Interactive developer

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We are seeking an interactive developer to join our editorial design team. You will help develop engaging visual journalism to provide best in class experiences of Guardian content and further the Guardian s goal to be the world s most trusted source for high-quality, independent journalism.

The stories you ll work on could span almost any subject. Recent projects include an investigation into Nigel Farage s use of the personalised video platform Cameo, an immersive visual narrative exploring how western intelligence uncovered Vladimir Putin s plans for the invasion of Ukraine, and an engaging experience for readers to browse the 100 best novels of all time. Working alongside journalists, designers and developers, you ll use interactive storytelling to make complex reporting accessible, compelling and memorable for millions of readers.

This is a 12-month NUJ fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment.

• Working as part of the Guardian s editorial design team, design and build new storytelling formats, interactive experiences, and editorial templates across our platforms
• Conceiving, experimenting with and building creative prototypes to expand our storytelling parameters and toolkit
• Design and build both one-off editorial experiences and scalable, repeatable formats
• Collaborate with editors, designers, reporters, developers and other visual journalists on news and feature projects
• Keep abreast of innovations in storytelling, particularly for mobile and emerging platforms

• Fluency in front-end web development technologies (HTML, CSS, Java script), experience with modern Java script frameworks/libraries (e.g. React, Angular, Vue.js) as well as traditional JavaScript libraries (e.g. jQuery, Handlebars)
• Solid experience with modern web best practices such as W3C standards, responsive design, progressive enhancement and accessibility
• Experience building creative concepts, pages and projects working closely with designers to craft digital experiences
• Developing, testing and collaborative problem solving across browsers, apps and devices
• Understanding of use cases for modern layout systems such as CSS Flexbox, Grids and Regions, etc
• Experience with CSS animations and modern web graphics APIs (SVG, Canvas)
• Building rich interactive experiences using JSON over AJAX
• Working with a variety of media assets (embedded videos, audio, social media)
• Experience using the command line, version control systems (Git) and AWS such as S3
• Experience using Figma developer tools and an understanding of designing with Figma
• Good eye for design, typography, motion, interaction design, and adherence to design system and brand guidelines
• An organised self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced editorial environment, adhering to tight deadlines
• Embraces the Guardian s values - honesty, integrity, courage, fairness, a sense of duty to the reader and the community
• Ideally, you ll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.

We operate in a hybrid environment working at least 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross.

Job share applications are welcome. If you are keen to apply jointly with someone else as a job share, you should make a single application and combine your application documents.

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you d love to take on this role, and why you re a great match for what we re looking for. Please ensure you share a link to your portfolio or examples of your work in your cover letter.

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. Thank you for bearing with us during the screening process.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20 July 2026.

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