Senior Visuals Editor Job at The Atlantic in New York

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The Atlantic is seeking a Senior Visuals Editor to join our visuals team. This person will report to the Visuals Director overseeing our digital coverage, and will play a key role in helping manage the flow of short-term assignments and ensuring strong, timely visual execution across our daily journalism. They will also commission and art direct assignments as needed.

We’re looking for someone with excellent news judgment, strong organizational and communication skills, and a sharp visual eye. You might come from a background in photo editing, art direction, or editorial production. The ideal candidate should be able to work collaboratively, move quickly, and provide guidance when needed to a busy and ambitious team to ensure that all work meets The Atlantic’s design, production, and editorial standards. They should have familiarity working with sensitive and complex subject matter, and the ability to be both creative and nimble in responding to news. The role will at times include night, early-morning, and weekend work.

Responsibilities Support the Visuals Director in coordinating the day-to-day visual needs of the newsroom, including tracking short-term assignments and helping ensure clarity around deadlines and expectations.

Act as a bridge between editors and visuals team members—keeping everyone aligned as publishing schedules shift.

Commission and curate visuals (photography and illustration) for daily stories, features, and special projects

Contribute to improving workflows and systems to help the team operate more efficiently as we grow

Collaborate with teams across the newsroom to maintain consistency and quality and to help innovate as we grow our visual operations

Qualifications 10+ years of experience in a newsroom or editorial environment, ideally in a visuals-related role

Strong editorial judgment, with a demonstrated ability to make thoughtful, timely visual decisions in a fast-paced setting

Experience commissioning photography or illustration and working with creatives

Comfortable tracking multiple assignments at once and communicating clearly across teams

Management experience preferred

A collaborative approach and a desire to support a team

Salary Salary Minimum : $105,000; Salary Maximum : $125,000

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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In Summary : The Atlantic is seeking a Senior Visuals Editor to join our visuals team . This person will report to the Visuals Director overseeing our digital coverage . The role will at times include night, early-morning, and weekend work . The ideal candidate should be able to work collaboratively and move quickly .

En Español : El Atlantic está buscando a alguien con un excelente juicio de noticias, fuertes habilidades organizativas y de comunicación, y una aguda vista visual. Usted puede provenir de un fondo en edición de fotos, dirección artística o producción editorial. La candidata ideal debe ser capaz de trabajar de manera colaborativa, moverse rápidamente y proporcionar orientación cuando sea necesario para que todo el trabajo cumpla los estándares del Atlántico. Los miembros del equipo deben estar familiarizados con la hora de trabajo y las expectativas creativas, así como ayudar al Director Visual a coordinar las tareas visuales durante el fin de semana. Comisionar y curar imágenes (fotografía e ilustración) para historias diarias, características y proyectos especiales Contribuir a mejorar los flujos de trabajo y sistemas para ayudar al equipo a operar más eficientemente a medida que crecemos Colaborar con equipos en toda la redacción para mantener la consistencia y calidad y ayudar a innovar mientras crecemos nuestras operaciones visuales Qualificaciones 10+ años de experiencia en una redacción o un entorno editorial, idealmente en un papel relacionado con las imágenes Un fuerte juicio editorial, con una capacidad demostrada para tomar decisiones visuales ponderadas y oportunas en un contexto acelerado Experiencia comisionando fotografía o ilustración y trabajando con creativos Confortable rastrear múltiples tareas simultáneamente y comunicándose claramente entre equipos La experiencia de gestión prefiere un enfoque colaborativo y el deseo de apoyar a un equipo desde sueldo mínimo : $105,000; Salary Maximum : $125,000 Los asuntos del Atlántico, durante más de 160 años, han avanzado y tienen como objetivo reforzarnos continuamente sobre la cultura y la economía global. ___________ The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ("The Atlantic") es un Empleador de Igualdad en Oportunidades. El Atlántico está comprometido con la diversidad y alienta a los miembros de comunidades tradicionalmente subrepresentadas a aplicar, incluidas mujeres, personas LGBTQ, personas de color y personas con discapacidades. No discriminamos contra nuestros solicitantes por raza, color, religión, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género, orientación sexual y embarazo), origen nacional, edad, incapacidad, estatus veterano, información genética o cualquier otro estado protegido por la ley aplicable.