art director / designer

📍 san diego, ca
 currently @ the 19th*
previously @ forbes / politico / fivethirtyeight
always! available for freelance

🎨  illustrations

  1. politics
  2. sports
  3. science
  4. tech

🖼️  art direction

  1. politics
  2. sports
  3. science
  4. etc.

📰 long reads


💖 info

💌 hello (at) emilyscherer.com
🐦 twitter / 📸 instagram / 🦋 bluesky
👋 HELLO !
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: MY MORNING JACKET’S COBRA 🐍

EMILY SCHERER is a graphic designer and art director from san diego, california. she studied graphic design and media studies at risd.

until spring 2023, she was the senior designer at fivethirtyeight, where she created (non-data) visuals across the site, managed a small (but mighty) team, collaborated with a diverse assortment of talented freelance artists, and worked with joey ellis to create fivey fox— an internet sensation who explained the importance of uncertainty in election forecasting models.

since then, she spent time as an editorial art director with politico, a digital designer with forbes, and currently as a news designer with the 19th*.
she’s always open to new projects and collaborations and would love to work with you!

most often she is watching competitive reality television shows, listening to a silly podcast about themed entertainment, and intensely following all varieties of women’s sports. her favorite band of all time is fugazi. she recently adopted a dog who she loves very very much, and is named after hardcore bassist kira roessler.

check her out on twitter (or now bluesky!) for survivor posts, instagram for photos of her dog, and on are.na for some sports aesthetics.
🏆 awards
  • 88th national headliner awards best in show
  • 2024 society for news design award of excellence, art direction team portfolio
  • 2020 society for news design award of excellence, art direction  individual portfolio
  • 2019 society for news design bronze medal,  art direction individual portfolio
  • type director’s club certificate of excellence
 🖼️ exhibitions
  • risd museum gelman gallery
  • risd graphic design triennial 2019
  • risd graphic design triennial 2016
  • aiga rhode island seeher exhibit 2016
💸 work sold

ACCURATE AS OF
   winter 2025
WE’RE DOING OUR BEST.
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EMILY SCHERER