Digital Designer, Editorialist YX

Job Description: The Digital Designer is responsible for creating and executing a consistent design vision across all verticals (fashion, beauty, lifestyle) of the Editorialist’s editorial content. That will span the site, social media, newsletters, assets for video, and some branded content.

You will work with our team of editors, producers, and strategists to build an engaging, user-friendly, and luxurious visual experience for our readers through photography, graphic design, and video. You’ll have a strong voice in the UX and UI of our site, particularly with our content and commerce offerings.

Job Requirements:
This job is right for you if ….

• You have strong opinions on serif fonts, line rules, shading gradients, photo crops, and what comprises a good collage for a product round-up.

• You’re great at ideating compelling visuals for conceptual and abstract concepts.

• You’re skilled at cross-departmental deliverables.

• You’re adept at working with photographers and editors on custom photoshoots for editorial and branded campaigns (bonus points if you’ve got experience working on remote photoshoots).

• You enjoy discussing granular UI details like the size of “Shop Now” buttons.

• You can handle a high cadence of daily art requirements for new stories and features without letting larger initiatives slip through the cracks.

• This position will report directly to the Editorial Director. It will work closely with our editorial, engineering, and brand partnerships team, our design team of UX and front end developers, and our global team of designers.

• This position is remote; on EST.

Responsibilities
This role breaks down into:

• 10 percent: Daily programming the home and landing pages, maintaining the overall aesthetic of the site

• 15 percent: Planning and process of bringing thematic unity for:

  • Story templates

    • Franchise branding and bugs

    • Award packages and branding

    • Commerce elements to bolster conversion

    • Newsletter design

    • Special package pushes and editorial campaigns tied to our edit calendar

    • Carrying elements through any content’s life as it ports across platforms

• 25 percent: Evolving our style guide, visual vision, and UX and UI.

  • Working with our edit and design teams to help create a visual guide for photo selections, social content, illo guidelines, and more.

  • Working with our engineering and product teams on UX and UI design features

• 50 percent: Image sourcing and creation

  • Photo research (work within Getty Images to ensure we’re getting the most from our account)

  • Work with editors and styling team on how to capture and create original photography

  • Illustration/graphic design creation and/or assignment, both with our in-house graphic design team and externally

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in design, with a strong focus on digital platforms

• 3+ years of experience in publishing or commerce industry

• BFA or BA in Graphic Design or related field

• Must be very fluent in Adobe suite software, CMS fluency (WordPress, specifically),

  • Must have some UX and UI experience, preferably with content and/or commerce sites

• You’re great at cross-team collaboration

• You’re flexible and can iterate rapidly. We’ve got a fail-fast mentality.

• You’re deadline-driven

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment; you’re expedient but not at the detriment of quality

• You have exemplary time management

• You can thoughtfully and thoroughly point out problems while helping us find solutions

• You have experience with responsive design across all types of devices

Type of Job: Digital Design

City: Remote on EST

State/Country: USA

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Full

Company: Editorialist YX

About Our Company: Editorialist is a growing, omnichannel media brand that merges luxury product journalism content and commerce by delivering a mix of aspiration and access. Their editorial stories are written by editors, stylists and influencers. The platform includes a private client division and app that caters to individuals with net worths above $500M. All content is designed with a sophisticated and affluent consumer in mind. Stories connect readers with product and service solutions across luxury fashion, accessories, beauty and wellness.

Contact Name: Chandra Turner

Contact Email: Apply@thetalentfairy.com

How to Apply: Send your resume, portfolio link, and cover letter to Chandra Turner at apply@thetalentfairy.com

Design Director, Los Angeles Times

Job Description: Los Angeles is one of the most creative cities in the world, and we’re ready to make the West Coast’s largest newspaper a true reflection of that unique energy. We are looking for a design director to work closely with our creative director to create a powerful, consistent visual brand across our digital and print publishing platforms.

Our design department is venturing into exciting new territory, transitioning from a team that mainly handled print to one that will set the editorial visual style and tone for latimes.com and the rest of our digital products. If you’re excited about leading and inspiring a large design team through a critical transition while setting the standard for visual excellence across our organization, we want to hear from you.

Job Requirements: This role will require a complete overhaul of existing workflows. We need to establish new processes in order to set the team up for success, particularly when it comes to work across digital platforms. You’ll be responsible for creating a culture where people can learn, experiment and excel.

The most exciting part of this job is that we’re still in the process of creating our brand’s visual voice and style guide, and we are waiting for you to help us shape the brand. Think typography, colors, illustration styles, photo art direction and more. Coming up with our design language will be a collaborative effort among the creative leaders and managers, and you will play a key role in its creation and execution.

In this position, you will:
* Lead and manage the design team of 20+ people responsible for the presentation of editorial publishing on digital and print platforms (this includes managing deputy design directors, senior art directors and designers)
* Create and implement a brand style guide, under the direction of the creative director
* Enforce a strict visual language and brand coherence across every product and project we work on
* Overhaul workflows and processes in need of major updates to be able to support digital design efforts
* Collaborate with senior editors across the newsroom to tell stories with impact
* Collaborate constantly with photo, video and graphics teams
* Identify and recruit exceptional talent
* Pitch and develop visual-forward digital products

Qualifications:
* Minimum of 10 years of experience in editorial design, art direction, typography or illustration and five years of management experience
* Impeccable journalistic instincts and an unimpeachable commitment to ethics
* Demonstrated understanding of the power behind a brand’s visual language, which must be present in your online portfolio
* A track record of fostering teamwork across visual disciplines (photo, video, graphics)
* Strong writing, storytelling, communication and presentation skills
* Familiarity and a passion for newsgathering and journalistic forms (investigative, narrative, explanatory, breaking news)
* Demonstrated ability to think strategically as well as creatively
* Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (including PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro and/or After Effects) and related software
* Expertise or knowledge in JavaScript, HTML and CSS
* Experience collaborating with product and tech teams, as well as marketing and advertising
* Sophisticated typographic skills and color use that translate across multiple digital products
* Experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven workplace environment
* Strong working knowledge of digital analytics
* Awareness of industry best practices and innovations
* A competitive spirit and proactive work style

The L.A. Times is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Times staff is currently working remotely, but when we return to the newsroom the position will be based in El Segundo, Calif.

Type of Job: Design, Print and Digital

City: El Segundo

State/Country: CA

Duration: Full-time

Company: Los Angeles Times

About Our Company: The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 1.4 million and 2.4 million on Sunday, more than 39 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.3 million. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Times has been covering Southern California for more than 139 years.

Los Angeles Times’ businesses and affiliates include The Envelope, Hot Property, Times Community News and Los Angeles Times en Español. The Times also owns California Community News, LLC.

At the L.A. Times, we believe in opportunities for all. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. None of our applicants will be discriminated against based on disability, genetics, or anything protected by federal, state, or local laws.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and safe environment for everyone. Our people come first. We value the views and ideas of everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. We are passionate about safety, inclusivity, and diversity. It is our goal to create a space where everyone feels safe and welcome.

If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

If you're interested in an exciting career with a respected media company as we move toward a digital future, we invite you to explore what The Times has to offer on our Career Website at https://careers.latimes.com/.

Click here to view our current job openings and apply for positions online: http://www.latimes.com/careers.

How to Apply: Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter and applicable work samples or portfolio link to Creative Director Amy King by Dec. 28. Please note, the opportunity to attach additional documents appears on the third screen and is labeled “Upload.” https://nantmedia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LATimesCareers/job/El-Segundo-CA/Design-Director_REQ_000617

Digital Art Director, Texas Monthly

Job Description: Texas Monthly is looking for an experienced art director to direct and produce visual solutions for editorial stories. The ideal candidate is a detailed designer, a passionate storyteller, a collaborative coworker, a publication junkie, and is excited to take on long-term design projects as well as quick-turn illustrations. This is a contract position, starting immediately, with the potential to turn into a staff position. Remote candidates will be considered, but preference will be given to candidates based in/willing to relocate to Austin.

Job Requirements:
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Art direct and design stories across platforms
• Assist in photo research and assigning
• Create original art/photo illustrations for website
• Assign original illustration, as needed
• Create graphics and logos for various platforms

Successful candidates possess the following skills/abilities:
• A strong portfolio of work designing across a range of platforms
• Excellent typography and layout skills
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficiency in WordPress, HTML/CSS, and Sketch or Figma
• Illustration and animation experience
• 5+ years of editorial experience

Type of Job: Design, Photo Editing, Illustration, Art Direction

City: Austin

State/Country: Texas

Duration: Contract with potential to turn into a full-time staff position

Company: Texas Monthly

About Our Company: Texas Monthly has chronicled life in contemporary Texas since 1973, reporting on vital issues such as politics, the environment, industry, and education. The magazine is known for astute political commentary and compelling longform narrative nonfiction. As a leisure guide, it continues to be the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums, and cultural events with its insightful recommendations. Texas Monthly may be a regional publication, but the region it covers is a virtual nation unto itself.

Contact Name: Anna Asie

Contact Email: resumes@texasmonthly.com

How to Apply: Please email a cover letter, resume, and portfolio to resumes@texasmonthly.com, with the job title and a mention of SPD in the subject line.

Senior Designer, Mother Jones

Job Description:
ABOUT THE ROLE: Mother Jones is looking for a Senior Designer to join our award-winning visuals team. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Creative Director, and the salary range for the role is between $67,000 and $80,000 annually. This is also a union position and, as such, the terms of this job are covered under the collective bargaining agreement with Local 2103, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO.

The ideal candidate should have experience working in a newsroom, a knack for creating fast-turnaround digital illustrations, an interest in how design can impact the business side of journalism, and a passion for storytelling across multiple platforms.

Though our art department is centered in the Bay Area, the successful candidate can initially begin working on a remote basis. However, after the pandemic you will be expected to travel to our San Francisco office up to six times a year, for a week at a time, in line with our magazine publishing dates.

US: A reader-supported nonprofit news organization that publishes a torrent of original reporting each day on our site, in addition to our gorgeous bimonthly print magazine. The Senior Designer will work closely with our art, editorial, and production teams as well as our tech, video, business operations, engagement, and reader support teams. We’re looking for someone who cares about honest journalism and is eager to play a vital role in Mother Jones’ growth and success. Learn more about us at MotherJones.com.

YOU: An ambitious creative with strong design chops and a firm foundation in illustration, digital design, typography, and editorial design. You relish collaborative brainstorming and have the hands-on design and production skills to execute ideas yourself. You stay on top of current design trends, and, as our Senior Designer, you would seek out new and diverse illustration talent to help keep our work fresh and representative of the stories we tell. You’re always thinking about the reader, and you’re beyond labels like “print designer” or “digital designer” because you design with empathy and you’re comfortable meeting any audience anywhere.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
(Senior Designer is expected to do these on a regular basis)
- Design and illustrate stories that are published on MotherJones.com
- Design pages and features for our bimonthly magazine
- Work with our social team on custom designs for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
- Collaborate with our multimedia team on digital graphics for videos and podcast promotion
- Read lots of news stories and features
- Other duties as assigned

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
(Senior Designer may be involved in the following, depending on a combination of skills, interests, and organizational need)
- Assign freelance art and help make selections from sets of photography as needed
- Create charts and infographics based on data provided by reporters and editors
- Brainstorm concepts for the cover of our magazine
- Design web products for our tech team to build. Examples include a new site element to increase fundraising, or a new way to present story links on the homepage.
- Work with ad clients to design or update their ads for print, web, and email, and work with our colleagues outside the newsroom to design house ads for print, web, and email
- Create printed materials for our advertising, fundraising, and events teams. Examples include designing a brochure for our next fundraising campaign, or posters for one of our live events.
- Create digital designs for our advertising, fundraising, and events teams. Examples include making a powerpoint deck for a fundraising presentation, or designing a landing page for a Mother Jones events series.

Job Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A strong background in editorial design and digital illustration
- The ability to work with tight deadlines
- Have team-focused work habits for a highly collaborative digital environment—experience with remote/distributed work is a plus
- Advanced proficiency with design tools such as Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
- A solid grounding in HTML and CSS plus interest in UX, A/B testing, and user testing
- In pursuit of audiences on all platforms, an interest in motion graphics is an obvious but nonessential plus
- Working knowledge of, or the ability to learn, other tools like WordPress, Adobe XD, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically as well as creatively
- More than ever in these crazy times, the ability to laugh at yourself helps

Type of Job: Design, Editorial Design, Illustration, Art Direction

City: San Francisco

State/Country: California, USA

Duration: Full Time (37.5 Hours per week)

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Sick & Vacation Time, Mental Health Reimbursement, EAP

Company: Mother Jones (Foundation for National Progress)

About Our Company: Mother Jones is a reader-supported investigative news organization recently honored as Magazine of the Year by our peers in the industry. Our nonprofit newsroom goes deep on the biggest stories of the moment, from politics and criminal and racial justice to education, climate change, and food/agriculture. We reach more than 10 million people each month via our website, social-media presence, videos, podcasts, email newsletters, and print magazine. Our fellowship program is one of the premier training grounds for emerging investigative storytellers. Founded in 1976, Mother Jones is America’s longest-established investigative news organization. We are based in San Francisco and have bureaus in Washington, DC, and New York. We are independent (no corporate owners) and are accountable only to you, our readers. Our mission is to deliver hard-hitting reporting that inspires change and combats “alternative facts.”

How to Apply: Only applications submitted to this Application Form (https://forms.gle/avybiX4cidRJsThU9) will be considered for this recruiting round. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants for any given role, there may be delays in responding to every application submitted. What you’ll need for the application form:
- An updated resume
- A well-thought-out cover letter detailing your interest in and relevant experience for the role
- A link to your online portfolio
- If not included in your online portfolio, some examples of recent work relevant to the role, with any context you feel would help us understand the process through which it was created

Senior Managing Photo Editor, Wayfair

Job Description: Wayfair is revolutionizing how imagery is created. We are building a Creative team that is producing high volumes of compelling interior and product images in a way that’s never been done before. Our 3D Visualization team is combining the best interior imaging talent with photoreal computer rendering to create highly impactful, cost effective images at scale. We are developing standards, processes, workflows and need someone who is both creative AND able to juggle the day-to-day responsibilities that come along with building a creative team in a way that’s never been done before. Our team works quickly; it is important that applicants thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under the pressures of ambitious deadlines and who can effectively coach a team through the quick pivots needed to meet business goals.

In this role you will coordinate with production and art directors to identify photo needs. Applicants must be able to articulate and ensure adjustments to images which reflect each brand’s unique perspectives and standards. The Photo Editor is responsible for image deliverables and deadlines including tracking changes and edits to assure optimal imagery results.

What You’ll Do:
• Become an extension of each of the brand art directors to ensure that the manipulation of existing images achieves the highest quality and brandedness
• Work across multiple departments and specifically with our talented post production team to optimize imagery reuse efficacy in its intended marketing channel
• Articulate and enforce branded imagery standards
• Implement tools and processes to maximize imagery ROI and efficacy
• Manage a small and mighty team to exceed production goals and deadlines

Job Requirements:
What You Will Need:
• Creative mind with an eye for detail
• Thorough knowledge of computer imaging, photographic techniques, studio management and color composition
• Time-management and leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge of brand communication and digital marketing
• Experience with camera assistance or set pre-production/production a plus.
• High technical proficiency in Macintosh OS and expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Photoshop, as well as familiar with Google office Suite.
• Experience driving results and managing teams with cross-functional partners.
• Strong business acumen, analytical skills and technical abilities along with problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and data presentation skills covering objectives, plans, status, roadblocks, and results.
• A passion for people and a steady focus on the needs of a diverse talent base across the employee lifecycle
• Proactive self-starter mentality and comfort working independently and collaboratively.
• Capacity to think flexibly and move quickly in a fast-growing and ever-changing environment.

Type of Job: Photo

City: Boston

State/Country: Massachusetts

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Yes

Company: Wayfair

About Our Company: Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

How to Apply: https://www.wayfair.com/careers/job/senior-photo-editing-manager/4966338002?gh_src=a5f36eaa2

Designer, Forbes Content Studio

Job Description: Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion. We are the world’s biggest business media brand and we consistently place in the top 20 of the most-popular sites in the United States, in good company with brands like Netflix, Apple and Google. In short, we have a big platform and we use it responsibly.

The award-winning, industry leading Forbes content studio is looking for a talented, driven designer. The studio produces high-volume, high-impact digital experiences – in collaboration with the leading brands of the world – that are seen by millions. This is a career-transforming opportunity for an ambitious creative.

Successful candidates will demonstrate sophisticated visual taste, a discerning eye for elegance and hierarchy, an empathy for the user experience, a meticulous dedication to detail and an enthusiasm to grow professionally. This role is also highly collaborative, so clear communication and a winning personality are essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Craft compelling, user-focused designs for content products. More specifically, you will design:
• Dynamic Feature Article Headers and Section Headers
• Data Visualizations
• Interactive Carousels
• Animated Social Assets
• And More!
• Crisply meet all deadlines
• Closely collaborate with team editors and fellow designers
• Conduct photo and video research, curation and editing
• Contribute to design innovation challenges that advance our storytelling
• Create and maintain working files within a collaborative file structure

RELEVANT STUDIO WORK FOR REFERENCE
• A Decade Of Disruption (Sponsored by Cole Haan)
• How Women Can Lead The Way Forward With AI (With IBM)
• Time Trusted (With eBay)
• Future Of Food (Sponsored by Microsoft)
• Autonomous In Action (With Oracle)
• The Gift Of Success (With Tiffany)
• How CEFs Can Work For You (With Nuveen)
• The Moment (With IWC)

Job Requirements:
• 3+ years of experience in digital/interaction design
• Portfolio showcasing thoughtful solutions to complex design problems
• Strong visual communication skills with a keen eye for layout, hierarchy, typography, and color
• Proficiency in Sketch, Photoshop, After Effects
• Proficiency in responsive design (HTML/CSS a plus)
• Nimble, flexible, solutions-oriented mindset
• World-class attention to detail
• A good sense of humor
• A love for learning!

Type of Job: Design

City: Jersey City

State/Country: New Jersey

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Yes

Company: Forbes

About Our Company: Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion. We are the world’s biggest business media brand and we consistently place in the top 20 of the most-popular sites in the United States, in good company with brands like Netflix, Apple and Google. In short, we have a big platform and we use it responsibly.

How to Apply: https://apply.workable.com/forbes-media/j/A75EB3DF0B/