Job Description

The New York Post delivers the best in News, Sports, Entertainment and Pop Culture with wit, irreverence, and authority. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post is seeking a versatile and dynamicSenior Design Editor to join our fast-paced newsroom. This role is ideal for a strategic, visual problem solver with a passion for news, a sharp design eye, and a digital-first mindset. You'll play a key role in shaping the Post's visual storytelling across all platforms—in particular web, mobile and social media, as well as print.

Responsibilities:

● Art direct and design news stories and editorial packages for print newspaper and digital platforms.

● Design graphics, maps, and data visualizations. Produce multimedia content tailored for web and social platforms.

● Create photo illustrations for editorial and gif animations for homepage

● Work under the direction of the Lead Design Editor to update templates, design systems, and style guides that maintain brand consistency.

● Stay ahead of industry trends, introducing new tools, techniques, and design best practices to elevate the Post’s content.

Requirements:

● Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects).

● Strong foundation of editorial print design and layout. Experience designing news stories, features, editorial packages and covers. Ability to recreate and evolve previous year’s designs.

● Strong typography, information/visual hierarchy, image manipulation, photo research and editorial illustration.

● Deep understanding of print production process.

● Experience with CMS platforms for digital publishing (Wordpress, Drupal or other custom platforms) and an understanding of audience metrics (Chartbeat, Parsley, Metrics for News, etc).

● Strong digital-first mindset with a deep understanding of mobile-first design, social media content creation, and data visualization tools (e.g., Mapcreator, Flourish, data wrapper, ai2html).

● Proven leadership qualities and strategic planning skills, with the ability to motivate a high-performing design team in a fast-paced newsroom environment.

● Passion for news, sports, viral content, pop culture, and emerging digital trends.

● Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.

● Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate and justify creative decisions.

● Strong organizational skills with a meticulous attention to detail.

● Ability to adhere to brand and editorial style guidelines.

● Willingness to work on weekends and holidays as needed.

● HTML, CSS and JAVAscript coding a plus.

Note: This role will be expected to report into the office 5 days per week.

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship. ​

Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000