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Senior Digital Designer Job at Forbes in Los Angeles

Senior Digital Designer Job at Forbes in Los Angeles

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Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators. The Forbes brand reaches more than 140 million people monthly worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature ForbesLive events and 49 licensed local editions in 81 countries.

The editorial team drives the look and feel of the brand. We creatively lead a range of work, from daily feature stories to large scale Forbes lists like 30 Under 30, Top Creators, the Forbes 400 and The World’s Billionaires List. Our designers collaborate across the newsroom, product, tech, marketing and live event teams to tell holistic stories that add value to our audience's everyday lives.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure a consistent visual style across all platforms that aligns with Forbes’ Brand Guidelines.
  • AI Prompt Engineering :
  • Craft detailed and effective prompts for AI image generation tools (e.g., Google Gemini AI, Getty AI and Adobe Firefly) to produce desired visual outputs.
  • Iterate and refine prompts based on generated results, optimizing for accuracy and creativity.
  • Explore and experiment with emerging AI design tools and techniques.
  • Lead larger list packages with the ability to delegate tasks as needed.
  • Collaborate with the editorial, photo, video, social, product and tech teams to determine the best approach to storytelling across all Forbes’ digital platforms.
  • In our fast paced news environment, designers will be assigned 3-4 stories a week or focus on larger list packages and are expected to own all aspects of creative production. Including …
  • Lead creative brainstorms.
  • Create conceptual artwork using photography, original illustration style or art directing an outside illustrator.
  • Manage the flow of stories with writers and editors using our in house CMS.
  • Design necessary charts and infographics.
  • Create promotional assets to run on social media and Forbes.com.
  • Collections here
  • Articles : https : / / www.forbes.com / daily-cover-stories
  • Best of 2024 Illustration : https : / / www.forbes.com / sites / forbesstaff / 2025 / 01 / 03 / the-best-of-forbes-illustration-2024 /
  • Best of 2023 Photography : https : / / www.forbes.com / sites / forbesstaff / 2025 / 01 / 03 / the-best-of-forbes-photography-2024 /

The ideal candidate

  • An image maker at heart, the ideal candidate has an aptitude for graphic creation, illustration and photo collage with the ability to create art independently for daily feature stories.
  • BA / BFA in design or illustration with 4-7 years of digital design experience, preferably at a media or editorial publishing company.
  • Advanced knowledge and applied experience in editorial illustration and visual storytelling.
  • Process rooted in strong conceptual thinking with a sophisticated sense of digital design, composition and typography.
  • Fluent in the full Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Knowledge of Adobe After Effects is preferred.
  • Comfortable using generative AI tools like Google Gemini AI, GettyAI and Adobe Firefly with the ability to expand your knowledge as new tools enter the market.
  • You enjoy staying current on design trends and industry technology, sharing findings with the department to facilitate new ways of thinking, working and problem solving.
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, breaking news environment under tight deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • A portfolio that demonstrates an eye for storytelling, excellent taste, a passion for design and a keen sense of what will perform well on different digital platforms.

    • Applications without an online portfolio will not be considered. Please share examples of work that demonstrate a variety of skills mentioned above. A design test will be required for final candidates.

    The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $85,000

    Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith. The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate. In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so. Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions. We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes. Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

    Forbes aims to offer employees the flexibility they need in order to be successful. Some positions may require candidates to be based in a specific location for consideration while some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position. This position is only open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, & Washington. Due to business operations and compliance requirements, we are unable to consider applicants based outside these states at this time.

    Forbes is an equal opportunity employer.

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    Seniority level

    Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

    Employment type

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Job function

    Job function

    Design, Art / Creative, and Information Technology

    Industries

    Book and Periodical Publishing

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