Design Director, Opinion

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a creative and experienced Design Director for its Opinion department. This role entails leading design initiatives that distinguish the Opinion coverage from traditional newsroom content. You will collaborate with senior visual leaders and manage a team of designers while also mentoring external artists. This hybrid position based in New York City offers a unique opportunity to influence how audiences engage with journalism across various platforms. If you have a passion for design and a commitment to journalistic integrity, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of operational design experience, with a focus on print and digital.
• Experience managing teams and collaborating across multiple disciplines.
• Portfolio showcasing extraordinary design capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with editors to achieve a shared vision for Opinion coverage.
• Oversee art direction for daily and weekly Opinion reports.
• Manage budgets and recruit outside artists for special projects.

Skills

Operational Design

Art Direction

Design Software (Figma, Indesign, Adobe Suite)

Managing Designers

Visual Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or Related Field

Tools

Figma

Indesign

Adobe Suite

Job description

Join to apply for the Design Director, Opinion role at The New York Times

Join to apply for the Design Director, Opinion role at The New York Times

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

The New York Times Opinion department is looking for a Design Director to work with editors and visual teams to distinguish our coverage wherever it is encountered. You will help convey to audiences on all platforms how Times opinion coverage is distinct from newsroom coverage.

You will partner with senior visual leaders, collaborating with graphics, photography, video and podcast teams. You will work with Opinion editors and teams across the company to reach new audiences with ideas and formats that provoke intelligent conversation and debate. You are an imaginative leader, able to translate complex ideas into accessible narrative experiences with a high standard of craft.

This is both a design and management role. You will be responsible for hands-on design and art direction. You will also play an active part in the broader design community, mentoring outside artists and designers as contributors and cultivating new talent.

This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the editors to build and achieve a shared vision.
• Oversee the art direction of the daily Opinion report and the weekly Sunday Opinion, including high-impact cover stories, across print and digital.
• Oversee design of print executions: daily, weekly and special editions.
• Collaborate with digital teams on design execution of art direction, typography, and ideating innovative storytelling experiences.
• Infuse high-level creative teams with the support and spirit necessary to achieve common visual goals.
• Identify, propose and produce visually-driven story ideas and special coverage.
• Work with cross-discipline teams, help translating visuals across all Opinion mediums: print, digital, audio and video.
• Recruit, commission and direct work from outside artists.
• Manage illustration and freelance budgets; advocate for additional bandwidth.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Creative Director.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of operational design experience in print (not simply directing but creating).
• 3+ years of experience managing designers and art directors.
• Experience with all fundamentals of design — across print, digital, mobile and video platforms.
• Knowledgeable experience with design software: Figma, Indesign, Adobe suite.
• Relationships with a roster of Illustrators, photographers, film-makers and videographers, both emerging and established, globally and nationally.
• Experience shaping, designing and developing editorial content with a variety of visuals.
• Experience communicating visual ideas to many audiences through dialogue, sketch or wireframe (editors, writers, engineers, other designers, etc.).
• Portfolio of work that show extraordinary design capabilities; typographic, illustrative and conceptual.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of digital design experience with some understanding of product limitations.
• Familiar with sound UX/UI guidance for complex storytelling with working knowledge of front-end design wireframes.
• Experience working in a news/media environment.
• Highly-developed judgment of trends and styles in both illustration and photography.
• Experience maintaining brand identities while working with emerging platforms.
• Experience building collaborative environments that foster trust, mentorship and growth opportunities.
• Experience working under tight-deadlines while processing multiple stakeholder feedback.
  
  

REQ-018029

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$160,000 - $180,000 USD

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email [e-mail]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here.

Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site. The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.

If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at [e-mail]. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or your state attorney general.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Newspaper Publishing

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at The New York Times by 2x

Get notified about new Design Director jobs in New York, NY.

New York City Metropolitan Area 2 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 2 weeks ago

Art Director, Wired, Teen Vogue & Them, CNCC

New York City Metropolitan Area $69,000.00-$113,000.00 1 week ago

New York, NY $147,000.00-$205,000.00 5 days ago

Director, Global Head of Creative Strategy

New York, NY $135,000.00-$155,000.00 1 week ago

New York, NY $150,000.00-$180,000.00 2 months ago

Associate Creative Director, Art Director

New York, NY $115,000.00-$150,000.00 1 week ago

Director, Art Direction, Digital Brand Content

New York City Metropolitan Area 1 day ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 4 weeks ago

New York, NY $140,000.00-$170,000.00 1 week ago

New York, NY $180,000.00-$200,000.00 1 day ago

New York, NY $150,000.00-$225,000.00 2 days ago

(USA) Senior Manager, Creative- Senior Art Director (Fashion)

Hoboken, NJ $108,000.00-$216,000.00 5 days ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.