Digital Art Director, EMEA/APAC

Avature; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking a digital designer to drive the art direction of digital projects. Candidates should have experience in editorial settings and a solid understanding of both design tools and effective storytelling. This role demands creativity and adaptability in a fast-paced newsroom environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Generous retirement savings plans

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a digital art director.
• Proven history of delivering work on deadline.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Art direct and build presentations for journalism.
• Commission illustrations and work with editors and producers.
• Deliver high-quality designs under tight deadlines.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Communication

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Tools

Adobe Suite

Figma

Job description

Smarter, Faster, and as always - First. That's our philosophy. Bloomberg Media empowers global business leaders with breaking news, expert opinion and proprietary data distributed on every platform, across every time zone. Like our products and solutions- our teams are agile, dynamic, and innovative. We work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy for which we're known. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We challenge each other. And through our countless volunteer projects, we help bring out the best in our communities as around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

Bloomberg delivers critical information in a world where information matters. We give influential decision makers in business, finance and government a competitive edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of news, people and ideas. To do that, we need a constant flow of ideas, energy and innovation-which is where you come in.

Bloomberg Digital is looking for a digital designer to help lead the art direction of digital special projects at Bloomberg. The ideal candidate has an eye for digital design across platforms, and they’ll be as comfortable art directing an editorial series as they are with hand-coding a story. You have experience commissioning illustrations or animations for a range of stories, from in-depth investigations to narrative features. You should be excited about new technologies, ready to roll with changing platforms, yet grounded in a passion for storytelling. You are organized, able to juggle short- and long-term projects, and able to deliver designs that supercharge our best stories with clarity and impact.

We'll trust you to:

• Art direct and help build presentations to elevate our best journalism
• Provide direction that helps supercharge our best stories with clarity and impact
• Create and commission illustrations
• Work closely with editors, reporters, and digital producers, building relationships with newsroom leads in both EMEA and APAC
• Have an understanding and excitement for financial news, politics and general news
• Be a self starter who can initiate and execute projects while working alongside the digital teams in both EMEA and APAC
• Deliver your best work under pressure in a fast-paced newsroom, balancing multiple projects at a time

You'll need to have:

• 3-5 years experience as a digital art director, preferably in a newsroom or editorial setting, with a proven history of delivering work on deadline
• Excellent editorial judgment – you’ll know what makes a great story, how to workshop an idea with potential, and when to say no – and experience triaging and delivering work on a deadline in a fast-paced news environment
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. You'll need to be flexible and calm while problem-solving under deadline
• Familiarity with common web publishing technologies and systems, and experience with the Adobe suite and Figma
• A deep network of illustrator and animator contacts

Life at Bloomberg is many things, but it’s never dull. We’re a truly global business with a truly diverse workforce. We pride ourselves on being open, inclusive and collaborative, and provide a work environment that inspires our employees to be their best. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and programs to support you and your family through different life stages, from parental leave to generous retirement savings plans.