Senior Digital Designer, Forbes Media

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Job Description:

  • Ensure a consistent visual style across all platforms that aligns with Forbes’ Brand Guidelines.

  • AI Prompt Engineering:

    • Craft detailed and effective prompts for AI image generation tools (e.g., Google Gemini AI, Getty AI and Adobe Firefly) to produce desired visual outputs.

    • Iterate and refine prompts based on generated results, optimizing for accuracy and creativity.

    • Explore and experiment with emerging AI design tools and techniques.

  • Lead larger list packages with the ability to delegate tasks as needed.

  • Collaborate with the editorial, photo, video, social, product and tech teams to determine the best approach to storytelling across all Forbes’ digital platforms.

  • In our fast paced news environment, designers will be assigned 3-4 stories a week or focus on larger list packages and are expected to own all aspects of creative production. Including …

    • Lead creative brainstorms.

    • Create conceptual artwork using photography, original illustration style or art directing an outside illustrator.

    • Manage the flow of stories with writers and editors using our in house CMS.

    • Design necessary charts and infographics.

    • Create promotional assets to run on social media and Forbes.com.

Collections here
Articles: https://www.forbes.com/daily-cover-stories
Best of 2024 Illustration: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesstaff/2025/01/03/the-best-of-forbes-illustration-2024/
Best of 2023 Photography: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesstaff/2025/01/03/the-best-of-forbes-photography-2024/

This job can be fully remote.

Job Requirements:

  • An image maker at heart, the ideal candidate has an aptitude for graphic creation, illustration and photo collage with the ability to create art independently for daily feature stories.

  • BA/BFA in design or illustration with 4-7 years of digital design experience, preferably at a media or editorial publishing company.

  • Advanced knowledge and applied experience in editorial illustration and visual storytelling.

  • Process rooted in strong conceptual thinking with a sophisticated sense of digital design, composition and typography.

  • Fluent in the full Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Knowledge of Adobe After Effects is preferred.

  • Comfortable using generative AI tools like Google Gemini AI, GettyAI and Adobe Firefly with the ability to expand your knowledge as new tools enter the market.

  • You enjoy staying current on design trends and industry technology, sharing findings with the department to facilitate new ways of thinking, working and problem solving.

  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, breaking news environment under tight deadlines.

  • Strong communication skills.

  • A portfolio that demonstrates an eye for storytelling, excellent taste, a passion for design and a keen sense of what will perform well on different digital platforms.

  • Applications without an online portfolio will not be considered. Please share examples of work that demonstrate a variety of skills mentioned above. A design test will be required for final candidates.

The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $85,000

Type of Job: Digital Design

City: Jersey City

State/Country: United States

Duration: Full Time

Company: Forbes Media

About Our Company: Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators. The Forbes brand reaches more than 140 million people monthly worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature ForbesLive events and 49 licensed local editions in 81 countries.

The editorial team drives the look and feel of the brand. We creatively lead a range of work, from daily feature stories to large scale Forbes lists like 30 Under 30, Top Creators, the Forbes 400 and The World’s Billionaires List. Our designers collaborate across the newsroom, product, tech, marketing and live event teams to tell holistic stories that add value to our audience's everyday lives.

Forbes aims to offer employees the flexibility they need in order to be successful. Some positions may require candidates to be based in a specific location for consideration while some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position. This position is only open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, & Washington. Due to business operations and compliance requirements, we are unable to consider applicants based outside these states at this time.

Forbes is an equal opportunity employer.

How to Apply: https://www.forbes.com/careers-at-forbes/job?id=5615390004&cachebust=1761664567667

Chief of Design, Scientific American

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Job Description: The Chief of Design at Scientific American is an extraordinary opportunity for an up-and-coming creative executive to make their mark on one of the most historic brands in media.

We’re looking for a visionary leader to reinvent the overall creative direction of Scientific American across print, online, and all our varied products. You’ll create and maintain a distinct visual identity to help a 180-year-old brand – the longest-running continually published magazine in the country – establish its identity for the next two centuries.

The Chief of Design will oversee all visual aspects of content, ensuring it aligns with the brand and effectively connects with our audience. This includes supervising art and photo for print and digital, but also working with our partners in marketing and product to make sure we maintain our identity across platforms.

This role is based in our New York office on a hybrid working model. 

Role Responsibilities: 

  • Develop and maintain a new visual identity across all of our platforms

  • Ensure that our design continually aligns with the overall brand and editorial vision

  • Oversee the design of content for both print and digital platforms

  • Work closely with editors, writers, marketing and other stakeholders to ensure your creative vision is executed effectively

  • Lead and mentor a team of full-time and freelance designers, artists, photographers, and other creative professionals.

  • Manage a design budget and ensuring that projects are completed on time 

Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf poster.

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture, and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here: https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion

If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence, or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodations.

For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers/

Job Requirements:
Experience, Skills & Qualifications: 
Essential 

  • Experience in creative design and direction at major consumer media outlets

  • Expertise in graphic design, typography, photography, and other visual elements

  • Ability to lead and motivate a team, manage projects, and communicate effectively

  • Ability to develop creative strategies, solve design challenges, and adapt to changing needs

  • Understanding of journalistic principles, editorial workflows, and the media landscape

  • Familiarity with design software and other relevant tools.

Desirable

  • Experience in science or technology journalism

  • Experience at a print magazine or newspaper.

  • A graduate degree in design or fine arts

  • A passion for all things science

Type of Job: Other

City: New York– Hybrid Working

State/Country: United States of America

Duration: Full time

Benefits: Springer Nature US provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes the benefit offerings listed below:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision

  • 401(k) with company match and contribution

  • Hybrid office working policy, Summer Hours, and paid time off

  • Flexible Spending and Commuter programs

  • Multiple Life insurance options

  • Disability coverage

  • Tuition Assistance

  • Voluntary benefits: Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and Legal Assistance Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Family friendly benefits and a variety of employee discounts

  • An array of Employee Social Networks

  • US Annualized Base Salary: $135,000 - $150,000. The salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, skill level, and equity. The US salary range does not align with the salary ranges in other countries when converted to the currency of that country.

Company: Scientific American

About Our Company: About Springer Nature
Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. For more information, please visit about.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature.

About the Brand
Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S., reaches millions of people each month through its print magazine, app, social media and on ScientificAmerican.com. We publish expert-written opinions and feature stories; news and feature articles by leading journalists; and award-winning graphics, art and multimedia. Visit scientificamerican.com and follow @ScientificAmerican/@Sciam

How to Apply: https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/es/SpringerNatureCareers/job/New-York/Chief-of-Design--Scientific-American_JR104501

Lead Designer, Totei

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Job Description: Totei is looking for a Lead Designer to help bring these stories to life visually, emotionally, and experientially across a range of mediums. You’ll collaborate closely with the Editor in Chief, photo and social editors, and other creative partners to develop elegant layouts, define visual storytelling systems, commission original art, and shape how we present narratives end to end.

You’ll be hands-on in execution while also setting the creative bar and building scalable systems. Over time, you'll help grow creative processes and mentor junior contributors. Forward-thinking and ambitious design is core to Totei, and this is a rare opportunity to join an early team and help shape an innovative visual identity.

Job Requirements:

Core design work

  • Lead editorial design across digital and social channels (features, social accounts, newsletters, infographics, art direction, etc.)

  • Define and evolve Totei’s visual systems — typography, grid, illustration style, and brand elements

  • Build prototypes, templates, and tools to support scalable design workflows

  • Lead interactive storytelling and custom editorial treatments

  • Refine details while zooming out to guide overall creative direction

  • Manage freelance contributors and mentor potential future hires

Creative leadership

  • Set a high standard for design quality through refined visual and experiential execution

  • Collaborate closely with editorial leadership and cross-functional partners to shape and deliver a bold, cohesive vision for the full user journey.

  • Lead with a user-first mindset, elevating experience design as a key driver of value and differentiation.

  • Reinforce the brand’s identity and integrity through design choices that build credibility and clearly communicate what sets us apart.

  • Promote a culture of rapid prototyping and design-led problem solving that empowers teams to test, learn, and refine impactful experiences.

Basic qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in digital design, with a strong foundation in both visual and interactive work

  • A refined eye for typography, layout, color, motion, and user behavior, with the ability to translate these elements into intuitive, beautiful experiences

  • Proficient in Figma and skilled in fast-paced, iterative design and prototyping workflows

  • Experienced in developing and maintaining cohesive digital design systems that scale across platforms and screen sizes

  • Familiarity with designing for multimedia formats — including video, audio, and graphics — and integrating them seamlessly into digital experiences

  • Strong grasp of designing for social media, with the ability to create compelling visual assets that are optimized for engagement across channels like Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn

Preferred qualifications

  • Deep interest in storytelling, editorial process, and the craft of journalism

  • Able to operate in a fast-moving environment, with flexibility around evenings or weekends when needed

  • Background in media, culture, or editorial product design, with insight into editorial dynamics

  • Some facility with front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

State/Country: New York

Duration: Full-time

Company: Totei

About Our Company: Launching soon, Totei is a digital magazine devoted to sparking inspiration by deepening understanding of artistic craftsmanship. Through vivid storytelling and high-quality multimedia journalism, Totei shines a light on the processes, philosophies, and practices of the world’s most compelling creative individuals — from visionary designers and craftspeople to iconoclastic artists and cultural thinkers.

Contact Name: Ben Williams

Contact Email: careers@totei.com

How to Apply: To apply, send the following to careers@totei.com with the subject “Lead Designer - [Your Name]:

  • Your résumé

  • Your portfolio or 2-5 links to work that best represents your range as a designer

  • Cover letter optional

Senior Designer / Art Director, Segal Savad

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Job Description: We’re looking for a Senior Designer / Art Director to help our team serving one of our largest financial clients, with a focus on social media, marketing work, and other key projects. This is a fast-paced, detail-oriented role where design precision, production and editorial-style sensibility are essential.

  • Design posts for social media leveraging our system of templates across digital channels.

  • Select imagery with a keen editorial eye - understanding what resonates in high-end, professional contexts.

  • Refine typography with high level of attention to detail - spacing, hierarchy, and legibility must be flawless.

  • Partner closely with our Creative Directors and other creatives to move quickly while maintaining exceptional quality.

  • Adapt designs for multiple formats (social, digital, environmental graphics, and more).

  • Knowledge of the nuances of different social platforms (if you don’t already know them, we’ll teach you).

  • Assist across additional projects that come in from marketing (1 sheeters, presentations, event materials, etc.)

  • Help manage projects at times working with vendors as needed to deliver on time.

Job Requirements:

  • 6+ years of design experience in an agency or in-house marketing environment, with experience serving sophisticated brands.

  • Expert knowledge of typography, layout, and composition.

  • A sharp editorial eye for selecting and art directing imagery.

  • Ability to move fast without sacrificing quality—strong production and organizational skills and an eye for what matters most.

  • Comfort working with feedback from both internal teams and client stakeholders.

  • A collaborative mindset—someone who thrives in a small, nimble team.

Technical Skills: Adobe Creative Suite: Strong focus in InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Figma.

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

State/Country: United States

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Yes

Company: Segal Savad

About Our Company: Segal Savad is a boutique creative agency based in NYC specializing in high-end branding and marketing for some of the world’s leading financial institutions.

Contact Email: info@segalsavad.com

How to Apply: Email info@segalsavad.com

Senior Photo Editor, Manifest

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Job Description: Manifest is hiring a Senior Photo Editor with agency experience to join our team. The Senior Photo Editor’s primary responsibility is leading and managing all photo shoots for multiple publications throughout the year. With more than 120 custom shoots annually, the Senior Photo Editor must be masterfully organized, personable, and self-reliant. Responsibilities include managing various client budgets with an expectation of projects coming in on-budget and on-time, facilitating all invoicing related to the photo shoots, managing production and talent contracts/usage and familiarity with Adobe creative suite applications. This role plays a key part in optimizing operational processes for greater efficiency. The annual salary range for this role is $85k-$100k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses or benefits, and the base pay offered will be determined on a case-by-case basis based on experience, skills, training, certifications, education, etc., and will be informed by market data. This role can be based (hybrid) in our Chicago office, and reports to the SVP, Head of Production.

Responsibilities:

  • Schedule and oversee over 120 custom photo shoots annually to support six quarterly publications and custom content efforts.

  • Collaborate with internal art, editorial, account, and project management teams to fulfill all photo-related client needs and ensure proper approvals.

  • Collaborate with client customers to set up custom photo shoots; identifying shoot locations and logistics.

  • Identify, recruit, and manage freelance photographers.

  • Direct and produce photo shoots, including casting, prop styling, location scouting, and logistics; develop production schedules to meet deadlines.

  • Research and procure stock and rights-managed photography and illustrations; manage licensing, purchasing, and pricing negotiations.

  • Oversee multiple concurrent projects while adhering to deadlines and budget constraints.

  • Manage photo budgets and vendor relationships; negotiate contracts and review invoices.

  • Ensure all visuals—including photos and illustrations—support brand consistency and comply with copyright laws.

  • Occasional travel may be required based on client needs.

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with a diverse network of photographers, studios, artist agencies, and industry professionals.

  • Collaborate closely with editors and creative teams to brainstorm, pitch, and execute innovative visual storytelling concepts.

  • Contribute to photo scoping for new business and organic growth initiatives.

Job Requirements:

  • 10+ years experience as a Photo Editor in advertising/marketing agencies required.

  • Strong verbal and written communication.

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

  • Skilled at prioritizing and managing multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

  • Proven deep, expedient research skills (with agencies, individual contributors, archives, libraries, social media).

  • Focused on driving business outcomes and process improvements.

  • Proficient in: Adobe Creative Cloud, with advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, Keynote and related presentation tools.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.

  • May require client travel.

  • Hybrid: 3 days per week in office.

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience required.

  • Portfolio of produced work a strong plus.

Type of Job: Senior Photo Editor

City: Chicago

State/Country: Illinois

Duration: Full-Time

Benefits: Benefits include options for healthcare plans, paid time off and parental leave, plus a 401(k) match.

Company: Manifest LLC

About Our Company: At Manifest, we create rich content experiences that drive brand transformation. We are a proudly independent, full-service agency with a 40-year history of innovation in the content discipline. Our team has been honored numerous times as Content Agency of the year, we’ve won an Effie for Sustained Success and Digiday’s Content Agency Partner of the Year -- to name just a few accolades. We pride ourselves on collaboration without restraint and don’t just hire people who fit, we hire disruptors who add to our culture. We embrace different backgrounds and experiences, differing opinions, discussion, productive debate and earned trust. And our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, gender identity or expression, age, religion, identity, disability status, sexual orientation, national origin, and experience drives us forward. Let’s chat.

How to Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4244906117/?capColoOverride=true

Design Director, Washingtonian

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Job Description: Washingtonian is seeking an imaginative, collaborative, and relentlessly ambitious designer to serve as a design authority within its art department. For 60 years, the award-winning city magazine for the Washington area has been a home for groundbreaking feature writing, essential service journalism, and arresting visuals. The Design Director will hold the lead position in design, driving the magazine’s visual excellence through exceptional creativity and hands-on execution, while working alongside a high-caliber team of designers, photo editors, and staff photographers. Reporting to the Director of Creative, this role is pivotal in maintaining the magazine’s aesthetic identity and mentoring the next generation of design talent.

Responsibilities:

  • Contributing to the overall look and feel of the magazine from a visual perspective

  • Brainstorming and designing covers, features and service packages

  • Mentoring junior art staff on art direction, typography, layout

  • Collaborating with staff and freelance contributors on design execution and illustrations

  • Working with editors on visually-driven story ideas

  • Assisting with the design of ancillary publications

  • Helping with the design of online versions of print articles

  • Providing input on aspects of the brand's visual presence

Unofficial Responsibilities: Contributing to a freewheeling creative environment where ambitious ideas big and small are encouraged; collaborating with a talented team of designers and editorial staff to enhance visual storytelling; maintaining high visual standards; and bringing enthusiasm to the design process.

In addition to first-class design skills, our ideal Design Director would possess a strong network of artists and photographers to help make our pages even more exciting. The Design Director reports to the Director of Creative.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications:

  • Experienced print art director and designer with strong attention to detail and a love and understanding of typography, design, illustration, and photography

  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to talk through editorial ideas in a lively, collaborative, and fast-paced environment

  • Strong network of industry connections with illustrators, designers, and photographers

  • Works closely to implement designs across all brand platforms, including print, web, and video

  • Proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop required; experience with K4 a plus

  • Web-based graphic design experience a plus

  • Must have a minimum of 5 years of magazine experience, a love of typography, a keen eye for complex page design, and be a true team player

Type of Job: Design

City: NW

State/Country: DC

Duration: Full-Time

Company: Washingtonian Magazine

About Our Company: Washingtonian, the magazine Washington lives by, is the region’s top source of information for dining, shopping, entertainment, and personalities. It has been Washington’s most trusted guide to living, working, and playing in the area for more than half a century thanks to features like “100 Very Best Restaurants,” “Top Doctors,” and “Great Places to Live.” The print magazine is read each month by more than 400,000 people, who spend an average of 96 minutes with each issue and save each issue for an average of five months. Washingtonian.com reaches more than a million unique readers every month. Washingtonian is a five-time National Magazine Award winner for its reporting and writing.

How to Apply: Please send your cover letter, résumé, and samples (no larger than 10MB) or a link to your online portfolio to designjobs@washingtonian.com with "Design Director" in the subject line.