Data Visualization Designer
About The Position
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Creative Communications creates digital content that represents Mayoral policy and its impact on everyday New Yorkers. The team tells stories about City Hall and New York City through social media coverage, photos, videos, graphics, and other digital content. This role assists with daily social media content creation across multiple platforms, with a special focus on the @nycgov, @nycmayor, and @nycmayorsoffice Instagram channels. The Data Visualization Designer creates static and interactive storytelling assets, including charts, graphics, infographics, and maps, for use across social posts, videos, microsites, fact sheets, press releases, and presentations. The designer works with city agencies and departments, maintains brand consistency, coordinates design projects from concept through completion, and ensures materials meet accessibility standards and municipal guidelines. This is a temporary employment contract ending on April 30, 2027.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 3+ years of experience in data journalism, visual journalism, or a similar field.
- Strong design sense.
- Experience with D3.js, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience creating charts, graphics, and other forms of visual storytelling.
- Ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging visuals.
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools, and ability to analyze and interpret data independently.
- Rigor in sourcing and accuracy, including cleaning and verifying data and fact-checking graphics before publication.
- Understanding of accessible design and human factors.
- Ability to adapt and extend existing brand and visualization systems.
- Ability to work quickly and collaboratively.
Nice To Haves
- Background in government, political work, civic engagement, urban planning, municipal governance, and/or design for public interest.
Responsibilities
- Create static and interactive storytelling assets, including charts, graphics, infographics, maps, and other visualization tools.
- Create assets for social posts, videos, microsites, fact sheets, press releases, and presentations.
- Interface with agencies and departments to develop, create, and implement assets.
- Maintain brand consistency across municipal communications and campaigns.
- Manage and coordinate complex design projects from concept to completion.
- Ensure materials meet accessibility standards and municipal guidelines.
