Freelance Junior Designer

Overview Of The Company

Fox News Media

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

Job Description

In this hand-on-role, the Junior Designer will be an integral member of the design team and report to and collaborate with the Creative Director and Vice President, Creative Marketing.

The Designer will work across all the multi-varied brands under Fox News Media, inclusive of Fox Nation & Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Weather and Outkick.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR REPSONSIBILITIES:

• Designing and versioning out partner toolkit requests upwards of 80 assets per piece of creative
• Designing banners, key art and statics for Fox News, Fox Business and Fox Weather and Outkick
• Assist with creative across digital, print and OOH, on-air promotion and more
• Designing ‘break-outs’ and assist with versioning for existing creative for Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Weather and Outkick
• Designing/ideating for mech shop and swag
• Designing/Assisting with CRM requests, as well as digital and social requests
• Assisting with design and ideation for major key art initiatives for Fox Nation
• Assisting and maintaining a templatized system for creative assets across brands and help to maintain brand consistencies
• Assisting in building of executive slide deck presentations
• Designing high quality imagery and comps for presentations, under extremely tight deadlines/same day turnaround
• Refreshing, updating and maintaining style guide for key art and on-air promos for Fox News Channel, Fox Business, Fox Nation and Fox Weather
• Designing 1211 Building and Fox News signage and installations
• Execute creative solutions based on various clients’ business needs
• Design with the ability and flexibility to match style to a specific project
• Assist creatives with Logo design for key art campaigns
• Take direction and feedback from multiple sources with the ability to pivot accordingly
• Assist with key art across digital, print and OOH, on-air promotion and more
• Manage multiple projects effectively and efficiently
• Stay up-to-date with current design trends, techniques and processes; seek and recommend new best practices
• Contribute in a high volume fast paced team environment
• Manage and maintain our workflow ticketing system with Jira
  
  

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• 7 years as a designer
• Relevant experience at a studio, television network or creative agency servicing the entertainment industry is preferred.
• Portfolio/Reel/Link of design work
• Knowledge of fundamental design and motion graphics terminology plus latest advances and trends
• Complete knowledge and proficiency in of all the latest design tools, platforms, and versions of applicable software programs -- Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• An excellent communicator to liaise with internal teams, executives, and creatives as needed
• Ability to take direction on multiple projects at once and work under tight deadlines
• A collaborative team mentality and resourceful mindset
• Attention to detail and quality control is a must
• Very thorough understanding of production processes for print and digital
• Excellent creative, conceptual and critical thinking abilities
• Ability to multi-task while working independently and with your team
• Expert knowledge of Key Art compositing and reformatting
• Expert knowledge of competitors art and keeping up with design and key art trends across all media
  
  

NICE TO HAVE:

• Interest/knowledge in a combination of politics/news/entertainment/history/pop culture
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $35.00-43.00 per hour. We provide medical/dental/vision insurance and 401k after they meet eligibility criteria and any State required time-off, in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.