Design is fundamental to the New York Times’s mission and business, say the publishers, weaving together editorial thinking, technology and strategy to create product experiences that truly matter. It is a catalyst for innovation, elevating the user experience while maintaining the trust and excellence that distinguish The Times across its core journalism and news products, portfolio of lifestyle products, editorial tools, internal platforms, and more.
Kate has over 20 years of creative and editorial design leadership across some of the most respected journalism brands and design consultancies. Most recently, she led design for NYT Opinion for the last seven years.
“Kate represents the best of what design can achieve. At every step she has been a force for interrogating our journalism and how we deliver it, pushing the boundaries of opinion journalism and driving our report to excellence,” said Katie Kingsbury, head of Times Opinion. “While I’m sad to lose a true partner, I know the larger Times audience will benefit from the razor-sharp thinking she’ll bring to the product team and the reader experience.”
Kate’s primary focus in her new role will be on the NYT’s news product, with Matt Raw reporting to her.
The NYT says: “Matt has been an indispensable leader and beloved colleague in Product Design for 12 years. He has worked across news and lifestyle products, led product design for our subscriber growth efforts, built up best-in-class product design operations, and most recently served as our interim head of Product Design. He also brings a deep understanding of how the craft of product design is evolving, which is especially critical as we continue to explore new technologies like AI.”
In his new role, Matt will support the design leadership across lifestyle brands like games and cooking, platform teams, monetization teams and product design operations.
“Together, Kate and Matt form a powerful leadership duo. We’re excited to see them transform bold ideas into tangible experiences that will define how millions of people experience The Times in an increasingly AI-driven world,” says the New York Times.
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