Senior Designer Description - ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for a Senior Designer who leads by doing. This is an equal-parts strategic and hands-on role — someone who sets the creative bar for our in-house agency, earns credibility through exceptional work, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves when it matters. You champion design excellence, can defend your decisions with clarity and confidence, and help grow the people around you. This role sits within a balanced creative environment: you’ll have real influence over the work, while partnering closely with internal clients across marketing, sales, and product who hold final approval. Success here means earning trust through quality and communication, not just creative instinct. Day-to-day you’ll operate across mid-to-lower funnel channels — social, ecommerce, retail, sales enablement, and short-form video. You think like a creative director but know that craft lives in execution. Production is where the rubber meets the road, and you’re proud to be there. WHAT YOU’LL DO Produce exemplary design work across social, etail, retail, sales decks, and short-form video that raises the quality bar for the whole team Partner with internal clients across marketing, sales, and product — translating briefs into design that performs and building lasting working relationships Concept and execute with both visuals and words — thinking across design and messaging together, not in isolation Defend design decisions with strategic rationale, balancing business goals with creative integrity Contribute upstream — shaping briefs, influencing strategy, and catching creative problems before execution begins Maintain and evolve brand standards, ensuring visual consistency across all channels and touchpoints Build scalable systems — templates, as
Mid Atlantic Bureau Chief
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The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. The New York Times is looking for an experienced journalist to helm the Mid-Atlantic Region as its bureau chief. You understand the issues that are playing out across the coverage zone — which includes DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. You see news moments as opportunities to show off your expertise through clear and viv
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10+ years' experience at a journalism or media company 5+ years of experience of reporting from a region for a national and global audience Writing skills that demonstrate mastery of journalistic style and standards, including ethical and superb news judgment A portfolio that includes politics, news, enterprise and analysis Preferred
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The New York Times
At The Times, our mission is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Having a diverse staff with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences is vital to ensuring we cover the world fully and fairly and offering products that have a wide appeal. Our vision is to become the essential subscription for every curious person seeking to understand and engage with the world. This work is supported by our journalists and a range of dedicated individuals, from data scientists to marketers, designers, engineers and more. Our cutting-edge journalism reaches 150 million readers each month, and is produced by journalists reporting on the ground from more than 170 countries. If you find our mission and vision inspiring, we invite you to apply for any of our open positions. And if you are a current Times employee, please apply on our internal job board.
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