AR/VR News Designer
About The Position
CBS Stations is seeking an AR/VR News Designer to enhance news storytelling through clear, sharp, and engaging augmented and virtual reality visuals. This role focuses on creating visual tools to explain breaking news, developing coverage, and daily segments, prioritizing real storytelling support over spectacle. The designer will transform complex or fast-moving information into instantly understandable on-air visuals. Working directly with producers and editorial teams, the designer will concept, build, and refine real-time AR/VR elements, including environments, graphics, and visual moments, using Unreal Engine, Cinema 4D, and Adobe tools under tight deadlines. The position is open to various CBS O&O station office locations. CBS News & Stations views AR/VR as an operational, scalable, and central component of its storytelling, positioning this role at the intersection of design, technology, and journalism to influence daily newscasts and major national events.
Requirements
- Strong background in motion design, 3D, or broadcast graphics
- Experience with Unreal Engine (real-time design is core to the role)
- Proficiency in Cinema 4D and Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Strong sense of composition, structure, typography, and motion
- Ability to simplify complex information into clear visuals
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
- Strong communication skills, especially with editorial teams
Nice To Haves
- You think like a storyteller, not just a designer
- You can take a messy, complex story and make it visually obvious
- You progress fast without losing preference
- You care about helping the viewer understand what’s happening
Responsibilities
- Design and execute ARVR elements that support breaking news and daily coverage
- Create explainers, timelines, maps, and visualizations that make complex stories easier to understand
- Quickly translate editorial ideas into clear, real-time visuals
- Build scenes that feel grounded, readable, and focused
- Respond to breaking news with fast-turn ARVR solutions
- Develop flexible templates and systems that can be reused across stories
- Balance speed with quality, knowing what matters in the moment
- Adapt visuals as stories evolve throughout the day
- Work directly with producers to understand the story before designing the visual
- Help shape how a story is told visually, not just execute requests
- Stay aligned with newsroom priorities and deadlines
- Build and refine ARVR scenes in Unreal Engine and Cinema 4D
- Design lighting, materials, motion, and camera moves that feel natural on air
- Ensure all elements perform consistently in real-time broadcast environments
- Optimize assets for speed, clarity, and consistency
- Avoid unnecessary complexity — every element should serve the story
- Maintain a modern, editorial-first design approach
- Contribute to a growing library of reusable ARVR tools for news coverage
- Help define what effective ARVR storytelling looks like across stations
Benefits
- Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages
- Generous paid time off
- An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams
- Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events
- Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) plan
- Life insurance coverage
- Disability benefits
- Tuition assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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