Interactive Visual Designer

NBC News Digital is seeking an ambitious journalist with strong visual and interactive design skills. You should have proven design expertise and should be comfortable working in a multi-platform digital news organization. You should be excited about telling stories through visuals and have the technical skillset to build graphics and interactive projects for the news team.

A typical day might involve:

• Taking data that a politics reporter has uncovered and turning it into a chart, diagram or illustration using D3, Datawrapper, or Adobe Illustrator.
• Helping a science reporter find or analyze the data that advances their reporting using Excel, Google Sheets, python or R.
• Working with the art team to lay out the page for a large-scale interactive using Figma or Illustrator.
• Developing another project with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• This is a hybrid role based in New York City. Candidates are expected to work in the newsroom in 30 Rockefeller Center three days a week.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild-CWA.

Responsibilities:

• Create charts, diagrams and visuals upon request and on deadline
• Collaborate with reporters, editors and other visual journalists around the newsroom to find visual angles to breaking and enterprise new stories across a variety of subjects
• Create smart approaches for visual stories across NBC News Digital.
• Grow visual storytelling on the website, app, social media, and other platforms.
• Work quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a newsroom or on news graphics.
• Minimum 3 years of experience designing, developing and implementing solutions in fields that include visual information design, and/or interactive data visualization development.
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Demonstrated experience using Git version control.
• Some experience with Figma, Mapbox or Maptiler, ai2html, Leaflet, Illustrator, D3.js and implementing accessible designs.
• Experience building graphics for mobile devices.
• Drawing and illustration skills.

Desired Characteristics:

• Python, R, and QGIS experience.
• Flexibility to quickly respond to changing project needs and deadlines in a fast-paced news environment.
• A strong interest in current events and an understanding of the role of digital media in journalism.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including journalists, developers, and other designers.
• A knack for developing original concepts and staying ahead of design trends to create visually compelling content.

Additional Requirements:

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $80,000 - $115,000

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