NBCUniversal - Freelance Motion Graphics Designer - NBC Sports, (Live On Air Graphics)

Motion Graphic Designer is needed in Stamford, United States.

Client: NBCUniversal

Location: Stamford, CT

Contract: Full-time, Full-time, Contractor

Job Description

This is a freelance full-time hours project/limited term position with an estimated duration of up to 4 - 12 months, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed. Conversion to full-time staff could be a consideration for this role. The NBC Sports On Air Graphics Team is looking for a freelance full-time broadcast motion graphics designer for its rapidly growing portfolio of live sports properties and studio shows. Join a team of sports fanatics that have an equal appreciation for typography, design, and information layout.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include hands-on production of ground-up broadcast motion design work and updating existing elements and templates for properties such as Sunday Night Football, NBA, Premier League, College Football, and more. You will be working in After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Cinema 4D, and a strong handle on these tools is essential. A collaborative and engaging spirit is essential to the success of this role, elevating the craft with a ‘get-to-air’ urgency.

Responsibilities include working closely with a small creative team, establishing design tonality and graphic look-and-feel for various properties, creating graphic and animated elements, including in-game inserts and interstitial graphics, show packages, opens, and titles, and effectively communicating concepts and ideas to the Art Director and design team. You will also need to work on multiple packages and projects simultaneously while maintaining consistency and interfacing well with multiple producers and departments under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• College graduate with a degree in graphic design or fine arts.
• 5+ years experience working at a network or broadcast design agency.
• Understanding of the implementation of design elements in network television and live sports environments.
• Passion for show packaging and knowledge of current trends in graphic design.
• Strong skills in concept & storyboard design, design and typography.
• Strong understanding of the value of good motion theory.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Must be flexible, detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and a good collaborator.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects.
• Extensive knowledge of Maxon Cinema 4D, including modeling, texturing, lighting, animating, dynamics, MoGraph, render optimization, Red Shift, etc.
• Must be willing to work at the NBC Sports Group facility in Stamford, CT at least 3 days of the week.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends as needed.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be 18 years or older.