Deputy News Graphics Editor — Visualize Breaking News

The Guardian; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks annual leave

Pension scheme generous

Volunteer days

Private healthcare

Life cover

Eye tests

Dental insurance

Cycle to work

Job summary

The Guardian is looking for a deputy news graphics editor to commission, create and supervise the delivery of impactful graphics that explain the news each day across digital platforms. This full-time, permanent NUJ contract offers a nine-day fortnight with some weekend work.

You will lead collaboration with editors, data and multimedia journalists, shaping visual storytelling from charts to illustrated explainers while upholding rigorous journalistic standards.

Qualifications

• A deep knowledge of visual journalism, with a portfolio demonstrating the ability to create effective data-driven graphics for all platforms.
• Experience working at pace, ideally in a breaking news environment.
• Knowledge of and experience with the tools and techniques for news graphics, data and cartography.
• A flair for conceptualising graphics, combining deep knowledge of established chart types and cartography with an eye for spotting opportunities for innovation.
• An understanding of data visualisation best practice including the relative effectiveness of visual encodings and the choosing of appropriate colour ramps.
• Ability to give feedback to both junior and senior stakeholders and to collaborate and build strong relationships within a newsroom setting.
• Keenness to learn new techniques and skills, and to invest time in training others.
• Knowledge of how to find datasets, maps, photos and other information that can be the source for visual assignments.
• A solid understanding of data sourcing, scraping and cleaning
• A knowledge of key accessibility checks, and the challenges of designing inclusive graphics
• Knowledge of traditional print design and graphics workflows and how these intersect with digital
• Ideally, you’ll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role

Responsibilities

• Anticipate visuals that might add value to emerging stories.
• Interpret requests for graphics from desks across the newsroom in order to create briefs for graphic artists, under the direction of the senior editor, graphics.
• Source data, using data skills to interrogate data sets and do analysis for the creation of graphics.
• Source satellite imagery, reference material from scientific publications and copy that can be used to build explainer diagrams, annotated images and other diverse forms of visual storytelling
• Stay on top of short-term reactive jobs and medium-term projects, juggling priorities so the most impactful stories are strengthened with graphics.
• Take a lead in liaising with a range of editors, data and multimedia journalists to produce stories built on new and surprising visual formats, from visual guides and chart-led stories to illustrated explainers and scrolly maps.
• Deputise for the graphics news editor as required in pitching graphics, managing workloads, prioritising and handling comms around the desk, and in attending news meetings.
• Take a lead in liaising with journalists across the newsroom to produce visual guides and other formats.
• Define and defend styles and principles for graphics, to ensure rigorous standards of journalistic integrity and usability.
• Participate in the ongoing process of sharing skills and strengths with our team, by designing and running mini-workshops to introduce others to your areas of expertise.

Job description

The Guardian is looking for a deputy news graphics editor to commission, create and supervise the delivery of impactful graphics that explain the news each day across digital platforms. This full-time, permanent NUJ contract offers a nine-day fortnight with some weekend work.

You will lead collaboration with editors, data and multimedia journalists, shaping visual storytelling from charts to illustrated explainers while upholding rigorous journalistic standards.