Art Director, Dow Jones
Location: NYC
Job Description:
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a passionate and creative art director with a broad range of design experience who can produce consistently excellent work.
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced team of award-winning art directors and be a strong visual storyteller within a large newsroom with global reach.
You will be responsible for the vision, production and design of a daily news section of The Wall Street Journal. You would be working within the Business & Finance section, which encompasses topics such as stock and bond markets, institutional and personal investing, corporate news, commodities and technology.
The role is based in our New York office and reports to the deputy design chief for news.
You will:
Work with section editors, photo editors and graphic editors to determine how to best prioritize the display of stories in a variety of layouts.
Work with other designers to produce visually compelling and journalistically sound layouts and content for a daily news section.
Review advertising layouts and develop compelling visual plans that best represent print and online stories.
Provide art direction for digital presentation of stories, special sections or projects based on large news events as needed.
Manage the daily workflow of assigning projects to page designers, while providing guidance and feedback.
Adhere to established design guidelines and ensuring layout and font consistency across the section.
Commission illustrations for print and online use that meet the high journalistic standards of the Wall Street Journal.
Effectively balance competing priorities and manage time to meet section deadlines.
Lead design conversations during section planning meetings.
You have:
At least three to five years experience in newspaper or magazine design
A strong portfolio reflecting experience in news layout.
A passion for journalism with excellent news judgment.
Excellent and demonstrable design and typography skills.
Flexibility to work with both Macintosh and PC operating systems. A good understanding of CSS and XML.
An ability to advocate for visual storytelling in the newsroom to help reporters and editors understand best design practices.
Flexibility to take on and learn new tasks in a fast-moving, deadline-driven environment.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Knowledge of responsive design and best practices for building stories for mobile devices is a bonus.
Ideally, experience with Eidos Media’s Methode publishing system.
To apply, please submit your resume, portfolio and a cover letter describing how your skills, experience and interests align with the requirements of the position.
The Journal’s reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .
Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com . Please put “Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.
Business Area: NEWS/WSJ
Job Category: Art/Graphics Group
Union Status:
Non-Union role
NYC Pay Range: $65,000 - $200,000
We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.
For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
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