Taylor Maggiacomo is an award-winning graphic editor and illustrator currently working in Washington, D.C. as a graphics editor at The New York Times, Opinion. She creates engaging visual journalism and communicates complex topics through infographics and data visualization. Previously, she was a graphic editor at National Geographic. Taylor holds a graduate certificate in Natural Science Illustration from California State University, Monterey Bay, and studied biology and art at Carnegie Mellon University.

Outside of work you can find her running with her local run club, hitting the tennis court, thrift shopping, or hanging out with her cat Oreo.

Interviews:

2022 Flora Distinguished Visiting Journalist, Whitworth University, October 2022; The Whitworthian
Make Space for Animals, Big Picture Science, January 2022

Awards:

  • Pulitzer Prize, 2025
    Finalist, Editorial Writing: “The Warning”

  • The Society of Publication Designers, 2021
    Gold, Illustration: Infographic: “Animals in Space”

  • Society for News Design, 2019-2025
    Silver (1), Bronze (1), Awards of Excellence (8)

  • Online Journalism Awards, 2021
    Finalist, Feature: “Mountain Hunters”

  • Malofiej Infographics World Summit, 2019
    Silver, Bronze