Senior Designer, Premium News Analysis
Job Details
Package Description
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Contract Type:
x2 Permanent
Location: London. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.
Salary: Up to £55,000 p.a. plus London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Job Application Requirements:
- CV
- Questionnaire with opportunity to detail experience
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
- Excellent career progression – the Company offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
- Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.
If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here.
Job Introduction
The News Design team is a multi-platform, multidisciplinary team within Company News.
We are responsible for the design and visualisation of a story end to end, across all platforms from our website and app to our flagship news broadcasts and social accounts. The team brings together digital designers, broadcast designers, and developers to provide compelling visual coverage of the biggest and most significant stories.
As a Senior Digital Designer - Premium News analysis, you will work closely with the newly formed In-Depth news analysis editorial team, and will be responsible for creating beautiful, distinctive digital article content that brings clarity and depth to the burning issues of our time.
You will work closely with editorial to define how we tell these stories visually, bringing your graphic skills to aid and improve user understanding and engagement. You will create visual article content that works consistently and beautifully across all our digital platforms.
As a Senior Digital Designer specialising in In-Depth news analysis, you will play a crucial role in developing the visual content proposition of this News sub-brand. You will be responsible for creating a wide range of graphic assets and treatments, including illustrations, montages, maps, charts, and infographics to accompany these in-depth online news articles.
The ideal candidate will have a deep appreciation for editorial content and the ability to work autonomously, delivering high-quality, high impact designs at speed.
Main Responsibilities
- Collaborate with editorial teams to understand the narrative and visual requirements of each news analysis article.
- Conceptualise and create highly engaging illustrations, montages, maps, charts, and infographics that effectively communicate complex ideas and data, whilst reinforcing the distinctive, high value nature of this offering.
- Develop a consistent, high impact visual style for all assets in this vertical that aligns with our brand guidelines and enhances the reader's understanding of the content. This is a new initiative so needs to be distinctive, with a strong visual language.
- Work independently to initiate and execute design projects, ensuring timely delivery without compromising quality.
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in visual digital design, incorporating innovative techniques to elevate our content.
- Adapt designs for various digital platforms and devices to optimise user experience and engagement.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including journalists and editors to ensure seamless integration of graphics into all parts of the user journey..
- Iterate on designs based on feedback from stakeholders, continuously refining and improving the visual storytelling experience.
Are you the right person?
- Experience in Graphic Design or a related field.
- Evidenced experience of strong creative flair as a digital designer, preferably in the editorial or news media industry.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma) and other relevant design tools.
- Strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of design projects, with a focus on editorial or storytelling focused content.
- Excellent and evidenced understanding of typography, layout, and composition principles.
- Ability to interpret complex information and data into visually compelling graphics.
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach to work and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and requirements in a dynamic work environment.
- Passion and understanding of editorial design and a problem solving mindset..
About the Company
The Company is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the Company for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.
Diversity matters at the Company. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the Company – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the Company, please click here.
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