The Harvard Business Review Group is looking for a contract Infographics Editor. The position can either be a part-time or full time role. The Infographics Editor will work closely with editors and designers in HBR to improve the overall quality, style and importance of graphics in all our published offerings. This role is a real bridging role within Harvard Business Review Group which will affect change in our products.
We are seeking someone who has enough experience and journalistic smarts to propose ideas and options. They will also assemble rigorous data and research. The role requires someone who is visually smart, who can see the potential for graphics and who can delve into raw material and see the visual potential. They need to be able to look at raw articles or papers and articulate the graphic storytelling potential. They should essentially be able to bring a number of ideas and options to the team about how to tell a story visually. It is also essential that they develop a network of industry contacts, trade groups or publications, and partner with employees within the organization. They must be good at developing a clear brief for each project they undertake within the design department.