i is looking for an experienced Graphic Artist to join our growing newsroom on a freelance basis.

The successful candidate will join our production and design team, working across products and platforms to elevate and enhance our journalism. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious team at a key moment in i's growth.

Main Responsibilities
* Creating eye-catching, dynamic graphics to enhance our news and features coverage
* Using statistics and data to help a story leap off the page and help the reader gain further depth and understanding of complex issues
* Pitching ideas to our news desks and section heads on how to enhance our coverage
* Working across print and digital, ensuring our graphics get the best possible display on all platforms
* Liaising with section heads, social and audience team, production, pictures and design
* Working with editors on special projects and in-depth coverage

Person Specification
* Experience in a similar role at a daily title
* A flair and passion for designing beautiful graphics that add value to a story
* Ability to represent complex data in an interesting, visual way that make them more tangible for our reader
* A strong interest in news and current affairs
* The ability to work quickly, creatively, and accurately under pressure, to tight deadlines
* Excellent knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro, Figma or other design software
* Used to handling fast-moving projects and able to juggle competing demands
* Passion for the i project, and an appreciation of i's structure, style and ethos

About Us
i is Britain's youngest national news publisher - and one of the most trusted. i has a unique mission: publishing non-partisan reporting and intelligent opinion. With a strong digital subscriber audience and a healthy print circulation, i has also grown digital reach to 11m users a month. Its newsroom breaks some of the biggest stories in UK journalism. Growing in influence and profitable, i is shortlisted for News Website of the Year and National Newspaper of the Year in the 2024 Press Awards, and is a recent winner of Daily Newspaper of the Year (London Press Club) and News Website of the Year (Online Media Awards). We pride ourselves on having a dynamic, collegiate work environment that celebrates creativity, innovation and success.