Editorial Designer: Visual Storytelling for Print & Digital

Nashville Public Radio; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boston Globe is seeking a creative, collaborative Designer to shape the visual presentation of our journalism across print and digital platforms. This role designs compelling features and layouts to elevate storytelling and reflect the authority and innovation of the Globe’s journalism.

The Designer will partner with editors, reporters, photographers, and product teams to conceive and execute ambitious visual presentations—from daily news packages to signature enterprise and feature projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience designing for journalism or a newsroom environment.
• Experience designing for both print and digital platforms strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to create engaging feature layouts and visual storytelling packages.
• Strong typographic, visual, and information design skills.
• Technical proficiency with content management systems and HTML.

Responsibilities

• Design engaging layouts for print and digital news properties.
• Partner across the newsroom to conceive and execute features that extend and deepen the impact of our journalism.
• Design and build custom digital story elements using HTML and CSS, including visual modules, interactive features, and responsive layouts.
• Prototype and implement web-based storytelling components within the Globe’s publishing systems.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and editorial teams to develop new digital storytelling tools and formats.
• Experiment with new storytelling formats, digital tools, and visual approaches.
• Translate complex reporting into clear, compelling visual experiences.
• Collaborate with editors, reporters, photographers, and developers to bring projects to life.
• Help create and commission photography, illustration, artwork, and other visual elements.
• Ensure visual consistency and uphold Globe brand standards across platforms.
• Work efficiently and collaboratively under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Contribute to evolving design standards, templates, and best practices for both print and digital platforms.

Skills

Newsroom design

Print & digital design

Typography

Information design

CMS proficiency

HTML

Collaboration

Tools

Content Management Systems

Job description

The Boston Globe is seeking a creative, collaborative Designer to shape the visual presentation of our journalism across print and digital platforms. This role designs compelling features and layouts to elevate storytelling and reflect the authority and innovation of the Globe’s journalism.

The Designer will partner with editors, reporters, photographers, and product teams to conceive and execute ambitious visual presentations—from daily news packages to signature enterprise and feature projects.