WBEZ-FM 91.5

Vice President of Design

WBEZ-FM 91.5

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $170,100 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Establish and champion a cohesive design vision across WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and CPM products in coordination with Marketing’s brand strategy.
  • Ensure design excellence across print, broadcast, web, mobile, and emerging platforms.
  • Serve as the organization’s final decision-maker on design standards, quality, and governance.
  • Represent design at the senior leadership level and contribute to organizational strategy.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop designers across business teams, including product, marketing, and circulation.
  • Collaborate closely with newsroom design, graphics, and interactive teams to ensure alignment with CPM-wide design standards and vision.
  • Build a collaborative, inclusive design culture aligned with CPM’s mission and values.
  • Provide guidance, critique, and professional development for design talent.
  • Own CPM’s design system in close collaboration with Marketing, Editorial and other stakeholders.
  • Own the implementation of CPM’s design system across the organization.
  • Ensure consistency, accessibility, and scalability across platforms and products.
  • Drive adoption of design tools and workflows, including deep experience with Figma.
  • Partner closely with product management, engineering, editorial, marketing, and audience teams.
  • Lead design contributions to new product development, from concept through launch and iteration.
  • Embed user-centered thinking and accessibility into all design work.

Requirements

  • Significant design leadership experience in media, journalism, or related fields.
  • Proven experience designing for legacy media, including newspapers or broadcast, as well as modern digital platforms.
  • A strong, demonstrated track record in digital and product design.
  • Experience building, owning, and maintaining design systems.
  • Proficiency with modern design tools, including Figma.
  • Experience working closely with digital product and engineering teams.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across editorial and business functions.
  • Experience in public media or mission-driven journalism organizations (preferred).
  • Experience designing and launching new products (preferred).
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • vacation
  • holidays
  • life insurance
  • disability coverage
  • retirement savings
  • commuter benefits plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
design leadershipdigital designproduct designdesign systemsuser-centered designaccessibilitydesign standardsquality governancecollaboration
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationmentoringstrategic thinkinginclusivitycritiqueprofessional development