Design Developer, Opinion

The role

A design-minded front-end developer on the Opinion desk's design team, building digital storytelling experiences on deadline. You'll work with art directors and editors and build the tools and templates the desk reuses. Reports to the Deputy Editor, Design.

What you'll do

• Build responsive, precise reader experiences with art directors, editors and engineers
• Assess designs for feasibility, accessibility and performance, and propose alternatives
• Prototype interactions, layouts, animations and transitions from static wireframes
• Integrate and optimise video, audio and animation across devices and browsers
• Check typography, spacing, colour and micro-interactions against visual specs
• Build and maintain reusable templates, tools and documentation
• Onboard designers onto front-end systems

About you

• 5+ years of creative front-end development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Figma
• A strong grasp of typography, layout, motion and interaction
• Familiar with Git and collaborative coding
• Able to pick up new technologies, including emerging AI tools
• Preferred: Svelte, WebGL, three.js, React, After Effects, Cinema 4D or Blender
• Preferred: motion design, data visualisation, video or audio experience
• Comfortable in a fast newsroom, with occasional nights and weekends

What's on offer

• Possible annual bonus and restricted stock
• Medical, dental and vision cover
• 401(k) match and employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation, sick days and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development

The details

• Salary: $113,945.85 – $136,000 base
• Location: New York, NY; in the office four days a week
• Level: 5+ years; a NewsGuild of New York union role

How to apply

Apply through The New York Times careers site. The listing asks applicants not to use generative AI for the substance of their application.