Senior Designer, Marketing (Temporary)

New York City, NY (Remote)

$63/hr – $71/hrSenior Level7+ years expTemporary

Posted 2 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and shape integrated marketing campaigns for the News product and All Access bundle, guiding creative from concept to execution across paid, owned, and earned channels.

  • Translate product features into assets that drive engagement and subscriptions
  • Develop scalable visual systems and design libraries to support experimentation and brand consistency
  • Collaborate with writers, art directors, and media partners to tell compelling journalistic stories

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute conceptual, visually compelling marketing campaigns for the News product and All Access bundle, ensuring work supports awareness, consideration, conversion and retention goals across the full reader and subscriber journey.
  • Design and adapt campaign creative across paid, owned and earned channels — including digital, social, email, in‑app placements, app stores and OOH — in line with The Times' brand standards and News+ marketing strategy.
  • Translate in‑product experiences, editorial formats and key feature benefits into clear marketing assets that deepen engagement and drive habitual use of the News product and All Access bundle.
  • Implement the practical application of design systems for News and All Access marketing, including creating, implementing and maintaining component libraries and style guides in Figma, and ensuring pixel‑perfect execution across platforms and devices.
  • Collaborate with writers, art directors, audio and video partners to concept, refine and ship creative that clearly communicates the value of our journalism and our lifestyle products and drives subscriptions and engagement.
  • Help develop and maintain scalable visual systems, templates and libraries that enable disciplined experimentation across paid and owned marketing channels while upholding a high bar for craft and brand consistency.
  • Work from creative briefs, participate actively in reviews and incorporate feedback from stakeholders, staying comfortable with shifts in strategy or approach based on the news cycle or evolving business needs.
  • Create clear, compelling presentation materials and articulate the rationale for your design decisions to colleagues and leadership, connecting creative choices to performance, user behavior and broader marketing strategy.
  • Bring fresh ideas and a spirit of experimentation to how we market our journalism, product experiences and bundles, contributing to a culture of continuous learning on the marketing creative team.
  • 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

  • 7+ years of hands-on graphic design experience at an advertising agency, digital agency, studio or in‑house team, with a focus on marketing or advertising creative and experience in growth‑oriented campaigns.
  • A portfolio should show both thoughtful execution and conceptual thinking. It should span social, digital display, email, in‑app, app store, and print. The portfolio should include clear examples of how design choices clarify complex ideas.
  • Deep proficiency in core visual design principles — typography, layout, balance, hierarchy, proportion, color, emphasis and unity.
  • Expert‑level skills in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including building and maintaining components, styles, libraries and design systems used across a marketing organization.
  • Demonstrated expertise in design systems: creating component libraries and style guides; ensure pixel‑perfect execution.
  • Proficiency in motion graphics and animation, with hands-on experience using After Effects and other motion tools to bring narratives to life across marketing channels.
  • Experience partnering with developers and product teams to ship high‑quality digital experiences.
  • Experience translating strategy into actions and showing initiative in addressing challenges.

Preferred

  • Comfort working cross-functional with partners in marketing strategy, media, product design, audience insights and brand identity.
  • Understanding of trends in digital advertising and growth marketing,
  • Familiarity with the latest social media ecosystem and how brands show up in a way that feels authentic and aligned with standards.
  • The ability to navigate a complex organization: building and leveraging key relationships.

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.
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The New York Times

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The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society. Our reporters, columnists, editors, engineers, designers, data analysts, developers and marketers breathe life into the most important topics of our time and tell stories that might otherwise go untold. Whether bringing new truths to light with our reporting, building innovative products that deliver a best-in-class digital experience, or analyzing data to understand how we can best serve our readers, our people power the world’s top destination for journalism. Working at The Times means envisioning and developing the future of journalism. Bring your passion, perspective and experience and join us as we seek the truth and help people understand the world. Check out our career opportunities (nytco.com/careers) and follow our page to connect with Times employees, journalists and readers.

Founded in 1851
New York, NY, US
10K employees (4,734 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend
88% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
713.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.9M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.1%
Direct
39.3%
Referral
8%
Social
4%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,576 (32% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
5.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

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