Manager III, Graphic Design

KTVX-KUCW (ABC4-CW30) in Salt Lake City is seeking a Graphic Design Manager/Art Director who will help conceptualize and create graphics for our News, Sales, and Creative Services departments. Candidates must have a background in graphic design, a good sense of graphic layout, accuracy, consistency, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. This role will be responsible for the execution of creative visual graphics from concept boards to final animation. An ideal candidate will have proven experience managing multiple projects and the ability to work collaboratively and independently while producing best in class creative in a fast-paced television broadcast, digital and streaming environment.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Design/create graphics for daily newscasts, lifestyle programming, specials, commercial and promotional spots
• Design and build graphics including full screen monitor graphics, set graphics, information graphics, special opens, and custom-designed elements.
• Create and produce animated graphic opens and elements for local programming including newscasts, lifestyle shows, sports, political, website and promotions.
• Maintain and advance the graphic look of the station, while creating, managing and organizing all graphic needs and related files for multiple projects.
• Work cross-functionally with internal departments and throughout Nexstar Media to fulfill station’s graphic needs as needed.
• Contribute to special projects such as digital ads, print work, signage, animation and set design as assigned.
• Policing and enforcing brand consistency across all projects you helped design.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience required
• 3-5 years previous broadcast design experience
• Strong design, illustration and typographic skills required
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud including After Effects, Premier, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Ability to work on various projects simultaneously and to deliver finished projects on deadline
• Must be able to work independently
• Ability to work on various projects simultaneously and to deliver finished projects on deadline
• Highly effective communications and organizational skills
• Suggested- Knowledge and/or Operation of Ross Xpression graphics system and ENPS software
• Send your demo reel today!
  
  

Physical Demands & Work Environment: This position may require ability to sit, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, work near others, work outdoors occasionally in all weather conditions, and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. In addition, this person must be able to lift, set up and operate equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and can handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls. Repetitive movements may be required. Work may be conducted in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions.