Contractor: Art Director & Designer
POLITICO seeks an experienced Art Director and designer to join our Visuals Team.
This is a temporary position spanning September 2023 - April 2024.
The ideal candidate will have keen editorial judgement and a passion for visually driven storytelling.
They'll also have experience working closely with photo editors, designers, story editors and reporters to brainstorm visual approaches, pinpoint and prioritize visual opportunities, and craft our approach.
They'll have a full rolodex of illustrators and agents, and a portfolio that shows a knack for visual continuity and thoughtful pacing.
This position will also be responsible for providing constructive, actionable feedback to members of the Visuals Team.
That means sharpening visual approaches, suggesting illustrators, editing daily in-house illustrations, and, pending experience, creating your own.
Comfort with deadlines is a must.
Each week the Visuals Team partners on narratives ranging from Magazine features to Policy explainers and newsletter key art to pop-culture.
See a few recent examples of the team's range here:
Thirsties (commission) Movement judges (commission) Warnock (commission) American Betrayals (commission) Campaign Songs (commission) Ring Camera Police (commission) China Threats (commission) Succession (in house) Hakeem Jeffries (in house) What You'll Need:
Demonstrated ability to identify story candidates for an illustrated or visual approach and ability to clearly articulate your ideas in meetings and to key stakeholders Strong portfolio that highlights art directing illustrations with freelancers Ability to navigate multiple design projects in tandem and work well across teams Fluency in visual standards:
image quality, resolution, neatness, precision, typography, hierarchy, use of white space and color An orientation toward problem solving where no design task is too small Experience working across teams to craft compelling stories and storytelling formats and an eagerness to participate in team brainstorms around storytelling approach or form Comfortable taking design direction on deadline while balancing the overall aesthetic of the approach Experience producing a digital 'art plan' with visual variety that tells a compelling story Mastery of the Adobe Creative suite Preferred Skills Ability to produce photo illustrations for quicker turnarounds Experience with basic photo research Eagerness to learn or developed skills in HTML and CSS Work is 100% online so comfort producing stories in a CMS is strongly preferred, though training will be part of the onboarding This position can be fully remote or on site in Arlington, VA.
We are driven by our values.
We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards.
Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.
We value our people.
We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development.
Click here for more on what we offer and what it's like to work for POLITICO.
Let's keep in touch.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @politicocareers and #meetPOLITICO for a deep dive into what makes us POLITICOs and our adventures.
We'd love to hear from you! Want to join POLITICO but don't see a job suited to you? Sign up to be a part of our Talent Network to be alerted of future opportunities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c) Recommended Skills Adobe Creative Suite Content Management Curiosity Editing Image Quality Printing And Screen Printing Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This is a temporary position spanning September 2023 - April 2024.
The ideal candidate will have keen editorial judgement and a passion for visually driven storytelling.
They'll also have experience working closely with photo editors, designers, story editors and reporters to brainstorm visual approaches, pinpoint and prioritize visual opportunities, and craft our approach.
They'll have a full rolodex of illustrators and agents, and a portfolio that shows a knack for visual continuity and thoughtful pacing.
This position will also be responsible for providing constructive, actionable feedback to members of the Visuals Team.
That means sharpening visual approaches, suggesting illustrators, editing daily in-house illustrations, and, pending experience, creating your own.
Comfort with deadlines is a must.
Each week the Visuals Team partners on narratives ranging from Magazine features to Policy explainers and newsletter key art to pop-culture.
See a few recent examples of the team's range here:
Thirsties (commission) Movement judges (commission) Warnock (commission) American Betrayals (commission) Campaign Songs (commission) Ring Camera Police (commission) China Threats (commission) Succession (in house) Hakeem Jeffries (in house) What You'll Need:
Demonstrated ability to identify story candidates for an illustrated or visual approach and ability to clearly articulate your ideas in meetings and to key stakeholders Strong portfolio that highlights art directing illustrations with freelancers Ability to navigate multiple design projects in tandem and work well across teams Fluency in visual standards:
image quality, resolution, neatness, precision, typography, hierarchy, use of white space and color An orientation toward problem solving where no design task is too small Experience working across teams to craft compelling stories and storytelling formats and an eagerness to participate in team brainstorms around storytelling approach or form Comfortable taking design direction on deadline while balancing the overall aesthetic of the approach Experience producing a digital 'art plan' with visual variety that tells a compelling story Mastery of the Adobe Creative suite Preferred Skills Ability to produce photo illustrations for quicker turnarounds Experience with basic photo research Eagerness to learn or developed skills in HTML and CSS Work is 100% online so comfort producing stories in a CMS is strongly preferred, though training will be part of the onboarding This position can be fully remote or on site in Arlington, VA.
We are driven by our values.
We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards.
Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.
We value our people.
We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development.
Click here for more on what we offer and what it's like to work for POLITICO.
Let's keep in touch.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @politicocareers and #meetPOLITICO for a deep dive into what makes us POLITICOs and our adventures.
We'd love to hear from you! Want to join POLITICO but don't see a job suited to you? Sign up to be a part of our Talent Network to be alerted of future opportunities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c) Recommended Skills Adobe Creative Suite Content Management Curiosity Editing Image Quality Printing And Screen Printing Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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