Senior Designer

If you’re a creative page designer with a flair for headline writing and clean copy, we’d like you to join our growing news team. The Hill, a division of Nexstar Media Group, seeks a talented senior designer to help support a new print design, a growing e-edition and special sections.

The page designer will work across a team of designers and copy editors to produce multiple editions per week. They have an intrinsic understanding of what makes for a dynamic news page and are fluent with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. In the senior designer role, the candidate will help with important duties like uploading/approving pages to the press and completing a checklist of duties at the end of production.

This is a remote, work-from-home position. You need not live in the Washington, D.C., area.

Any person in this position will be represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Communications Workers of America Local 32035, AFL-CIO.

About The Role

The ideal candidate will understand how to write catchy and accurate headlines, sell-lines and captions, have experience working under deadlines and know how to stay organized and be able to multitask. A go-getter attitude and a passion and understanding of U.S. politics and policy issues are a definite plus.

Skills And Qualifications

Ideal candidates will be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and know how to optimize design for both print and digital audiences. They should have a proven ability to meet deadlines and communicate effectively. Collaboration and teamwork is vital to our operation.

Compensation ranges from $50-$60k per year + commensurate with experience and skill level.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, Life Insurance, and 401K with company match.

About The Hill

Established in 1994, The Hill is the country’s definitive digital source for non-partisan political news and information. Inside the Beltway, it’s known as an essential, agenda-setting read for lawmakers and influencers. Beyond the Capitol, The Hill’s trusted content is shared more often on social media than any other political news brand in America.

Our properties include TheHill.com, reaching a monthly audience of 41M; Hill.TV, the largest independent video platform within the Beltway with 1.4B annual views; The Hill’s print edition, one of the most influential sources for law and policy makers; Elevate Studios, creating breakthrough branded content offerings for leading marketers; and The Hill Events, which hosted 70 virtual events last year, featuring 92 Members of Congress and 88 industry leaders in meaningful policy discussions.

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