Job Summary:

ARIJ is looking for a Full time Web Designer to collaborate on designing website pages, investigative reports, and other digital storytelling materials. The designer will play a key role in translating complex investigations into engaging visual stories through layouts, data visualizations, and interactive elements.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Design visually appealing and responsive layouts for ARIJ’s website, investigations, and other digital content.
• Create mockups, prototypes, and design assets in collaboration with journalists and developers.
• Ensure designs are consistent with ARIJ’s branding and style guidelines.
• Design and implement scrollytelling layouts and other interactive storytelling formats.
• Produce graphics, banners, maps, and visual content that enhance narrative clarity and impact.
• Build story-related banners and visual assets from scratch for published investigations.
• Collaborate with developers to implement interactive elements (scroll effects, animations, and transitions).
• Design and visualize data using interactive or static charts, maps, and infographics.
• Maintain design accessibility and usability across different screen sizes and devices.
  

Requirements:

• 2–3 years of proven experience as a Web Designer or in a similar visual storytelling role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creativity, data visualization, and digital storytelling.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, or Photoshop for layout and visual design.
• Solid understanding of visual storytelling and information design.
• Experience with data visualization tools/libraries such as Datawrapper, Flourish, D3.js or Chart.js.
• Experience with interactive map design using Mapbox, Leaflet.js, or Google Maps API; ability to design and build custom SVG maps without relying on external libraries.
• Strong sense of color theory and visual hierarchy for readability and emotional impact.
• Strong UX/UI knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of responsive design.
• Awareness of accessibility (WCAG) and best practices in visual design for digital publications.
• Understanding of GSAP (ScrollTrigger) or similar animation libraries is a plus.
• Experience in motion design or animation drawing is a plus.
• Good command of both Arabic and English. 
• Teamwork and positive team spirit.
• Ability to handle multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure. 
• Adaptability and flexibility.

If you meet the above qualifications and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume here. Deadline for submission October 28, 2025. 

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.