Location
London

Hours
Daytime shifts, Monday to Friday

Salary
Not specified

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced creative visual team at The Telegraph. You will be part of the Graphics team, where we continually transform information into compelling visual storytelling forms, underpinned by graphic design and journalistic principles. You will help shape the future of The Telegraph’s graphic journalism by using your creativity to engage our audience with informative content. The ideal candidate will adapt visual ideas to different narrative types and apply them across relevant digital and print formats.

Key responsibilities include creating engaging information graphics for all digital platforms (App, Web, Social), visually communicating complex subject matter clearly and concisely, exploring new approaches for presenting stories on digital publishing platforms, and working on breaking news, lead stories, investigations, and longform features. You will interpret, edit, and visualise data into engaging graphic journalism pieces, report to the Director of Graphic Journalism managing daily workflow, and collaborate with editors, reporters, data journalists, producers, designers, developers, animators, illustrators, and video producers.

Additional duties involve researching topics to enhance graphic quality, reviewing stories to generate ideas for visual storytelling, assisting newsroom colleagues with best practices and appropriate visual solutions, and sharing technical developments to progress the team’s capabilities.

Experience
Strong graphic design fundamentals including typography, colour perception, composition, and geometry. Growing knowledge of editorial design and visual storytelling within publishing. Experience in cartography and geospatial analysis (QGIS, MapShaper). Proficient in technical illustration using Adobe Illustrator; experience with 3D programs is a bonus. Competent in data visualisation tools such as Raw and DataWrapper. Fundamental front-end coding skills (HTML/CSS/JS). Extensive understanding of user-focused and interface design (Figma). Data analysis and editing skills to establish trends and points of interest (Excel, Sheets; R or Python is a bonus). Good organisational skills and time management using tools like Email and Trello.

About you
A passion for data visualisation and visual storytelling. A strong portfolio showcasing graphic design and infographics. Active interest in current affairs and global events. Comprehensive understanding of media types and digital formats. Previous experience in publishing is advantageous. Naturally inquisitive with excellent observation skills. A keen pursuit of technical development and enhancing personal skills.

Qualifications
Not explicitly specified, but a strong portfolio and relevant experience are essential.

Benefits
The Telegraph Media Group offers a fast-paced and interesting working environment with a suite of benefits supporting lifestyle and leisure activities. These include dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), life assurance, and season ticket loans. Flexible benefits are designed to support a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development opportunities are available through The Academy, offering courses to develop personal and professional skills for a rewarding career.

The Telegraph Media Group is committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering a workplace that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives, and backgrounds. They are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and provide support and reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process for disabled candidates or those with long-term health conditions.