Graphics Editor

The Guardian•New York, NY

1d•$130,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The US Graphics editor leads the creation and delivery of data visualisation from the Guardian’s US office. Working across breaking news, data-driven reporting and explanatory journalism, they source, commission, produce and edit graphics and interactives that are accurate, engaging and visually compelling. As part of a global graphics operation, they collaborate with editors, reporters and visual teams across time zones to ensure high-quality visual coverage of both international and US news, while helping to shape workflows, standards and innovation within the team.

Requirements

Deep knowledge of visual journalism, with a portfolio demonstrating the ability to create effective data-driven graphics for digital platforms and experience with the tools, techniques and workflows required.
Experience working at pace for a busy news organisation, ideally within a breaking news environment.
Experience managing editorial teams and production workflows.
Discernment and strong judgement around the use of OSINT.
Extensive knowledge of geography and cartographic best practice.
A strong understanding of data sourcing, cleaning and analysing.
Knowledge of how to find trustworthy and reputable data sets, photos and other information that can be the source for visual assignments.
A knowledge of key accessibility checks, and the challenges of designing inclusive graphics
A good understanding of cartography e.g.: appropriate projection use and choropleth classifications
A sophisticated understanding of data visualisation best practice including the relative effectiveness of visual encodings and the choosing of, for instance, appropriate colour ramps.
Substantial experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Excel/Google Sheets and in working with geodata in QGIS, or equivalents.
The ability to give feedback to senior stakeholders and to collaborate and build relationships within a newsroom setting.

Nice To Haves

Ideally, you’ll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role

Responsibilities

Take the day-to-day lead in producing impactful visual journalism from single statics, through to packages of visuals for quick-turnaround projects and longer term interactive features with a focus on US and international news.
Partner with US editors, reporters and global data and visuals teams to plan and coordinate coverage of major news events, such as US elections or conflict outbreaks, ensuring flow of communication between stakeholders in all our offices.
Work as part of a global, round-the-clock Graphics/Data Visuals team, taking ownership of major breaking and globally significant stories during US hours and providing clear handovers to colleagues in other locations to support continuous coverage.
Source reliable and trustworthy data from reputable sources
Source, clean and analyse data, and where possible obtain meaningful satellite imagery and other materials for the creation of news graphics and visual explainers.
Digest and interpret material from scientific publications and other sources that can be used to build explainer diagrams, annotated images and other diverse forms of visual journalism.
Oversee and edit a range of visuals, from simple charts using in-house tools through to complex data visualisation and detailed mapping exercises, using various software.
To pitch graphics and visual projects to the newsroom, manage the work of the US graphics reporters and interactive journalists, prioritise stories and requests in order of impact and importance, and to handle team comms with local and international stakeholders.
To ensure styles and principles for visual journalism are upheld, ensuring rigorous standards of journalistic integrity and usability.
Ensure a mobile-first mindset in the team for the production of visual journalism
Engage with ways to elevate the team’s skill sets and evolve workflows, collaborating with global teams to ensure you have the technical backdrop required to produce impactful visual journalism.