Job Description

Back to jobs New Art & Motion Graphics Director New York (US Only) Who We Are Vox candidly shepherds audiences through politics and policy, business and pop culture, food, science, and everything else that matters. Vox is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible. As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships. Vox is looking for an experienced art and motion graphics director to work across video, podcast, and text. The art and motion graphics director will oversee design and animation across various formats, and work towards visual excellence across all platforms. Top candidates will have a portfolio of creative work that has pushed the creative boundaries of brand design. This person will bring creative ideas for how to approach visual storytelling across the newsroom and be experienced in various areas of design, including typography, motion and data visualization. They will have professional expertise using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Strong editorial judgement, superb communication skills, and impeccible organizational skills are critical for this role, as you will work closely with editorial leadership, video producers, and freelancers to elevate our storytelling through compelling design and motion graphics. To apply, please submit a cover letter clearly outlining how your skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements. Please include links to five videos that represent the type of work described. What You'll Do Design visuals for Vox across a variety of formats and platforms, including videos, podcasts, social channels, text, and newsletters. Create original assets for video and video podcasts. Manage art deliverables from freelancers for video production. Collaborate closely with editorial leadership, Vox’s other art director, and video producers. Provide art direction and graphic supervision for video packages for visual clarity and adhering to the Vox style guide. Mentor video producers to develop their own visual style within the Vox universe. Manage the progress of design and animation skills around the video team. Own & iterate on Vox video style guides in the form of tools, templates, and rules. Provide clear and constructive notes when delivering feedback across formats to newsroom colleagues. Adhere to all journalistic and legal standards at all times. Complete additional duties as assigned. What You'll Bring 5+ years of digital design experience with a portfolio demonstrating strong, relevant work. A passion for Vox’s mission of helping audiences understand what really matters. Deep familiarity with Vox’s video voice and style. Superb design taste and attention to detail and accuracy. Experience and comfort with providing visual feedback. Experience in editing. Experience in finding and collecting relevant archival footage and material. Creative drive to explore new approaches to visual storytelling. Awareness of what media competitors are doing in this space. Strong communication, organizational and time-management skills. Collaborative team player who will enjoy working across the organization If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This role is based in New York and is a hybrid role that will require some in-office days.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

What We Offer This is a permanent, full-time position . This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here. This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com). What Comes Next Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. Pay Range

$99,000 - $125,000 USD

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