Key skills
D3.jsJavaScriptPythonTableauRPhotoshopIllustratorCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Graphics Editors will be responsible for daily production of visual enhancements to Law360’s written editorial content.
- Graphics Editors will work with editors and reporters in the core newsroom to augment articles and features with photos, videos, charts and other appropriate visual content.
- Create photos, charts, videos, and other graphics for Legal News; package written and visual content; monitor current events and Law360 budget for visual opportunities; write photo captions, chart headlines and summaries, and other content that help tell visual stories.
- Work with editors to develop and improve visual standards for Law360 website.
Requirements
- Degree in journalism or graphic design and/or 2+ years’ experience in a newsroom
- Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills
- Fluency in HTML and CSS
- Basic understanding of video editing
- Basic understanding of Excel or other spreadsheet software
- Previous experience in graphics and video production for web
- Programming experience and/or advanced front-end web design skills such as JavaScript
- Current awareness of trends in web publishing technology
- Familiarity with data visualization tools
- Strong knowledge of SEO best practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with multiple parts of an organization
- Data visualization tools such as Datawrapper, D3, Tableau, Mapbox or Carto
- Data analysis tools such as Python, R or OpenRefine
Tech Stack
- D3.js
- JavaScript
- Python
- Tableau
Benefits
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive program for medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match
- Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
- Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves
- Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
- In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice