Associate Creative Director

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative for our internal events—including All Company meetings, State of The Times and the Ochs Awards—briefing the creative agencies, maintaining creative clarity across all content and developing the CEO and Publisher's presentations.
• Lead the art direction and visual maintenance for our company sites, At The Times and NYTCO.
• Set and uphold visual standards for visual design and video work supporting the Brand Messaging and Trust teams, in partnership with the Executive Producer in the Newsroom.
• Manage and mentor a small design team dedicated to the same body of work.
• Have an awareness of and strong POV on what makes for effective, mission-focused branding and identity systems.
• Actively monitor and understand social media communications and an ability to design for them.
• Be adept and imaginative at creating, curating and/or assigning appropriate visuals that originate or extend visual systems with thoughtful impact.
• 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

Requirements

• 10+ years of design experience and collaborative design project management.
• Professional Experience with Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Sketch, Figma
• Experience mentoring designers and managing a small design team.
• Experience prioritizing competing programs, responsibilities, and projects
• Current and fluid knowledge of digital environments: web, mobile, motion, video.
• Exhibit a detailed typographic sensibility, paired with a nuanced eye and a skill for producing strongly conceived visual concepts in multiple mediums.
• Experience collaborating and communicating visual ideas effectively to a wide range of teams and stakeholders.

Preferred

• B.A., B.S. or M.A.
• Adobe- After Effects and Premiere.

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.