Editorial Designer, Today Digital

Job Description

Responsibilities
The News Digital Art & Photo team is looking to hire an Editorial Designer to creatively lead and conceptualize the look and feel of the TODAY.com site and corresponding platforms.

This position is represented by the News Guild.

Responsibilities include:
• Creating photo-heavy article illustrations with Photoshop and Illustrator to lead stories on today.com and our social platforms.
• Selecting and editing news and stock images for inclusion in stories published on today.com and our social platforms.
• Designing and producing visual interactive stories for today.com by utilizing best UX principles and consistent art direction.
• Developing and designing suites of social graphic templates and designing specialized, one-off social graphics for breaking and developing news stories for use on TODAY's social platforms.
• Designing newsletter graphics for TODAY.
• Designing banners, logos, and bugs for misc TODAY.com projects.
• Managing multiple high-priority projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Qualifications/Requirements
• 4+ of experience working in editorial design or

comparable design industry.
• Portfolio that demonstrates an eye for and experience in

storytelling, photography, concept, composition, color

and typography.
• High-level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,

inDesign and Figma.

Additional Job Responsibilities:
- Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19

vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated,

submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days

following commencement of employment.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the

commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced

protocols if Company determines your job position

requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19

workplace safety policies and protocols.

Desired Characteristics
• Appreciation for TODAY's broad range of topics and

personalities – hard news, entertainment, lifestyle,

celebrities, newsmakers and ordinary individuals - with a

good grasp of topics and stories of high interest to

women and young families – is necessary
• Familiarity with design systems and designing for a multi-

platform brand at scale.
• Able to work easily between multiple content and CMS

types to publish work on fast-paced deadlines.
• Proven news judgment, high ethical standards and

strong interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and the ability to meet deadlines while

managing multiple projects. Must be self-motivated while

maintaining a collaborative team orientation
• Strong candidates with equivalent experience and

education may be considered

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-revpm2-3-131-110-169-42 in your application.