Art Director, Culture and Communications

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. 

Mission Overview & Responsibilities:

The New York Times is dedicated to helping people understand the world through on-the-ground, expert and reported independent journalism. We are looking for an Art Director who will work as part of a growing team on Brand Identity, shaping the visual expression of our communications across a broad array of channels and platforms. 

The Art Director will help tell the story of The New York Times through both internal and external visual communications. You will implement and expand a newly focused visual identity for our company-wide communication efforts (related to but distinct and separate from The New York Times editorial products), working with Corporate Communications leadership, the Publisher’s office, and the Brand Identity and Marketing teams. 

You will come in with ideas about how a journalism-driven mission can translate into a visual system, a portfolio demonstrating typographic and identity work, and an understanding of UX and digital design programs and techniques. An understanding of the appropriate channel for both message and audience is important for success in this role. You must be team-oriented, and accustomed to working across platforms and work streams.

You will report to the Creative Director, Culture and Communications.

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

Responsibilities:

• Tell the story of The New York Times growth and the impact of our journalism in a compelling and shareable way to both internal and external audiences. 

• Maintain The New York Times Company and At The Times sites, designing and updating new pages, commissioning and art directing illustrations and photography from outside artists, and creating in-house digital content. 

• Expand our brand voice and visual vocabulary for each department to help bring in new talent and build a positive internal culture. 

• Design and produce ongoing assets and collateral for both internal and public-facing programs and events (presentations, posters, sites, exhibitions, digital collateral, etc).

• Inspire enthusiasm and positivity throughout the company. 

• Be a staunch defender of and help to push the visual standards of The New York Times.

Basic Qualifications: 

• 6+ years of design experience. 

• Well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.

• Experience with digital platforms and an ability to design for them. Current and fluid knowledge of digital environments: web (WordPress), mobile, motion, video. 

• Exhibit a detailed typographic sensibility, paired with a nuanced eye and a skill for producing conceived visual concepts in multiple media.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in motion design.

• Experience in editorial design.

• Awareness of and strong point of view on what makes for effective, mission-focused branding and identity systems. 

• Experience collaborating with and communicating visual ideas effectively to a wide range of teams and stakeholders, including senior leadership. 

• Experience delivering high quality visual work on deadline and adapting to change. You thrive in a multi-project, multi-paced environment. 

• Be adept and imaginative at creating, curating and assigning appropriate visuals with thoughtful impact. 

• Open to learning new skills.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:$95,000—$105,000 USD

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also