At a Glance
- Tasks: Create stunning infographics for print and digital, transforming complex data into engaging visuals.
- Company: Join the dynamic creative team at The Telegraph, a leader in graphic journalism.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, medical cover, and generous parental leave to support your lifestyle.
- Other info: Access training opportunities to enhance your skills and grow your career.
- Why this job: Shape the future of visual storytelling and engage audiences with your creativity.
- Qualifications: Strong graphic design skills and a passion for data visualisation are essential.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced creative visual team at The Telegraph. You will be joining the Graphics team where we continually look to transform information into compelling visual storytelling forms, underpinned by our graphic design and journalistic principles. We want someone who is going to help shape the future of The Telegraph’s graphic journalism using their creativity to engage our audience with informative content. The ideal candidate will be able to adapt their visual ideas to different narrative types and apply them utilising relevant digital and print formats.
Key Responsibilities
- Create engaging information graphics for both print and digital platforms
- Visually communicate complex subject matter in a clear and concise way
- Develop new approaches for presenting stories on our publishing platforms
- Work on breaking news, lead stories, investigations and longform features
- Interpret, edit and visualise data into engaging pieces of graphic journalism
- Report to the Director of Graphic Journalism, managing daily workflow and helping to establish long-term information design standards
- Collaborate with: Editors, Reporters, Data Journalists, Producers, Designers, Developers, Animators, Illustrators, Video producers
- Research topics surrounding stories to further enhance the quality of graphics
- Initiate information graphics by pitching ideas to editorial desks
- Lead the conversation on information graphics, using your expertise to inform colleagues of best practices and appropriate solutions
- Share technical developments with your colleagues to help progress the team’s capabilities
Key Skills
- Advanced practice of graphic design fundamentals (Typography, colour perception, composition, geometry etc)
- In-depth knowledge of editorial design and visual storytelling within publishing
- Comprehensive understanding of graphic production on both print and digital platforms
- Cartography and geospatial analysis (QGIS, MapShaper)
- Proficient in technical illustration (Adobe Illustrator. Experience in 3D programs a bonus)
- Competent in data visualisation tools (Raw, DataWrapper)
- Fundamental front-end code capabilities (HTML/CSS/JS)
- Extensive understanding of user focused design and interface design (Figma)
- Data analysis and editing, to establish trends and points of interest (Excel, Sheets. R or Python is a bonus)
- Solid grasp of mathematics to enable precision plotting and problem solving
- Good organisational skills and time management (Email, Trello)
The Successful Candidate will have
- A passion for data visualisation and visual storytelling
- An extensive portfolio, showcasing graphic design and infographics
- Active interest in current affairs and global events
- Comprehensive understanding of media types and digital formats
- Previous experience in publishing is a bonus
- Naturally inquisitive, with excellent observation skills
- A keen pursuit for technical development and enhancing personal skills
Our benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Training and development
With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.
Our commitment to inclusion
At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.
Infographic Designer (Print/Digital) in London employer: The Telegraph Media Group
At Telegraph Media Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work environment. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our comprehensive training programmes and flexible benefits, including generous parental leave and medical cover, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. Located in a fast-paced media landscape, we offer unique opportunities for innovation and collaboration, making it an exciting place to advance your career as a Commercial Manager.
