Creative Director, Editorial

About the role

The Atlantic is seeking a Creative Director to oversee visual direction and brand expression across all editorial platforms—including the print magazine, website and app, podcasts, video, and live events. The Creative Director will manage The Atlantic’s art department, and lead the team’s work on design, illustration, and photography across The Atlantic’s journalism.

Responsibilities

• Manage The Atlantic’s art department, overseeing design, illustration, and photography across The Atlantic’s journalism.
• Elevate The Atlantic’s visual identity while maintaining its core sensibility and spirit.
• Collaborate with photographers, illustrators, and other artists, and establish relationships with emerging talent.
• Think big while maintaining attention to detail, working effectively under deadlines, and managing concurrent projects.
• Lead the team in conceptual and reportorial work, ensuring a strong design sense.

Requirements

• Demonstrated talent for leadership, including creative vision, people-management experience, and the ability to identify and execute against goals.
• Astute design and journalistic sense, and facility with both conceptual and reportorial work.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work effectively under deadlines and to manage concurrent projects.
• Established relationships with photographers, illustrators, and other artists, and a keen eye for emerging talent.
• Adaptability to change and grace under pressure.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
• Energized by a fast-paced and intensely demanding creative environment.
• Expertise with Adobe Creative tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign/K4.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated talent for leadership, including creative vision, people-management experience, and the ability to identify and execute against goals.
• Astute design and journalistic sense, and facility with both conceptual and reportorial work.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work effectively under deadlines and to manage concurrent projects.
• Established relationships with photographers, illustrators, and other artists, and a keen eye for emerging talent.
• Adaptability to change and grace under pressure.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
• Energized by a fast-paced and intensely demanding creative environment.
• Expertise with Adobe Creative tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign/K4.

Skills

• Leadership and management skills.
• Strong design and journalistic sense.
• Organizational and project management skills.
• Photography and illustration expertise.
• Ability to work with emerging talent.
• Adaptability and resilience.
• Effective communication and collaboration.
• Adobe Creative Suite proficiency.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Salary minimum: $200,000; Salary maximum: $275,000

Schedule

Not specified.