Designer (Temporary)
Summary
An experienced graphic designer joins T Magazine (The New York Times Style Magazine) creative team in New York City to design print and digital magazine stories with the Creative Director and Art Director, owning front-of-book layout through production using Adobe Creative Suite (Figma a plus).
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.
About the Role:
T Magazine, the New York Times Style Magazine, is seeking an experienced designer to join its creative team. You will design print and digital stories for T Magazine in conjunction with the Creative Director and Art Director.
This is an in-office position, based in New York City, and includes regular attendance in the office up to four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with editorial, photo, and production on all facets of layout development and expression
- Provide primary purview of front of book design through all stages of the workflow including production management
- Work closely with team to maintain smooth functioning of art department
- Partner closely with editorial staff across the magazine
- 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
- You will report to the Creative Director
Basic Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant design experience
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong graphic design skills presented in a portfolio
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Figma
- Experience working with print design as well as digital
This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
REQ-020904
Additional Compensation and Benefits:
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:
We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
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Skills
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Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter
Short answers (9)
- LinkedIn Profile optional
- Portfolio, Video, or Website Link optional
- Portfolio, Video, or Website Password optional
- If you chose 'referred by NYT employee', 'Social Media', 'Job Board', 'Event', 'Recruiting Agency' or 'Other', please specify here: optional
- Desired Annual Salary? optional
- Legal Address:
- If yes, please note your current visa status: optional
- If yes, please provide name and relationship to current employee: optional
- If yes, can you provide the company with a copy of the agreement? optional
Pick from a list (11)
- After your review of the job description, do you meet each of the basic qualifications listed in the job?
- How did you hear about this job?
- Have you ever been employed by The New York Times, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries?
- If you've selected "Yes", please select the affiliate/subsidiary with which you were employed: optional
- Are you legally authorized to work in the Country specified for this position?
- Will you now, or might you in the future, require sponsorship to legally work in the country specified for this position? For example, in the U.S. if you are an F1 OPT student, H1B, H1B1, TN, E3, or O1 visa holder.
- Do you have any relatives, spouses, partners or in-laws currently employed at The New York Times?
- Have you previously interviewed with The New York Times within the past year?
- Are you prohibited or limited in your performance of any job duties for a company by any restrictive covenants not to compete, confidentiality agreements or any other contractual obligations?
- I certify that all information provided in this application is true, complete, and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation may result in disqualification of my candidacy, rescission of an offer of employment, or termination of employment.
- Are you local to NYC or the Tri-State area and able to commute in for a Hybrid work schedule?