive web frameworks such as Svelte, web mapping or GIS tools, and tools like ai2html.
• Preferred: experience bringing video, photography, and animation into news coverage.
• Preferred: experience juggling several fast-moving visual projects under tight deadlines.
• Preferred: flexibility to work a schedule that includes regular weekend shifts.

Conditions

This is an in-office role in New York City, with office attendance four days each week.

Weekend work may be required.

The posting is tagged LI-Hybrid and carries requisition number REQ-020770.

The role is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base pay range for this role is $113,945.85 to $136,000 USD.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics, including citizenship.

Benefits

• For US roles, depending on the position, variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock may be available.
• US benefits may include medical, dental, and vision cover, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k), an employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and professional development programs.
• Roles outside the US will receive benefit information during the interview process.