Graphics Editor

AAAS has an exciting full-time opportunity for a Graphics Editor to join our award-winning Science’s Visuals team. Reporting to the Graphics Managing Editor, this position will be responsible for creating data visualizations, maps, and graphics for News from Science and the Science family of journals. The ideal candidate will not only have strong design and typographic sensibilities, but will also be passionate about collaborating with reporters, researchers, and editors to assemble, sift through, and use data to discover trends and tell visual stories.

What You’ll Do

• Research and design data visualizations and maps for print and web on both short and long timescales
• Collaborate with authors and editors on the News team to align on visual goals and devise an effective, creative, and aesthetically striking visual strategy for graphics
• Redesign graphics submitted by academics for the Commentary section to comply with Science styles and data viz best practices
• Collaborate with designers and photographers to ensure cohesion between visual assets in the final layout
• Collaborate with scientific illustrators on stories that require both data visualizations and infographics
• Design graphics for both print and web with an eye for responsive and accessible design
• Design interactive graphics
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• 1-3 years of relevant data visualization experience at a magazine, news outlet, or studio
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, data science, cartography, or other relevant field, preferred
• A portfolio that demonstrates an aptitude for designing standard charts and innovative data visualizations
• Well versed in design principles and data visualizations best practices
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe Illustrator for creating graphics and data visualizations
• Experience using open-source tools or coding languages to generate a wide range of data-driven charts in a vector-based format (i.e. SVG)
• Ability to clean, manipulate and analyze tabular data
• Familiarity with basic mapmaking including sourcing, prepping, and reprojecting GIS data in QGIS or similar program, and styling of a publish ready map in Adobe Illustrator
• Solid grounding in basic science education, intellectual curiosity about science, and comfort with scientific ideas
• Ability to digest complex technical research and hone a visual narrative
  
  

Application Process

Submit a resume and cover letter outlining qualifications and interest in the position by August 3, 2024. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. A Recruiter will contact you with next steps if you are selected for an interview.

The anticipated initial rate of compensation for this position is $70,000 – $80,000 per. AAAS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, each subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply.

Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of AAAS and will be based on a variety of factors, including years of experience, depth of experience, and other relevant factors. AAAS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

AAAS is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. AAAS uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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