Graphic Artist (Abc News)

ABC News is seeking Motion Graphic Artists to join our creative team. Applicants must be highly creative motion artists, innovative, extremely motivated, organized, and able to handle creative pressures under crushing deadlines. The successful candidate is able to work well in a team and with a wide range of people and take creative direction from an Art Director or the Creative Director. On some occasions Artists work independently as the situation demands. The artist should be a self-starter who can take on responsibility and follow through.

This role will be covered by the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians - ABC collective bargaining agreement.

Responsibilities:

• Work with editorial teams under tight deadlines conceptualizing and executing design elements.
• Conceptualize and design animations, full screens and other templates and digital assets for our ABC News shows and platforms.
• Manage quick turnaround of graphics assets.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience designing graphics and animations for multiple platforms.
• Expert level knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite including After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and 2D technologies and/or Vizrt Viz Artist Real-Time graphics design tool and/or Ross XPression Real-Time design tool.
• Willing to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, holidays.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience designing digital elements and/or broadcast graphics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in deadline-driven broadcast environment.
• Knowledge of 3D software C4D, Maya, Ross XPression, Viz, Viz World Maps.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

The pay rate for this role in New York is $58.13 per hour or $2,325.50 per week.

ABC News is America’s No. 1 news source, providing straightforward, fact-driven journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital and audio. ABC’s award-winning programs include “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Nightline,” “20/20,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” and “The View”. Other platforms include ABC News Live, the network’s 24/7 streaming channel; ABC News Studios, a premium, narrative nonfiction original production house; ABC News Digital, comprised of a diverse audience of more than 53 million monthly average users; ABC Audio, the premier source for radio news and industry-leading podcasts; FiveThirtyEight, renowned data journalism organization; and NewsOne, the affiliate news service. Based in New York City, ABC News is comprised of three U.S. bureaus and eight international bureaus, with a presence in more than 20 countries around the world.