American Advertising Federation is hiring: Graphic Designer in New York

JustinBradley's client, a global leader in broadcast and streaming media, is looking for a Graphic Designer to join their team! The designer is responsible for creating bespoke art to elevate visual storytelling across their online presence and it’s off-platform audiences. This ideal candidate would work closely with editorial teams, pitching, and designing feature stories with the support of the larger Visuals team.

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role

• Experience with editorial illustrations, graphic design, feature interactive layouts, branding, identity, creative coding.
• Visual storytelling: Translate complex news stories into compelling visual experiences, ensuring that the design complements and enhances the content.
• Illustration: Create custom editorial illustrations, and visual elements to accompany articles across various verticals (e.g., breaking news, politics, travel, science).
• Graphic design: Leverage exceptional design skills to create bespoke art for digital and off-platform audiences.
• Features: Design user-friendly, responsive layouts for interactive features on web and mobile platforms that enhance reader engagement. Develop mockups, and prototypes for digital news experiences.
• Branding: Strengthen various vertical brands using newly created visual design languages
• Creative strategy: Work closely with the editorial team to conceptualize and develop visual narratives that bring stories to life. Help strategize the best ways to present news visually.
• Collaboration: Partner with writers, editors, developers, and other designers to maintain a cohesive look and feel across different platforms, while tailoring content to the medium.
• Proactive, organized, and an excellent communicator.
• Ability to handle multiple projects on tight deadlines.
• Driven to pitch and develop visual stories and concepts via multiple platforms.

Requirements:

• Adobe Creative Suite (mainly Photoshop and Illustrator)
• Figma
• Front-end development: Implement design elements using basic front-end coding (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) in collaboration with developers to ensure designs are executed properly.
• BFA in Graphic Design or equivalent work experience

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