Lead Visual Journalism Editor for Interactive & Data Stories

Guardian News and Media Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks annual leave

Pension scheme + employer contribution

Private healthcare

Life cover

Income protection

Eye tests

Dental insurance

Volunteering days

Job summary

Guardian News and Media Limited in London seeks a senior visual projects editor to lead innovative visual journalism with graphical, interactive, multimedia or spatial focus.

You will report on, structure and edit visual stories, collaborate with reporters to conceptualise visual news, interrogate data for veracity, and push multi-platform formats.

The role is a full-time NUJ contract with a five-day week and a starting salary of £60,000, plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of editorial leadership on complex visual storytelling projects.

Responsibilities

• Report on, structure and edit visual stories, write engaging copy, and ensure that words and visual elements are intuitively integrated.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Data visualization

Storytelling

Front-end basics

UX awareness

OSINT familiarity

Team collaboration

Digital journalism

Mobile-first design

Data analysis (R)

Tools

Illustrator

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

R

Svelte

React

d3

Google Earth

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Job description

Guardian News and Media Limited in London seeks a senior visual projects editor to lead innovative visual journalism with graphical, interactive, multimedia or spatial focus.

You will report on, structure and edit visual stories, collaborate with reporters to conceptualise visual news, interrogate data for veracity, and push multi-platform formats.

The role is a full-time NUJ contract with a five-day week and a starting salary of £60,000, plus benefits.