Page Designer

Dow Jones & Co.
Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.
Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line.
NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas
Full time
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Job Description:
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a motivated and creative Page Designer to join our award-winning team of editorial designers. You will be part of a team that provides designs and layout across all of our news sections You will help provide focus and shape to pages and stories alongside multiple stakeholders, including other visual journalists, reporters and editors. You will work closely on assignments provided by section editors to produce visually compelling layouts that reflect WSJ's journalistic integrity.
You will

• Stays on top of the news schedule and priorities throughout the day.
• Reviews advertising layouts and helps develop a visual plan for each story and page.
• Works closely with an art director to determine how best to tell stories visually and prioritize how to display stories.
• Produces creative layouts and presentation of stories within the boundaries of established styles and design.
• Receives daily assignments and manages time to meet strict edition deadlines.
• Clearly communicates with art director needs and alerts to potential issues
• Assists other team members with their assignments.
• Adheres to and respects established styles.
• Delivers pages that reflect the high journalistic standards of the WSJ.

• Fills in for art director when needed.

You have

• One to five years experience in news layout
• A passion for journalism and excellent news judgment
• Must have good and demonstrable design and typography skills
• Ability to assist reporters and editors understand best practices for visual storytelling.
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn new tasks in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
• Experience with business news and charting a bonus.
• An understanding of XML and CSS.
• Software Requirements: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, G Suite,. Experience with EidosMedia's Methode publishing system a plus.

The position will be based in New York, though other locations will be considered under the right circumstances, and will report to the Deputy Design Chief for News.
To apply, please submit resume, cover letter and portfolio of your design work.
Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
Business Area:
Dow Jones - News - WSJ
Job Category:
Editorial/Journalism
Union Status:
Union role
Pay Range: $85,000 - $95,000
We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.
For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..
Business Area:
Dow Jones - News - WSJ

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