Manager, B2B Web Designer

Job Description: About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation. Dow Jones works with many Global Fortune 500 companies providing the data, news and intelligence to help them reduce risk, ensure compliance and identify business opportunities. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). 

About the Team:

As part of the global Marketing organization, the B2B Enterprise Marketing team is responsible for driving business growth in partnership with the product and sales teams of our enterprise businesses: Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, and Risk & Compliance. The team runs a client centric approach focused on industries and accounts developing and activating strategies and campaigns that drive awareness, build our reputation and deepen relationships in these select industries and accounts.

About the Role:

In this role, you will be responsible for designing and maintaining the visual system of our enterprise web experience (dowjones.com/professional/) in collaboration with the B2B Enterprise Marketing team. You will focus on designing a robust, responsive, user-friendly website experience that aligns with our overarching business goals. 

This role is based in-person in New York, NY, working on-site in our midtown Manhattan office three days a week, reporting to the Director of Web Experience.

You Will:

• Stay ahead of the curve by continuously exploring the latest web design trends and evaluating Dow Jones’ competitive landscape, ensuring our digital presence remains innovative, compelling and engaging.

• Embrace a data-driven approach to design by monitoring and analyzing performance metrics, gaining insights into user engagement and optimizing designs based on real-world feedback.

• Collaborate with the B2B Enterprise Marketing team to understand objectives and develop a best-in-class, user-friendly design system.

• Work closely with social media and paid media team members to craft a cohesive and integrated design experience that enhances Dow Jones’ reach and impact. Partnering with art directors, designers, copywriters and external partners to achieve this synergy.

• Design graphics, digital proofs, UI/UX layouts, and visual concepts that captivate and engage users.

• Develop a deep understanding of our brand voice, visual identity to ensure a consistent and unified approach across all deliverables.

• Craft style guides and work closely with other designers to execute design briefs.

• Assist the marketing team in producing visual assets such as landing pages, web components and UI elements.

• Develop wireframes and mock-ups that are both persuasive and visually appealing.

• Create responsive templates optimized for desktop, mobile and tablet.

• Research and develop user journeys to ensure seamless transitions between key sections of the site.

• Provide development-ready designs to support ongoing site enhancements.

Specifically, you should have:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience as a junior web designer or graphic designer.

• A Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, web design, or a related field.

• A strong portfolio showcasing expertise in previous web design projects.

• Practical experience with design tools such as Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or Sketch.

• An understanding of color theory, typography, layout design and usability principles, particularly for web design.

• Proficiency in graphic design and a deep understanding of how various elements interact on a web page.

• A creative mindset with exceptional visual communication skills, multimedia and design capabilities.

• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to multitask, prioritize, manage stakeholders, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• A thorough understanding of the latest industry trends, design tools, and accessibility standards.

• Working knowledge of HTML is a plus.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates. 

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - CMO - Marketing

Job Category:

Marketing & Product Management

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $110,000 - $135,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..