Graphic Designer

Job Description

FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the US These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Do you obsess over great design? Do your ideas come with a color palette? Do you geek out over style guides? If so, this is the job for you!

FOX 13 and FOX Local in Seattle is looking for a Graphic Designer to join their team. You will work with the Marketing, Sales, and News Departments to create attention-grabbing designs for digital, on-air, and sales campaigns. This will include both original work – logos, animations, brand elements – and creative briefs, which will then be passed to our Graphics Hub for execution. You will need to be both a creative leader and collaborator who stays up to date with current design trends, especially on digital and social platforms.

Duties/Responsibilities
• Receive, research, and fulfill all graphics requests and follow through to completion and delivery.
• Design Creative Briefs for projects with Marketing Leadership when necessary.
• Maintain working knowledge of all production relating to graphics at all times.
• Determine which projects will be created in-house or sourced to the Graphics Hub.
• Communicate daily with Marketing Manager, Marketing Director, and Producers to ensure proper scheduling and tracking of projects.
• Communicate with appropriate technical personnel to ensure proper delivery of graphics.
• Assist assigned Graphics Hub designers by supplying all necessary information for projects and minimize repetitive work.
• Deal with day-to-day operations of all productions in progress and daily graphics requests.
• Assist producers in timely delivery of all graphics.
• Possess strong attention to detail.
• Portfolio of excellent design and animation skills.

Required Skills and Abilities
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, and PowerPoint.
• Cinema 4D and 3D experience a major plus.
• Strong understanding of on-air graphic systems, including StudioClips, Chyron and Axis.
• In-depth working knowledge of all digital graphic file formats and their appropriate applications.
• Strong working knowledge of all department technologies relating to file transfer from studio to remote production units.
• Ability to accurately QC elements both on broadcast and digital formats.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues with graphics playout systems and file sharing.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with all departments.
• Strong understanding of time management techniques, with ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may require nights, early mornings, weekends, holidays, and emergency scenarios.

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company's success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

Click here to learn more about the diverse communities of people behind our brands.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $30.00-35.00 per hour for Washington. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmpjqx-18-217-108-11-42 in your application.