Designer, Plaform Design

NBCUniversal; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) and tuition reimbursement

Job summary

NBCUniversal is hiring a Designer to join the Peacock Platform Design team. You will craft and optimize imagery for Peacock content, collaborate with product, platform ops, and marketing, and ensure alignment with metadata and content specs.

This role thrives in a high-volume, cross-functional environment and leverages a passion for pop culture. The position supports extensive collaboration across Peacock teams, delivering on high-profile launches with strong time management and creative

Qualifications

• CMS and DAM experience in a digital media environment.
• Ability to handle multiple time-sensitive requests in an agile setting.
• Design for digital platforms in entertainment/OTT space.
• Experience with Gracenote or similar content aggregators is a plus.
• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and Figma.

Responsibilities

• QA and optimize imagery provided by external partners and content aggregators.
• Work within existing design templates to generate custom artwork.
• Integrate into QA and Design workflows and coordinate with teams.
• Guide onboarding of new platform content with multiple Peacock teams.
• Visually support curation of content with Editorial team.
• Apply digital design best practices to imagery per specs.
• Review platform for image optimization opportunities.
• Support live events and high-profile launches with imagery packages.
• Leverage content performance findings to guide future artwork.

Skills

CMS/DAM experience

Digital design

Agile teamwork

Entertainment/OTT knowledge

Time management

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Gracenote

Job description

• Compensation: USD 95000 - USD 120000 - yearly

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

NBCUniversal is hiring a Designer to join a creative and passionate team that is responsible for our customer experience on Peacock. Our Platform Design team is seeking a highly collaborative and driven candidate who is adept at swiftly handling change in a constantly evolving environment. Here’s where all those hours watching Parks & Rec and Harry Potter finally pay off -- in this position, you’ll get to leverage that expert knowledge while working with the wider growth & go-to-market team to source and curate engaging imagery for all content available on Peacock. This position requires experience designing within digital best practices, including familiarity with metadata and its relationship to imagery in a digital world. The ideal candidate will be an organized, excellent communicator, and will be comfortable working with internal and external partners in a high production volume environment.

This team of subject matter experts oversees how content is represented on Peacock; the ideal candidate will be comfortable sharing imagery specs and related guidance with both internal and external partners. From Peacock’s Product team to Platform Ops to Marketing, this unique position will work cross-functionally with multiple teams across Peacock in support of UI optimization and successful high-profile content launches.

Your refined eye, collaborative mindset and knack for time management will ensure consistent, accurate and on-time deliveries for Peacock. The successful candidate will join a talented creative team of writers and designers who are tasked with supporting our crucial content supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Use your keen artistic eye and familiarity with Peacock content to QA and optimize imagery provided by external partners and content aggregators
• Gain experience working within existing creative templates to generate custom artwork
• Seamlessly integrate yourself into existing QA and Design workflows
• Establish relationships with multiple teams across Peacock to guide the onboarding of new platform content
• Work with the wider Editorial team to ideate on and visually support curation of content on Peacock
• Apply your experience in digital design best practices paired with our spec requirements when creating and optimizing any imagery for Peacock
• Regularly review our platform and identify areas of image optimization or improvement
• Creatively and operationally support tent-pole live events, high-profile title and Peacock Original launches
• Support high-production level live events, partnering with the platform ops team directly to source athlete imagery and create packages
• Use findings from content performance to guide custom created artwork and influence future creative testing roadmaps
• Consider yourself a subject matter expert in how content is represented on platform and confidently share guidance, image specifications and best practices with both internal and external partners
• Gain an understanding of the entire end-to-end process of new content acquisitions on Peacock and its impact on imagery and all system touchpoints
• Stay process-minded, continually looking for system optimizations or new industry tools to further refine and streamline our existing processes
• Strive to promote and support DEI not only in your creative featured on Peacock, but within the creative team and its culture as well
• Creatively support and assist in the onboarding of interns and other new hires

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements

• Experience working within content management systems (CMS) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems
• Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive requests in an agile environment
• Ability to creatively support an ever-changing content pipeline
• Experience designing for the digital world (entertainment and OTT a plus)
• Experience working with Gracenote or other content aggregators a plus
• Experienced skill level using industry-standard design tools like Photoshop, Illustrator and Figma
• Excellent image masking and retouching skills
• Must be willing to work evenings, weekends, extended hours, or holidays as needed
• Up-to-date knowledge of movies, television and pop culture, and passion for the content streaming space

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid:This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $95,000 - $120,000(bonus and long term incentive eligible).

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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