Design editor job description

Application Instructions

Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.

Job Description

We are looking for a design editor to join the News Design team.

Our visual journalists elevate The Post's content across platforms through innovative storytelling that informs and captivates our readers. Our designers and editors create new editorial brands, thematic packages and story presentations on multiple surfaces, including washingtonpost.com, mobile apps, newsletters, a printed newspaper, a magazine and social media.
Our design editors are vital to our storytelling efforts. They partner with designers on creating presentations that are vibrant and adaptive to meet readers where they are.

The ideal candidate is a strong collaborator and problem solver, is adaptable and has a vision for telling stories across multiple platforms. An understanding of motion graphics and previous management experience are a plus.

This position is based in our Washington newsroom and will require a weekend shift on a rotating basis as well as occasional evening work.

Responsibilities
Work seamlessly with the design leadership to inspire, enable, energize and coach a world-class creative team while cultivating a culture of innovation. Support design work that appears in off-platform environments and utilizes a wide array of design techniques. Solve workflow and technical hurdles to find avenues to tell stories across multiple platforms efficiently. Lead art direction that is engaging and help develop content-driven designs and/or illustrations that are smart, daring and reader-centric. Support the development of enhanced storytelling presentations with excellent user-experience design through strong collaborative relationships with departments throughout the newsroom.

Key qualifications
Experience leading cross-disciplinary teams and managing the growth of designers and editors. A portfolio of work that demonstrates a strong visual aesthetic, innovative and user-centered design work, and storytelling that employs a range of approaches - including art direction, typography and use of color. A collaborative spirit and the ability to build strong relationships. An aptitude for problem-solving, simplifying and communicating throughout complex visual storytelling challenges. Experience in leading work that showcases bold experimentation and a willingness to push the bounds of storytelling. Experience with art direction and working with freelance artists.

Those interested should upload a cover letter, résumé and portfolio highlighting three projects to our jobs portal. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by 10/18/2022 will be prioritized. The cover letter should be addressed to Creative Director Greg Manifold.

The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

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McClatchy is hiring a part-time Design-Editor for our Publishing Center, which is responsible for putting out print editions for newsrooms across the US. This position prepares editorial content for print, which may include editing content to optimize for specific print usages or page design using templates and shapes.

To be successful as an Design-Editor, it is essential that you can focus on tasks, have analytical skills, deal with multiple (strict) deadlines and changing priorities in a high volume and fast paced environment.

Our Design-Editor needs to Execute core skills at a higher level of expertise (i.e. fine-tune high-profile content for print readers) AND ability to fulfill roles in more than one core skill area (design, finishing, quality control, print planning, wire editing).

Demonstrates excellent news judgment and can handle demands for multiple newsrooms. Able to make decisions about story play for multiple markets. This position requires diplomacy, negotiating and communication skills. Trusted with the most important of our editorial content, sensitive stories and breaking news situations. May also be proficient navigating wires and handling wire content. May also be responsible for high-end design projects, which involve collaboration with the newsroom.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Make decisions about story play for multiple markets.
* Perform a role in page design for print at a level that meets publication standards.
* May be called upon to perform quality control or wire editing roles.
* Handle demands for multiple newsrooms and editors.
* Meet all product deadlines and standards for quality.
* Help identify and implement ways to improve operational efficiency.
* Coach, mentor and raise journalistic standards for publishing center employees.
* Manage content and workflow within the publishing center and partner newsrooms, and ensure that procedures are followed.
* Communicate with colleagues and customers using established digital channels.
* Other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree or higher in journalism or related field, or equivalent experience.
* A minimum of five years' experience in word editing or page design at a daily newspaper preferred.
* Ability to make edits in stories in order to fit the print usage, including headline and cutline writing, and making sensible trims to overset stories; demonstrate high-level design and/or editing skills.
* Ability to create and distribute story packages, including wire content and databases, for various platforms as needed.
* Strong news judgment.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills necessary to meet the requirements of multiple editors, publishers and departments at each news organization.
* Strong organizational and time management skills. Ability to multitask on deadline.
* Relied upon to troubleshoot problems and quickly implement solutions.
* Works under minimal or no supervision to complete design and/or editing duties.
* Must be proficient with virtual communications technology and channels.
* Must be professional in dealing with colleagues, employees and management.
* Ability and deal with changing priorities, deadlines, and stress
* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
* Excellent written, presentation and oral communication skills.

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BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment and wealth management and investment services in 35 countries. As of June 30, 2022, BNY Mellon had $43.0 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.9 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.
BNY Mellon Marketing & Communications

It's an exciting time to join the BNY Mellon Marketing & Communications team. Our team is focused on delivering brand recognition, growth, increased client loyalty and employee engagement. We are a world-class, integrated marketing and communications organization, aligned around the needs our clients and the industry.

Role description and opportunities (describe the role and opportunity)

We are looking for a candidate who is a motion designer and video content expert. You'll be a key member of our team developing designs and animations to tell engaging stories and bring video content to life. Through your skills with video, narration, music, sound design, and 2D/3D animation, you'll engage, inspire, and educate, while making an emotional connection with the viewer.

Key Responsibilities:

* Contribute to all stages of creative development, from research and storyboarding to animation /production and final delivery
* Collaborate with designers, PMs and leadership to meet creative and production goals
* Understand best practices for short-form content on social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok, YouTube and Twitter
* Maintain the highest creative, conceptual and production standards, while constantly ensuring brand integrity and consistency
* Stay current and up-to-date with current design trends, techniques and processes
* Prioritize work and be able to balance multiple projects with competing timelines
* Create motion design content for social media, major events and other brand touchpoints
* Scale projects by directing and overseeing production with selected vendors
* The ability to produce content that is ambitious but remains conceptual and focused, down to the smallest details in final execution
* A natural multitasker with exceptional communications skills. Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
* An up-to-date knowledge of motion design and content creation and the ability to leverage them appropriately for our brand

A successful candidate should ideally have these qualifications

* Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and work experience preferred
* Possess both strategic and effective marketing and communication skills to help drive projects with Marketing managers
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast paced, results-driven, team-oriented environment
* Experience working within and supporting marketing teams
* 7 years of total work experience within production companies, design agencies or in-house creative environments
* Motion Graphics and/or Editing background.
* Strong design fundamentals, including typography, color, composition
* Knowledge of video editing plug-ins, trends, speed changes, audio editing and 4k workflow.
* Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and effectively
* Proficient in the Adobe Premiere post-production workflow and understand how to encode video files for web distribution.
* Experience filming with a variety of settings with a variety of cameras/equipment is a plus

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.