Javier Zarracina
Visual Journalism Leader | Graphics, Data, and Motion Storytelling
Javier Zarracina
Visual Journalism Leader | Graphics, Data, and Motion Storytelling
I’m a graphics and visual storytelling leader who turns complex information into clear, engaging, trustworthy work. I’ve led graphics and data visualization teams at The Washington Post, USA TODAY, Vox, the Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe, while staying hands-on across digital, print, video, and interactive storytelling.
What drives me most is clarity: finding the strongest visual form for an idea and helping audiences quickly understand what matters. I bring leadership, editorial judgment, visual strategy, and hands-on execution to distinctive work that explains complexity, sharpens storytelling, and earns trust.
Cross-team leadership
Data visualization
Graphic Editing
Hands-on graphics
Cartography
Interactive graphics
I use charts, maps, diagrams, and interactive graphics to help audiences make sense of major stories, from breaking news like the Baltimore bridge collapse, the death of Robin Williams, and Hurricane Helene to explanatory, investigative work and special projects.
Illustration
Art Direction
Design
I create, coordinate, commission, and art direct editorial illustrations, photo-collage, photos and videos for daily coverage and larger projects.
Animation
3D graphics
Video Editing
Social Graphics
I bring information graphics into video, using motion to make stories clearer, more informative, and more engaging across digital and social platforms.
A selection of visual storytelling across news, enterprise, explanatory journalism, and video.