Current Title: News Design + R&D
Organization: The New York Times
Country: United States
Twitter: @dashalom
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalitshalom/
Web: dalitshalom.com
Bio
Dalit Shalom is a Design Lead at The New York Times where she guides the creation of new formats, spaces and tools that advance storytelling. Her work lives at the heart of editorial, research, ideation, and prototyping, and she believes in design as a vehicle for helping people understand and navigate complexities. In her current role, she leads a team that focuses on Trust and Credibility, interfacing with multiple desks and teams across the newsroom, and working closely with the Masthead to define key moments to help clarify The Times’ journalism to readers. She is also the co-chair of the Women’s Network, NYT’s largest ERG.
Previously, Dalit’s work included consulting and bringing projects to life for NASA, This American Life, and The New York Public Library, to name a few. She holds a BDes from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, and a Masters degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU.
In addition to her current role at The New York Times, Dalit teaches design thinking classes at Tandon School of Engineering NYU and at the Columbia School of Journalism. She is also an alum of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program (’22).