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Shape the future of visual journalism
Yahoo News is looking for a Designer, Social & Visual Storytelling to transform journalism into engaging visual experiences across social media, interactive platforms, and emerging digital formats.
This role blends editorial design, social content creation, motion graphics, interactive storytelling, and AI-powered creative workflows. If you're passionate about visual communication and enjoy experimenting with new ways to tell stories, this is an opportunity to reach millions of readers every day.
What you'll do
As part of Yahoo News' visual storytelling team, you'll help bring news stories to life across multiple platforms.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing engaging social content for Instagram, TikTok, and emerging platforms.
- Creating editorial carousels, explainers, story sequences, and visual content packages.
- Collaborating with editorial and social media teams on breaking news and content strategy.
- Developing visual identities and reusable templates for recurring editorial content.
- Designing interactive storytelling experiences using tools like Ceros.
- Creating maps and location-based visual stories with Mapbox.
- Producing motion graphics and animations for short-form video content.
- Exploring AI-assisted creative workflows to improve production and storytelling.
- Experimenting with new digital formats while maintaining high editorial and visual standards.
What they're looking for
You'll likely be a great fit if you have:
- 3+ years of professional design or illustration experience.
- A portfolio showcasing editorial design, social media content, interactive experiences, or data visualization.
- Experience designing for Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms.
- Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
- Familiarity with Ceros, Mapbox, AI-powered creative tools, or similar platforms.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Passion for journalism, digital storytelling, and emerging media formats.
Why Yahoo News?
Yahoo News reaches 35 million daily users, delivering trusted journalism through engaging digital experiences across web, mobile, and social platforms.
As a Designer, Social & Visual Storytelling, you'll help define how stories are experienced—not just read—through interactive graphics, motion design, visual explainers, and platform-native content that connects with audiences where they are.
You'll work alongside editorial, product, and social teams while experimenting with the latest storytelling technologies and AI-powered creative tools.
Benefits
- Flexible remote and hybrid work options across the United States.
- Competitive salary plus bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Backup childcare support.
- Education and professional development stipends.
- Opportunity to work on visual storytelling for one of the world's largest digital media platforms.
Salary
$96,000 – $200,000 USD per year
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