Front-End Designer / Developer for Visual Storytelling

Front-End Designer / Developer for Visual Storytelling – News Corp

We are seeking a creative and technically skilled Front-End Designer / Developer to join our newsroom. The role involves collaborating on investigative, data-driven, and multimedia storytelling projects, aiming to craft innovative digital experiences that enhance journalism impact and push technical boundaries.

This position is ideal for someone who can think like a designer, code like a developer, and tell stories like a journalist. You will work with reporters, data analysts, developers, and designers to translate investigative work into engaging digital narratives, including scrollytelling features and data visualizations.

Responsibilities

1. Build and design custom editorial features and interactive articles.
2. Collaborate with journalists, editors, designers, and developers to create compelling digital experiences.
3. Develop animated graphics using AI2HTML.
4. Integrate animation, data visualization, and multimedia into layouts.
5. Prototype and iterate designs based on editorial feedback.
6. Optimize features for performance, accessibility, and deadlines.
7. Participate in discussions about innovative visual presentation of complex information.

Qualifications

1. Experience in front-end development, visual journalism, or interaction design.
2. Familiarity with animation or storytelling libraries (e.g., Shorthand, GSAP, Lottie, Scrollama).
3. Strong sense of design, layout, and visual hierarchy, especially in journalism.
4. Experience in a newsroom or editorial context is valued.
5. Knowledge of accessibility standards and web performance optimization.
6. Proficiency with design tools like Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop.
7. Experience with version control (e.g., Git) and collaborative workflows.
8. Keeping up with latest trends in design and front-end development.
9. Passion for journalism and visual storytelling.
10. Ability to work under deadlines and adapt to fast-changing needs.

At News UK, we are a leading media company with brands like The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, and more. We promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, striving to create an environment where everyone feels valued. Our benefits include maternity/paternity leave, training, private healthcare, discounts, wellbeing support, pension schemes, holidays, and more. For accommodations or support during the application process, contact us at (email protected).

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