Head of Digital Design & Editorial Storytelling

The Guardian; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & holidays

401(k) match

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Flexible hybrid schedule

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The Guardian US is seeking a Lead Digital Designer to shape our visual storytelling and lead the US editorial design practice. You will collaborate with editors, designers and developers to define how stories are structured and experienced across platforms.

You will guide design teams on enterprise packages and breaking-news explainers, building reusable templates and workflows while maintaining high editorial standards. Hybrid work in New York supports flexible, reader-focused storytelling.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in digital design, editorial design, visual journalism or a comparable environment.
• Experience in a deadline-driven news environment.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional digital design, interactive design, editorial judgment and craft within brand guidelines.
• Experience designing intuitive user journeys for mobile and desktop.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience creating wireframes, prototypes, design systems and polished editorial experiences.
• Ability to balance fast-turn assignments with longer projects.
• Strong awareness of emerging visual trends in digital design.

Responsibilities

• Work with a small design team, help set priorities and foster a collaborative design culture.
• Translate complex journalism into immersive, scalable digital experiences, including interactive formats.
• Design story experiences integrating text, graphics, maps, photography and video.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and polished editorial treatments.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are feasible, accessible, and on schedule.
• Identify opportunities to create reusable design templates and workflows across the visuals team.
• Contribute to quick-turn news coverage with clear, visually distinctive treatments on deadline.
• Help develop new editorial formats and digital storytelling approaches.

Skills

Digital design

Editorial design

Visual journalism

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The Guardian US is seeking a Lead Digital Designer to shape our visual storytelling and lead the US editorial design practice. You will collaborate with editors, designers and developers to define how stories are structured and experienced across platforms.

You will guide design teams on enterprise packages and breaking-news explainers, building reusable templates and workflows while maintaining high editorial standards. Hybrid work in New York supports flexible, reader-focused storytelling.