T

The New York Times

Publishes news, sports, puzzles and recipes

Designer - Advertising / Marketing Design

Part-Time
$73k - $83k/yr+ Annual bonus + Restricted stock
Mid
New York, NY, USA
HybridRemote work requires EST hours; hybrid work is also available at the New York City headquarters.
Art, Graphics & AnimationGraphic Design

About the job

Requirements
  • 3–5 years of professional design experience in an agency, in-house, media, or marketing environment.
  • Experience working across social, event, and presentation design.
  • Strong proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • A refined use of typography and design layout.
  • Experience designing for multiple formats and channels, including presentations and digital communications.
  • Working knowledge of basic motion design.
  • A digital portfolio demonstrating design craft and finished work.
  • Experience using Google Suite and Keynote.
Responsibilities
  • Follow and work within the New York Times Advertising branding, following typography, color, and layout guidelines.
  • Design assets for social channels, newsletters, presentations, and events.
  • Support the Senior Designer and Design Director across a variety of concurrent projects.
  • Translate briefs, messaging, and stakeholder feedback into clear, visual work.
  • Manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
  • Collaborate with partners across the marketing and advertising organization.
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of the value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience supporting marketing, advertising, media, or brand teams.
  • Ability to quickly understand a brief, identify priorities, and work independently with appropriate direction.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly with non-design partners.
  • Comfort working in a high-volume environment with changing priorities and short timelines.

About the company

The New York Times Company publishes The New York Times, a daily newspaper and news site read around the world, plus subscription products such as The Athletic for sports, Wirecutter for product reviews, NYT Games, and NYT Cooking. Its 1971 publication of the Pentagon Papers, a secret government history of the Vietnam War, led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling for press freedom. Readers follow the news, play puzzles such as Wordle, and find recipes on its websites and apps. They pay for one product or a single subscription covering all of them, while advertising, Wirecutter's shopping referral fees, and the printed newspaper bring in the rest. The Times was first published in 1851, and the company is based in New York City.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1851

Get referred to The New York Times

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Subscription growth is still fast: digital subscription revenue rose 16.4% in the June 2026 quarter as it added 280,000 subscribers.
  • Jobs rest on rising profits: operating profit grew 23% to $431.6 million in 2025, on $2.82 billion of revenue.
  • It hires while rivals cut: The Athletic added six Washington Post sports journalists after the Post's February 2026 layoffs.

What critics are saying

  • Newsroom hybrid work is at risk: a February 2026 Times proposal would allow five-day office mandates from March 2027.
  • Stock grants lost value: shares fell 15% in August 2026 when costs topped forecasts, leaving them down 8.6% for 2026.
  • AI chatbots compete for its readers: it sued AI search startup Perplexity in December 2025, after suing OpenAI in 2023.

What makes The New York Times unique

  • Most digital subscribers buy several products: 53% held the all-access bundle or multiple subscriptions at the end of 2025.
  • One family has controlled it since 1896: a family trust holds 94.6% of the shares electing 9 of 13 directors.
  • Even its engineers have a union: 43% of staff, including Tech Guild software developers, were union-represented at year-end 2025.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

-12%

2 year growth

-15%
Fortune
May 26th, 2026
Bolt CEO defends firing entire HR team as EEOC chair backs discrimination lawsuit against NYT

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow sparked controversy at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit by revealing he fired his entire HR team, claiming they "created problems that didn't exist". The comments came one month after laying off roughly 30% of staff and amid reports of equity-for-salary arrangements and unpaid contractors, which Breslow denied. The summit also featured Andrea Lucas, chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, defending her agency's lawsuit against The New York Times for allegedly discriminating against a white male editor. Lucas rejected suggestions the case was politically motivated, stating "civil rights should be for everyone". Other summit discussions focused on AI's potential to reshape up to 50% of work hours within five years, according to McKinsey, alongside workplace culture topics including four-day workweeks and pay transparency.

RTTNews
Feb 18th, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Discloses $350 Million Stake In The New York Times

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, has disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times Company..

Wikipedia
Dec 1st, 2025
Andrew Ross Sorkin

In October 2001, while a journalist at The New York Times, Sorkin started DealBook, a newsletter about deal-making and Wall Street.[19] DealBook was one of the first financial news aggregation services on the Internet.

Bloomberg
Aug 26th, 2025
Fivespan Takes Stake in New York Times (NYT)

The financiers that led a high-profile activist campaign at the New York Times Co. three years ago have now taken a stake in the iconic newspaper company via their new investment firm.

SBJ Media
Dec 27th, 2023
New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft

The New York Times has filed suit against OpenAI and Microsoft.