Art Director - AllSTEM Connections : Job Details

Job Title: Art Director

Location: New York, NY 10036 (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Contract: 6 Months (Mid-September Start – No Extension)

Pay Range: $80–$90/hr.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with editors to visually bring complex financial, business, political, and news stories to life.
• Design for digital-first platforms while also handling print when needed.
• Create, commission, and art direct illustrations, leveraging your network of artists and identifying fresh, emerging talent.
• Develop compelling data visualizations and graphics to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Maintain strong visual and typographical hierarchy across projects.
• Manage multiple tight deadlines, from hourly to weekly deliverables, in a fast-paced newsroom.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an editorial or newsroom design role.
• Extensive newsroom experience — no junior-level candidates.
• Background in publication design departments
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, and other web languages for data visualization.
• Comfortable working in a digital CMS (WordPress preferred).
• Familiarity with Figma and print-related CMS platforms (Methode a plus).
• Excellent communication skills, journalistic judgment, and editorial integrity.