National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is hiring: Part-Time Graphic De

Job ID: 72195
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Category: Graphic Design
Employment Type: Part time
Salary: $51,500.00 to $69,000.00 per year based on a 29-hour work week.

Job Description

The ABC7 Chicago Design Department has an opportunity for a part-time Graphic Designer to join our collaborative team. Our ideal candidate is a solution-oriented, motivated self-starter who is able to manage a diverse workload in a fast-paced environment. Top candidates will demonstrate high-level design and motion graphic expertise, excellent branding skills, and experience creating dynamic presentation solutions for 2D and 3D environments. This position will require a balance of daily design production and higher profile, long-term creative solutions. Designers able to conceptualize and execute a wide range of visual solutions for storytelling will be highly considered. This role requires working flexible hours and days as production assignments dictate, including weekends, nights and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and execute visual content solutions for multi-platform purposes with respect to brand guidelines.
• Develop and balance design solutions for daily and longer-term projects.
• Design and animate 2D and 3D solutions.
• Train and onboard content creators on design solutions as needed.
• Catalog and maintain asset libraries.
• Required to work flexible hours and days as production assignments dictate, including weekends, nights and holidays.

Basic Qualifications

• 3 plus years of professional experience in a graphic design or animation role.
• High-level proficiency in Adobe Creative suite (primarily Photoshop, Illustrator & After Effects).
• Demonstrate a solid creative problem-solving and technical acumen.
• Ability to function at a high level both individually and as part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to successfully manage own deadlines and assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in animation technique for brand-based work.
• Experience building/using infographics as a storytelling aid.
• Able to utilize both technological and creative approaches for problem-solving.
• 3D modeling/texturing experience for broadcast, gaming or augmented reality.
• Experience using logic-based graphic engine systems, such as Vizrt or Ross XPression.
• Cinema 4D proficiency is a plus.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in graphic design, motion graphics or similar area of focus.

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