Art & Motion Graphics Director Job at Vox Media in Washington

Overview Art & Motion Graphics Director — New York (US Only). 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 and aim to inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible. We are committed to amplifying diverse voices and cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization, media, and platforms. Vox is looking for an experienced art and motion graphics director to work across video, podcast, and text. The director will oversee design and animation across formats and strive for visual excellence across platforms. Top candidates will have a portfolio that pushes the creative boundaries of brand design and will bring ideas for visual storytelling across the newsroom. Experience in typography, motion, and data visualization is important. Proficiency with Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator is required. Strong editorial judgment, excellent communication, and impeccable organizational skills are critical as you work with editorial leadership, video producers, and freelancers to elevate storytelling through design and motion graphics. To apply, please submit a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements, and include links to five videos that represent the described work. 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 adherence 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 and 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, please apply with a cover letter explaining how you’d bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team. 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 and is benefits-eligible. We provide comprehensive benefits to support all employees. You can find more information about our benefits here. This role is 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 diverse backgrounds and experiences. We keep our diversity data public for accountability, transparency, and communication. Learn more about our values and corporate citizenship here. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with Fair Chance laws. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process; if you require an accommodation, contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com). What Comes Next Our recruiting team will review applications in a timely manner. They will contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses. Read more about how our recruiting team operates and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud. Pay Transparency Pay Range: $99,000 - $125,000 USD. Final salary is based on skills and experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr