Designer, Visual Storytelling

Designer, Visual Storytelling

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced designer to join an award‑winning team and drive innovative storytelling for digital readers. The role involves creating modular and reusable components, as well as bespoke visual experiences across photography, illustration, data visualizations, and long‑form text.

• Work closely with the Digital Design Editor to prioritize stories that require special visual direction, ranging from rapid turnaround to longer enterprise work.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors, and other visual journalists to generate ideas and build stories for digital audiences across WSJ platforms and external platforms.
• Demonstrate excellent news judgment and sound technical approaches while staying ahead of visual trends and techniques applicable to evolving digital storytelling.
• Work quickly and efficiently when deadlines are tight, including occasional work outside regular office hours.

• At least three years of experience in an equivalent role with a strong understanding of news media and digital publishing.
• Superior skills in interaction design, layout, color, and typography across digital platforms.
• Experience with front‑end development and modern web technologies such as React, Handlebars, or Tailwind CSS.
• Experience with storyboarding and prototyping tools for designing visual stories, e.g., Figma.
• Familiarity with best practices for building stories for mobile devices.
• Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator and ai2html.
• A passion for journalism and innovation.

To apply , submit your résumé, a cover letter detailing how you would do the job, and five examples of your best work by August
14th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission as the position may be filled before the deadline.

Base Pay Range: $110,000 – $130,000. Bonus‑eligible roles have targets determined by market benchmarks and individual contributions. Benefits‑eligible roles receive a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet diverse needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, email us at ta Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the assistance you need.