Story Art Fellow (Jan 2024)

Insider is hiring a Story Art fellow to join our Creative Team to create conceptual illustrations and photo composites for features, investigations and news stories.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential and loved journalism company. At Insider, we aim to cover the people, companies, and ideas changing our world. Our team members embody and uphold Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.

The Role & Team:

The Insider Fellowship Program is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This role requires you to work for 40 hours a week.

As a Story Art fellow, you will be responsible for reading and understanding the goal and framing of a story, creating (or sharing) sketches, and discussing and incorporating feedback from editors to complete a project. This role requires juggling multiple projects at once, meeting tight deadlines, and communicating clearly and often.

You'll also gain valuable experience collaborating with journalists and designers in a fast-paced and fun work environment, all while expanding your techniques and approaches as a designer in an editorial setting. This role will both require you to adhere to Insider’s story art visual language and brand, while also innovating and bringing your own style and skills to projects.

Insider is a flexible workplace when it comes to remote work, but an important part of the fellowship is being a part of the newsroom in person for learning opportunities. Fellows are asked to come into our offices in New York City, Los Angeles or San Francisco at least two days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

Working with reporters and editors to create story art for a wide range of topics and verticals
Handling Photoshop and Illustrator requests like cutting out images, resizing, cropping, and retouching photos
Create unique, thoughtful, intriguing and conceptual artwork for stories and packages
Help find diverse illustrator options and communicate regularly between freelancers and reporters/editors.
Help set up contracts and pricing for projects

The ideal candidate has:

Experience creating conceptual graphics, photo collages and composites
Expert knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Excellent use of color and attention to detail
A great eye for strong illustration and knowledge of different styles
Experience with animation and After Effects a plus
Experience art directing or working with illustrators a plus
Experience with typography and branding a plus
Mac proficiency

Additionally, all of our editorial fellows should have:

A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
Familiarity with digital and social media
The ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
Proofreading and copyediting skills
A love of Insider and our mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun

Salary & Benefits:

Fellows are paid $20 per hour (overtime when needed and approved)
PTO and paid holidays
Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits on 91st day of employment

Please apply with a resume and cover letter and specify why you're interested in working on this team. If you’d like some tips, check out our best practices guide.

**Fellowship applications close November 4, 2023**