Senior Vizrt News Designer

Hearst•Winter Park, FL

15d•Onsite

About The Position

Hearst Television seeks a visionary designer with strong Vizrt, 3D design, and organizational expertise to lead and inspire within its internal design group. Working closely with the Design Manager and Production Manager, the Senior Vizrt News Designer creates and implements station-group news templates and show packaging, as well as customized solutions for the needs of individual TV station markets. The role also mentors designers and helps integrate design solutions and assets into news, marketing, sales, and digital work across 35 local stations and two local radio stations. This is an in-person position based at the HTV Design office in Winter Park, Florida.

Requirements

Experience designing, evolving, and maintaining an on-air news graphics package.
Success designing and animating on-air news templates and motion graphics, series packaging, or streaming content to enhance audience engagement and brand recognition.
Experience working in collaborative environments and contributing to efficient workflows and team success.
Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite.
Experience with 3D software, Viz Artist, and C4D.
Expertise in visualization, conceptualization, motion design, layout, typography, color theory, photography, and 2D and 3D animation.
A portfolio demonstrating problem-solving expertise and the application of current design trends to deliver positive results.
Strong ability to articulate design rationale and process to creative teams and editorial management.
Willingness to mentor and collaborate to support team growth and performance.
Demonstrated ability to deliver team projects by collaborating with and motivating colleagues and aligning with client goals.

Nice To Haves

A background or understanding of scripting and code.
Related military experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Create on-air Vizrt news template designs for the station group.
Collaborate on the rollout of templates and new features for on-air storytelling.
Assist in organizing and cataloging station-branded assets used across multiple platforms.
Contribute to identifying patterns that support standardized news templates.
Create show packaging for individual stations and the station group.
Mentor designers and help integrate solutions and assets into news, marketing, sales, and digital designs across the station group.