Interactives Developer
Foreign Policy is seeking a talented front-end developer to take our web design and digital storytelling to new levels.
Job Description
This job is part code and part design. We’re looking for someone who truly loves web-native storytelling, has an eye for beautiful things, and the tech skills to combine the two.
This person will bring FP’s magazine features to life on the web, as well as enhancing our longform and multimedia storytelling. You’ll also work with our web team on producing data visualizations and interactive maps. If you’ve got the ability and interest, we’d love for you to help build tools to make our newsroom work smarter.
In this role, you are part of the newsroom, which is to say, you are a journalist and storyteller first. You’ll help make editorial decisions about how stories are best displayed online, what works digitally, and what doesn’t -- all the while ensuring that digital presentations function across multiple platforms.
You’ll build our feature stories, like these (but even better):
Portrait of the Army as a Work in Progress
Nowhere Land: Terrorism in Western Sahara
The Social Laboratory
You’ll also lead development on our signature packages, like the Fragile States Index
You’ll leverage photography, illustrations, graphics, data visualizations, and video to create innovative and engaging visual packages on daily and weekly deadlines.
You’ll work with art directors and web editors to design individual stories, charts, and other content as needed.
Must Have:
- Bachelor's degree
- 3-5 years previous experience in a newsroom, or a storytelling role in a nonprofit or academic organization
- Extensive experience using Adobe Creative Suite
- Demonstrated expertise with HTML5, CSS3, SASS, version control (Git), JavaScript (extra points for experience with D3 or Raphael)
- The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, arriving at design solutions with fellow designers and non-designers alike
- A demonstrated understanding of user experience
- An interest in making data visually interesting and understandable
Nice to Have:
- Experience with native mobile and responsive design
- Experience developing for WordPress
- Experience in statistics, data analysis, or cartography
- Experience designing for online presentation
- Experience with best practices for web design
- Experience with photo editing for news stories
- Writing/editing experience
- Video editing/motion graphics experience
- A background in politics or international affairs
To apply:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, link to portfolio site, and a Github profile if you've got one. Send your materials toemma.carew@foreignpolicy.com and lindsay.ballant@foreignpolicy.com by September 30, 2014. No phone calls, please.
