Designer
LA Times Studios, 2300 E. Imperial Hwy, El Segundo, California, United States of America Req #69
Thursday, October 31, 2024
The L.A. Times Studios LLC vision is to be the premier studio for groundbreaking and impactful storytelling, setting high standards for excellence in content creation and production. We push the boundaries of traditional media, exploring new formats and platforms to reach diverse and global audiences. By championing innovative ideas and diverse voices, we aspire to create a more connected world through storytelling and events supported by robust revenue streams from advertising sales, branded content, event production, products and business development.
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The Designer will play a key role in supporting the company's marketing efforts by creating clear and compelling designs across various formats. These designs will highlight our product portfolio to advertising clients, prospects, and consumers, encouraging them to engage with LAT Studios events and products across digital, email, social media, streaming, television, and print.The Designer role will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a consistent visual tone across advertising assets, sales, collateral, promotional campaigns, and more. The role will create designs ranging from high-fidelity mock-ups and assets to final execution.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing engaging marketing campaigns for the company's business platform, B2B Publishing, varying from print, digital ads and social media creatives as well as web banners/thumbnails.
- Design visually appealing and informative marketing decks and sell sheets for presentations,
pitches and client meetings. - Develop promotional assets including digital and print ads for marketing campaigns and events
- Create mock-ups and visuals of print and digital ads, for the company's web pages and company print covers and special sections.
- Ensure that all designs and marketing decks/sell sheets adhere to brand guidelines and reflect the brand's tone and messaging.
- Adapt designs for different platforms and formats, optimizing them for maximum and visibility.
- Design and create logos, lockups and brand marks for motion graphics and for 2D and 3D animation.
- Create clear and engaging visuals in support of potential advertising clients, partnerships, and opportunities. Such visuals may include, but are not limited to, marketing and sales collateral, digital and print advertisements, social media, email campaigns, video sizzle reels, direct mail and more.
- Create concepts, sketches, graphics and high-fidelity executions in support of brand and marketing campaigns, packaging, and store design.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in portfolio showcasing graphic design skills across various mediums such as digital, ads, print, social and video.
- Solid understanding of fundamental marketing principles including social, online/digital, product development.
- Great organizational skills with design files as well as great attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.
- In-depth knowledge of typography .
- Strong project management with the ability to work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
- Tech savvy, with the ability to resolve solutions on the spur of a moment.
- Ability to leverage feedback and channel it into design exploration.
- Strong storytelling skills.
- Knowledgeable and flexible with both Mac and PC platforms.
- Intuitive knowledge for design consistency throughout assets.
- Ability to successfully apply necessary brand elements, and able to expand style guide to various assets.
- Expert in Graphic Design and Apple Keynote, including animation.
- Proficient knowledge of Adobe After Effects / Character Animator, Motion Graphics, 3D animation, Blender, 3dsMax.
- Strong background in Google Drive and MS Office Suites.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of motion graphics and animate vector and 2D graphics for advertisement, socials, and websites.
- Strong understanding and skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (other Creative Cloud programs are a plus).
The L.A. Times Studios, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively work to create an inclusive environment where all of our employees can thrive. This Privacy Notice for L.A. Times Studios, LLC sets forth how we will use the information we obtain when you apply for a position through this career site.
The pay scale the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of the posting is $75,000 to $80,000 and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, licenses, certifications, and other business or organizational needs. Compensation will be determined based on the above factors along with the requirements of the position. At the L.A. Times Studios, LLC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role. We recommend adding our applicant tracking system domain (@dayforce.com) as a safe sender or contact, sometimes these emails get filtered to candidates' spam folders.
The Company is a mandatory vaccination employer for COVID-19 and its variants. The Company requires that its employees be fully vaccinated as of their start date. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, we will engage in the interactive process with you. Proof of vaccination will be required prior to start. If we make you an offer and you are not yet vaccinated, we will accommodate a delay in start date.
Other details
- Job Family Los Angeles Times Super Co.
- Job Function Individual Contributor
- Pay Type Salary
- Min Hiring Rate $75,000.00
- Max Hiring Rate $80,000.00