Art Director, Opinion

The role

You will reimagine daily pages to establish a distinct visual identity for the Opinion team. You will partner with editors to combine typography, photography, data visualization, and artwork across print and digital platforms.

What you will do

• Conceptualize and execute design solutions across print and digital platforms
• Partner with editors and stakeholders to align visual vision and translate journalism into print formats
• Commission and art direct illustrations
• Push layout boundaries through art placement and illustration integration
• Craft display copy and edit text to improve layout flow
• Manage full project lifecycles within proprietary publishing systems
• Provide flexible coverage for the Sunday section when schedules require
• Support the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of print and digital design experience leading editorial projects, product launches, and redesigns
• Proven art direction and visual editing skills
• Experience commissioning talent and curating photo assets
• Experience illustrating directly under tight timelines
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and pagination software
• Pre-press production skills including color correction and print-ready prep
• Portfolio demonstrating versatile, high-impact narrative storytelling

Nice to have

• Strong communicator capable of managing a high-intensity, news-driven schedule, including nights and weekends
• Experience in a newsroom or media environment
• Strong visual judgment of illustration and photography trends
• Passion for off-platform visual storytelling
• Strong knowledge of domestic and international competitors
• Experience optimizing design workflows to support editorial deadlines and team efficiency

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• Company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process

About the company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.