The New York Times is looking to enhance its digital storytelling capabilities through the creation of compelling mobile-first visual experiences.
Requirements
- 5+ years of digital design experience
- Visual and interactive design skills — a clear grasp of typography, layout, color, motion, and behavior
- Experience with iterative wireframing in Figma
- Experience in client-side Web development, including JavaScript, HTML and CSS required
- Experience designing, building, maintaining and implementing pixel-perfect digital design systems across multiple platforms
- Experience working with video, audio, graphics
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative coding workflows
- Experience or familiarity with Svelte
- Experience with WebGL, three.js, canvas, React, After Effects, Cinema4D, Blender or Maya
Responsibilities
- Convey interactive story ideas and complex interactions quickly with wireframes or prototypes
- Complete a range of digital projects which use immersive storytelling experiences (audio, video, text and image)
- Develop templates for recurring editorial features
- Optimize projects to load and perform across browsers and devices
- Collaborate with colleagues of different backgrounds and wide-ranging technical levels
- Design team members are expected not only to contribute to the presentation of our journalism, but also to engage with others to foster an environment of learning and constructive dialogue about our work
- Report to Deputy Editor Design
Other
- 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
- Ability to work in a fast-paced news environment with a willingness to work a flexible, news-driven schedule that may occasionally include nights or weekends
- 5+ years of digital design experience
- An interest in narrative, visual storytelling and journalism
- This is a hybrid position is based in New York, and includes regular attendance in the office each week per departmental guidance
