ABC Owned TV Stations - Part Time Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer is needed in Chicago, United States.

Client: ABC Owned TV Stations

Location: Chicago, IL

Contract: Part-time

Job Description

The ABC7 Chicago Design Department has an opportunity for a part-time Graphic Designer to join our collaborative team. Our ideal candidate is a solution-oriented, motivated self-starter who is able to manage a diverse workload in a fast-paced environment. Top candidates will demonstrate high-level design and motion graphic expertise, excellent branding skills, and experience creating dynamic presentation solutions for 2D and 3D environments. This position will require a balance of daily design production and higher profile, long-term creative solutions. Designers able to conceptualize and execute a wide range of visual solutions for storytelling will be highly considered. This role requires working flexible hours and days as production assignments dictate, including weekends, nights, and holidays. We are a 24/7 content operation and schedule staff accordingly.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 3 plus years of professional experience in a graphic design or animation role.
• High-level proficiency in Adobe Creative suite (primarily Photoshop, Illustrator & After Effects) with a desire to stay up to date with new techniques and best practices.
• Demonstrate a solid creative problem-solving and technical acumen.
• Ability to function at a high level both individually and as part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of maintaining a solution-based approach in an ever-changing content production environment.
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to successfully manage own deadlines and assignments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in animation technique for brand-based work.
• Experience building/using infographics as a storytelling aid.
• Able to utilize both technological and creative approaches for problem-solving.
• 3D modeling/texturing experience for broadcast, gaming, or augmented reality.
• Experience using logic-based graphic engine systems, such as Vizrt or Ross XPression, to build graphic behaviors.
• Cinema 4D proficiency is a plus.
• Proficiency using Ross XPression or similar logic-based system, from template conception/construction to final deployment, implementation and maintenance is a plus.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in graphic design, motion graphics, or similar area of focus.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and execute visual content solutions for multi-platform purposes with respect to brand guidelines.
• Develop and balance design solutions for daily and longer-term projects.
• Design and animate 2D and 3D solutions.
• Train and onboard content creators on design solutions as needed.
• Catalog and maintain asset libraries.
• Required to work flexible hours and days as production assignments dictate, including weekends, nights, and holidays.

Salary and Benefits

The hiring range for this position in Chicago, IL is $51,500.00 to $69,000.00 per year based on a 29-hour work week. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.