What are the responsibilities and job description for the Art Director, De Los (Temporary) position at IntouchCX?
The Los Angeles Times, 2300 E. Imperial Hwy, El Segundo, California, United States of America Req #86
You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The Los Angeles Times is seeking an ambitious, imaginative and collaborative art director to join De Los as a temporary art director.
De Los, through reporting, social media and stunning visual display, brings to life the vibrancy of the U.S. Latino experience with a focus on culture and identity. This treasured space for Latino storytelling builds on the success of the Latinx Files newsletter, digital Día de Muertos altar and packages on the Chicano Moratorium, Fernandomania @ 40 and LA Vanguardia. The initiative is multi-platformed in approach, with rich visual storytelling, provocative commentary and live events.
We are looking for innovators and collaborators to be instrumental in shaping our product vision and engaging authentically with the Latino community in Los Angeles and beyond.
The ideal candidate has experience working in digital media and creating content for social media audiences, with a portfolio that shows off high-level skills in design, typography and visual storytelling.
This visual journalist will have a deep understanding of the Latino community, not just in Southern California but across the country, and have a proven track record of working across platforms to create compelling digital journalism. Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
This person will be comfortable working under the deadlines of a busy newsroom, building story layouts for our digital stories and creating photo illustrations and assets for social feeds. They will be a key player in launching and evolving the De Los Instagram and TikTok accounts, creating content to start new conversations and inviting outside creators to collaborate on our social accounts.
Other duties include working with journalists across the newsroom on collaborative efforts to reach Latinos and helping the vertical meet its audience goals after launch.
We want to make the visual voice of the Los Angeles Times truly special – a creative reflection of Los Angeles – and are looking for an energetic collaborator to join our team. If you are passionate about design, content creation and Latino culture, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities :
- Work closely with the design team and De Los editors to further the project’s visual direction online and occasionally in print
- Present ideas to senior leadership, receive feedback and iterate
- Design, art-direct and coordinate the digital builds of stories using the CMS
- Have an understanding of digital video and social media platforms including Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
- Collaborate with reporters, editors and other visual journalists to tell stories with impact
- Commission and art-direct freelance illustrators
- Create photo illustrations for daily digital stories and social media
- Organize and take the lead on digital design projects such as Instagram accounts or newsletters, as well as coach designers to do the same
- Seek out new illustrator portfolios to add to our inclusive database of illustrators, with an emphasis on L.A. artists
- Learn and follow style guidelines
- Work with design managers to ensure brand coherence
- Create and maintain organizational documents
Requirements :
This full-time temporary position is expected to start in January or February and last six months. It will be based in El Segundo, Calif. Occasional night and weekend work is possible.
Qualified applicants should upload a resume, cover letter and portfolio to Deputy Design Director Martina Ibáñez-Baldor at the apply link. Your cover letter should outline, in brief terms, the strategy you’d apply to build on the work of De Los and engage our digital audiences. Please also include desired skills, qualities and characteristics that tell us more about you as a leader.
The L.A. Times is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively work to create an inclusive environment where all of our employees can thrive.
The pay scale the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of the posting is $27.54 / hr to $36.82 / hr and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, licenses, certifications, and other business or organizational needs. Compensation will be determined based on the above factors along with the requirements of the position.
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Salary : $28 - $37
