Warner Bros. Discovery: Sr Production Designer (Temporary)

Production Designer is needed in Atlanta, United States.

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Client: Warner Bros. Discovery

Location: Atlanta, United States

Contract: Full Time, Temporary

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here. Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery, the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role

As a Senior Production Designer (Temporary) within the CNN Design group, your primary focus will be to create innovative, effective and arresting design in all aspects of television and studio production for CNN programs, specials and documentaries.

At this level you are a world-class motion designer with strong professional experience. You have a passion for upholding the integrity of CNN’s standards. You’ll make valuable contributions to the creative motion direction on key projects. You are a motion generalist, with a toolbox that includes 2D and 3D. You are comfortable designing for television and are familiar with all aspects of the design and production process.

Your Role Accountabilities

The Senior Production Designer (Temporary) will work collaboratively with the creative team and editorial partners to develop concepts and motion graphics for show opens, transitions, explainer graphics and scenic studio graphics. You will be working fluidly between 2D and 3D animation styles.

• Design and develop looks and packages for news programs, special events and documentaries.
• Work with creative directors, producers and editors to create and deliver animated graphics.
• Bring your vibrant creative mindset and detailed eye for animation, typography, timing and movement
• Stay abreast of industry trends, new practices and design/production tools.
• Translate conceptual ideas into creative solutions.
• Comfortable articulating their design concepts to other team members and clients and be comfortable in a highly collaborative, deadline-driven work environment.

Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BS or BFA/MFA degree in motion design, animation, graphic design, or relevant experience.
• At least 5 years professional experience producing high-end creative work for television
• Expert at Adobe Creative Suite including After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator,
• Expert knowledge of Maxon Cinema 4D + Redshift (or other accelerated renderers) for motion design is preferred.
• Expert knowledge of Plugins such as RedGiant, Boris FX, Sapphire, AE Expression, C4D Expresso, X-Particles, etc.
• Well-rounded and strong conceptual designer - who is also very proficient with motion design, typography, color theory, illustration, photography, and layout.
• Design experience working with a fast-changing deliverables and delivery times and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to clearly articulate design rationale and present design work.
• A good understanding of compositing techniques
• Flexible schedule required
• Strong design/production portfolio required

How We Get Things Done

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.