Creative Director, Editorial

atlanticmedia· 200 The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
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About this 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. 

 

The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative, an ambitious design mind, and able to think big while maintaining attention to detail. Their work should elevate The Atlantic’s visual identity while maintaining its core sensibility and spirit.

 

Qualifications of the ideal candidate:

  • Demonstrated talent for leadership, including creative vision, people-management experience, and the ability to both 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

 

This position is based in New York City or Washington, D.C.

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

About The Atlantic:

The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future.

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The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ("The Atlantic") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Atlantic is committed to diversity and encourages members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.  

Job offers to work at The Atlantic are contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of reference checks and compliance with The Atlantic's COVID-19 vaccination policy. The Atlantic requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and submit proof of vaccination status. Employees who cannot receive the vaccine because of a disability/medical contraindication or sincerely-held religious belief may request an accommodation (e.g., an exemption) to this requirement.

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