Motion Graphic Designer - Gdm

Job Description

Motion Graphic Designer - Gdm

MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER - GDM (WANF)
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About GDM:
Gray Digital Media Atlanta (GDM Atlanta) is Gray Media's flagship media operation in the Atlanta market. GDM Atlanta is a full-service media agency offering multiplatform advertising solutions and includes Atlanta News First (WANF), Peachtree TV Atlanta's CW (WPCH), and Peachtree Sports Network (PSN). Together they have served the Atlanta community for more than 50 years with local news, weather, sports, and entertainment. WPCH, formerly known as WTBS, ''the Superstation'' changed its call letters to WPCH in October 2007. WANF, formerly WGCL, launched Atlanta News First in October 2022 and is the fastest-growing news brand in the southeast. WANF & WPCH are owned by Gray Media, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Would you like to work in the #6 market in a city with a thriving economy and a vibrant culture? WANF and WPCH provide the community with award-winning local news coverage, dedicated community service, and effective marketing solutions for area businesses. Come to Atlanta for the opportunity. The energy. The chance to dream where there's space to contribute. Where creatives, universities, entrepreneurs, and the world's biggest brands intersect. Atlanta has a unique culture all its own with a young population, a bustling city center packed with urban parks and amenities, and famously walkable neighborhoods.
Job Summary/Description:
The Creative team at GDM Atlanta is looking for a new Motion Designer to join our award-winning team. Create motion design assets for broadcast news, brand design, commercial production, and community outreach. Our designers create assets for all media platforms on behalf of our brands and clients. including broadcast television, digital media, social media, out-of-home, print, and product displays.
The Motion Designer is a high-level graphics and motion artist with at least three years of experience in a related field. This position is a full-time, in-office role Monday through Friday. The ideal candidate loves feedback, has great attention to detail, is self-motivated, and meets deadlines consistently. The Motion Designer creates Daily News graphics for our award-winning journalists; larger brand projects for multiple platforms; handles quick-turn content for Breaking News and Severe Weather; and Digital / Social Media assets for all brand accounts and affiliate sites. Our Motion Designers are tasked with creating full design packages for various brands, television shows, broadcast news, sports, and entertainment. That gives you plenty of ways to flex your creativity and build a huge portfolio of creative assets.
Our brands host and cultivate community partnerships with leaders, and local non-profits, and highlight people doing great things. Our creative team is expected to participate in a variety of community events that support that mission throughout the year.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Advanced design, motion graphics creation, and video editing and compositing skills.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and related 2D or 3D graphics and editing software and plugins.
• Fast when needed, detailed always, and learning constantly.
• Knowledge of Chyron Prime graphic software, or ability to learn.
• Videography, photography, and lighting skills are a plus.
• Professional and Collegiate Sports knowledge is a plus.
• Strong understanding of visual marketing and advertising philosophy and techniques.
• College degree or equivalent job experience in graphic design or video production.
• Personable attitude and professional communicator.
• Coachable creative who thrives on feedback.
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WANF-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-eoxop2-18-119-0-207-42 in your application.