Broadcast Graphic Designer

Window To The World Communications - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

WTTW (Chicago PBS) is seeking an outcomes-driven, enthusiastic, technically-savvy graphic designer/animator to join the creative services team. The ideal candidate will create compelling daily news, documentary, special, brand, and promo graphics packages. They will conceptualize and execute engaging on-air animations for promos, television shows and ancillary content, presentations, and more. An online portfolio demonstrating logo and brand design, typography, animation, motion graphics / 3D, typography, and color theory work is required for consideration. Please include link with application. The role involves designing, creating, and animating inventive graphics packages and promos in a fast-paced, outcomes-driven environment using compelling brand identity elements, motion graphics, and animation. These graphics will include branding elements, promos, show opens and closes, backgrounds, lower thirds, animations, snipes, logos, marketing assets, and more. The designer will manage efficient and quick turnaround of graphics assets to support daily newsroom and other short- and long-term production and marketing needs. Collaboration is key in this position, as the designer will work closely with producers and marketing/creative services staff to take projects from creative concept to final finish, building off of requests, creative briefs, and style frames. Effective time management is crucial to meet all milestones and delivery deadlines. Additionally, the designer will collaborate with marketing and creative services staff to create style guides and to design and maintain the graphic and brand identity of the organization. Managing a creative assets library for efficient search and retrieval across the team is also part of the responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and animate inventive graphics packages and promos in a fast-paced environment using brand identity elements, motion graphics, and animation.
• Manage efficient and quick turnaround of graphics assets to support daily newsroom and other production and marketing needs.
• Collaborate with producers and marketing/creative services staff to take projects from creative concept to final finish.
• Manage and account for time effectively to meet all milestones and delivery deadlines.
• Collaborate with marketing and creative services staff to create style guides and maintain graphic and brand identity.
• Manage creative assets library for efficient search and retrieval across the team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of television broadcast graphic design experience with a proven portfolio of work.
• Hands-on knowledge and background in typography, layout, color, and logo design.
• Strong design and animation skills with in-depth understanding of After Effects and industry standard plug-ins.
• Expert-level proficiency utilizing Adobe CC Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere) and proficiency with Windows OS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable, maintaining high productivity under pressure on multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Thorough understanding of creative production planning and process; ability to estimate project scopes of work and time required to complete projects.
• Ability to foster and maintain positive relationships with production, creative services, and other key stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in graphic arts or related field.