Senior Designer

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

T Brand, the content studio of New York Times Advertising, crafts award-winning multimedia branded storytelling about the interesting people, incredible places and inspirational ideas of today. Our international team is based in London, Paris and Singapore and creates content for global advertisers to tell meaningful stories for New York Times audiences.

T Brand Studio International is seeking an enthusiastic and highly-motivated Senior Designer, based in London, to join our international design and development team. Reporting to our Creative Director, you will be part of the international studio, working alongside our advertising team of creatives, developers, strategists and program managers. In this role, you will lead the visual ideas, design execution and delivery of innovative multi-platform experiences across all New York Times channels from the pitch phase — where you will be supporting the Sales team on new businesses - to the production and launch of your creative work.

As a design and visual champion, you will take inspiration from the newsroom's storytelling and multimedia expertise to create compelling projects that help brands engage, persuade and inform audiences across The New York Times. You will be responsible for leading the day-to-day visual development and delivery of advertising campaigns, ensuring work is designed at high standards across digital, video, audio, social and print. You will spread your visual passion to the team around you, drawing inspiration from a wide range of cultural, news and design references, fostering creativity within the team and helping to mentor junior staff, guiding their growth and development.

By blending visual storytelling with human-centered thinking and data-driven insights, you will consistently deliver outstanding creative work that elevates both our brand partners and our studio's reputation. This role is for a creative senior designer with a strong understanding of digital design, a refined design eye and a love for visual storytelling, who can inspire teams, champion visual ideas and continuously innovate and evolve their creativity.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of design ideas and execution of large-scale international 360 campaigns, ensuring high quality visual storytelling across digital, social, video and print.

• Design and build presentations, decks and advertising mock-ups for client pitches.

• Confidently present and communicate design ideas to clients and internal stakeholders (sellers, program managers, strategists, editors and audience experts), translating client KPIs into elegant and high-end visual storytelling solutions.

• Collaborate closely with the editorial team to help translate their ideas into engaging webpages, interactive articles, and other visual storytelling.

• Collaborate with, and solicit feedback from, senior design team members to ensure design work exceeds client expectations and is created in a timely and collaborative manner across time zones and geographies. Also, mentor junior designers and interns.

• Work closely with our internationally-based Developer to ensure accurate and efficient build of digital designs across platforms. Also, lead and execute page builds for projects using Webflow.

• Identify and manage project deliverables from external talent — including illustrators, photographers and motion designers — to expand our creative vendor network.

• Proactively identify and implement solutions to improve our design processes and workflows.

• Develop and employ a deep understanding of NYT Advertising products, as well as newsroom and T Brand Studio standards.

• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

• You will report to the Creative Director, T Brand Studio International.

Basic Qualifications:

• A strong portfolio of brand work that demonstrates high-quality design and attention to detail, a refined sense of craft, typography, pacing and visual hierarchy.

• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Google Slides.

• Strong working knowledge of HTML/CSS for front-end styling; proficiency in Webflow is preferred for building pages and supporting team workflows.

• Experience leading design projects end-to-end, collaborating with editorial, strategy and/or production teams.

• Editorial and visual storytelling experience, with the ability to translate complex narratives into simpler, compelling visual experiences.

• Experience designing responsively across mobile, tablet and desktop platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A network of designers, creators and vendors

• Experience in photography and filmmaking

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. 

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an Engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all  backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.