Fox Corporation - Freelance Junior Designer

Designer is needed in New York, United States.

Client: Fox Corporation

Location: New York, NY

Contract: Part-time

JOB DESCRIPTION

In this hands-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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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, Fox Weather, and Outkick.
• Assisting with creative across digital, print, OOH, on-air promotion, and more.
• Designing ‘break-outs’ and assisting with versioning for existing creative.
• 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.
• Maintaining a templatized system for creative assets across brands and ensuring brand consistency.
• Building executive slide deck presentations.
• Designing high-quality imagery and comps for presentations under tight deadlines.
• Refreshing, updating, and maintaining style guides for key art and on-air promos.
• Designing signage and installations for 1211 Building and Fox News.
• Executing creative solutions based on clients’ business needs.
• Designing flexibly to match styles for specific projects.
• Assisting creatives with logo design for key art campaigns.
• Taking direction and feedback from multiple sources and pivoting accordingly.
• Managing multiple projects effectively and efficiently.
• Staying up-to-date with current design trends, techniques, and processes.
• Contributing in a high-volume fast-paced team environment.
• Managing and maintaining workflow ticketing system with Jira.

REQUIREMENTS

• 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 latest design tools: Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with internal teams, executives, and creatives as needed.
• Ability to take direction on multiple projects and work under tight deadlines.
• A collaborative team mentality and resourceful mindset.
• Attention to detail and quality control is a must.
• Thorough understanding of production processes for print and digital.
• Excellent creative, conceptual, and critical thinking abilities.
• Ability to multi-task while working independently and in a team.
• Expert knowledge of key art compositing and reformatting.
• Expert knowledge of competitors’ art and ongoing trends across all media.

NICE TO HAVE

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

COMPANY OVERVIEW

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 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 ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The pay rate for this role is $35.00-43.00 per hour, with final offer amounts dependent on education, skills, experience, and location. Benefits include medical/dental/vision insurance and 401k after meeting eligibility criteria. Benefits for union-represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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.