Multimedia Art Director Jobs

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The Multimedia Art Director at Yahoo News Visuals is involved will be hands-on for all stages of art and design support for the HNEL vertical, comprising Homepage, News, and Entertainment & Lifestyle. The Art Director will work closely with the Head of Art & Design, collaborating on top line creative and strategy for custom web executions, UI/UX design across the Yahoo homepage, and editorial support for immersive News, Entertainment, and Lifestyle content. Additionally the Art Director will direct and manage smaller-scale projects around editorial design, illustration, and video graphics alongside other team leads.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head of Art & Design, vertical leads, and 2D and 3D designers within and external to the Imaging organization.
• Manage design documentation, style guides, and our visual voice.
• Present and defend visual design solutions to leadership & team owners.
• Understand user experience best practices for web design & mobile interactions.
• Lead and direct junior team members and freelancers on daily & short term projects.
• Stay current on design trends and emerging tech and workflows, and implement these innovations in YNV creative.
• Understand and respond to creative critique from our internal customers and steer the direction of future creative designs.

Basic Qualifications

• Design experience across a range of media including online, mobile and print.
• Strong written communication.
• Proficiency in Adobe CS, Webflow, Figma
• An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating design and animation skills around editorial and marketing.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and the ability to gracefully defend your design decisions to executive management.
• Bachelor's degree in design or equivalent professional experience
• Product Visual design experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a design or art direction role.
• Ability to work cross-team and synthesize feedback from multiple teams/owners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a news or brand creative environment.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, 3DS Max, Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini, or equivalent 3D design software.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.

The compensation for this position ranges from $120,750.00 - $251,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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