Contact: Alex Leo <alexandraleo@gmail.com>
Reuters.com is seeking an interactive designer to join our Global
Customer Solutions team. We are a solid group of energetic,
results-driven individuals looking for more of the same. Your primary
role will be to conceptualize and design exciting editorial
experiences for our users.
The editorial designer will be working in a collaborative environment
alongside senior creative, product managers, and design technologists,
and will support design needs for Reuters.com and other Thomson
Reuters Consumer Media products.
Our ideal candidate understands our fast-paced news environment, will
be well organized, is passionate about their craft, and is experienced
in translating challenging business requirements into innovative
design solutions. They will also have a passion for, and curiosity
about information consumption, and strive to develop innovative
solutions to everyday usability problems.
Design user interfaces and produce graphics for our consumer facing
websites and applications.
Conceive and develop interactive features and templates.
Work with third-party partners while ensuring design synergy between
their product and ours.
Develop marketing collateral that supports our brands.
At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and
efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine
industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical
information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax
and accounting, scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by
the world’s most trusted news organization.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree
Work must exhibit an exceptional understanding of the principles of
user-centered visual design, grid-based layout, typography, usability
and interaction
Extremely proficient working with the most common tools of the trade
(Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)
Must be Fluent in CSS, HTML, XHTML, and other languages associated
with front-end development
Must have an understanding of AS2 and have working experience building
Flash interactives and working with rich media.
Candidate Requirements
All candidates MUST provide access to an online portfolio.
4+ years as a graphic designer creating solutions for the Web
A positive attitude and an inspiring work ethic
Experience in a news media environment
Experience working with large amounts of data
Experience designing for mobile websites and/or mobile applications
Willingness to adhere to editorial and design style guides.
