Designer (Temporary)
- Salary
- $113,945.85 - $115,000
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · New York
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 5 November 2026.
About the role
The New York Times's standard text
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
About the Role:
T Magazine, the New York Times Style Magazine, is seeking an experienced designer to join its creative team. You will design print and digital stories for T Magazine in conjunction with the Creative Director and Art Director.
This is an in-office position, based in New York City, and includes regular attendance in the office up to four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with editorial, photo, and production on all facets of layout development and expression
- Provide primary purview of front of book design through all stages of the workflow including production management
- Work closely with team to maintain smooth functioning of art department
- Partner closely with editorial staff across the magazine
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
- You will report to the Creative Director
Basic Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant design experience
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong graphic design skills presented in a portfolio
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Figma
- Experience working with print design as well as digital
This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
REQ-020904
Additional Compensation and Benefits:
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
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For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$113,945.85—$115,000 USD
Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:
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We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.
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What this role asks for
Standard for design roles
Figma
Common in design postings at any company.
In most of The New York Times's ads
Generative AI
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
50% of this description is written for the role. The rest is The New York Times's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with The New York Times's other open jobs.
The team: Design HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 3 open in Design. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Figma (3 of 3), Generative AI (3 of 3)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Fellow, Opinion Design posted Oct 20
- Design Director, Opinion posted Apr 3
From the team and dates on The New York Times's own job board.
Other openings for this role
2 open postings for this role in New York, NY, first posted 20 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 5 November 2026 – open (this posting)
- 20 October 2026 – open
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