Interactive Story Designer

ProPublica

Interactive Story Designer at ProPublica crafting impactful stories. Collaborating with award-winning journalists to elevate storytelling through innovative design and multimedia features.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

work closely with ProPublica’s award-winning journalists to design and build rich story experiences.
creating visual-first stories.
building multimedia features that elevate our daily storytelling.
experimenting with innovative story and graphical forms.
report to our graphics director and collaborate with members of other departments including visuals, video, news apps and product, as well as writers and story editors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least three years of relevant design experience.
An understanding of good design principles and how to design for clarity and impact.
The ability to communicate visual ideas through sketches and prototypes with visual journalists as well as reporters and editors.
Fluency in web development including HTML, CSS and Javascript.
A solid knowledge of or background in journalism; prior reporting experience is a plus.
A love for details and making things.
A deep desire to work on important accountability stories and an eagerness to help dig for the truth to help spur reform.
A talent for translating complex topics clearly and compellingly to our audience.
An ability to work on several projects at once. You’ll need to stay organized and focused.
An ability to travel occasionally for meetings and trainings.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

HTMLCSSJavaScriptdesign principlesprototypingvisual storytellingmultimedia featuresstorytellingsketchingreporting

Soft Skills

communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailcollaborationcreativityfocusadaptabilityproblem-solvingtime managementeagerness to learn