Senior Designer, Consumer Strategy and Growth

The Atlantic is seeking a senior designer to spearhead visual design for Consumer Strategy & Growth. This team is responsible for subscriber growth—acquiring new subscribers and engaging and retaining existing ones—which is essential to building a sustainable future for our journalism.

In this critical creative role, you will own and elevate the visual expression of our subscriber-facing campaigns across the entire lifecycle: research, conceptualization, planning, production, testing, and optimization. Working in close collaboration with copywriters, growth-marketing strategists, data analysts, editorial, and other partners across the organization, you will develop creative that is not only bold, ambitious, and on-brand but also strategically rooted and shaped by data and audience insights.

This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll set art direction for marketing campaigns, execute high-quality design work, and manage and mentor an associate designer. From conceptual thinking to pixel pushing, this role is for a designer who can balance creative ambition with operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with copywriters to develop integrated creative concepts that bring together strong storytelling and elegant design

• Lead art direction for marketing campaigns that span a wide range of channels, including email, paid marketing, web, and print, adapting designs to platform-specific best practices

• Translate data, insights, and testing results into design decisions that drive performance

• Present creative concepts and design rationale to stakeholders, clearly connecting creative choices to business goals and audience impact

• Manage, support, and mentor an associate designer, providing feedback, guidance, and growth opportunities 

• Lead brainstorms and ideation sessions, contributing original ideas and helping others sharpen theirs

• Establish and refine workflows and processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and creative quality
   

Requirements

• Strong conceptual thinker who enjoys exploring storytelling and visual metaphor

• Mastery of core design principles including typography, composition, color, visual hierarchy, and layout

• Proven experience in brand identity and marketing design

• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma

• Motion design and illustration experience

• Strong communication skills: able to articulate ideas, lead brainstorms, clarify feedback from stakeholders, and deliver a killer presentation

• A deep appreciation for brand integrity and consistency

• A research-driven mindset: studying brand history, competitive landscapes, and audience insights to inform creative work

• 5+ years of professional experience in advertising, marketing, agency, or design studio environments
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing or mentoring an associate designer
   

Candidates must apply with a link to an online portfolio or design samples. Applicants without samples will not be considered.

Salary Minimum: $87,000; Salary Maximum: $100,000

This role is based in New York City or Washington DC.

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.