Freelance Digital Designer - Big Ten Network

American Society of Interior Designers; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybride; USD 34 000 - 41 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

The Big Ten Network seeks a Freelance Digital Designer to join the team remotely, with a focus on live social media graphics for West Coast athletic events. This freelance role (Sept-May) offers up to 40 hours per week and reports to the Director, Creative Services, preferably based in Los Angeles.

You'll update templates, create thumbnails for BTN's YouTube channels, and support marketing artwork for B1G+, collaborating with the Digital department's live posting team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience producing digital graphic content.
• Experience with intercollegiate athletics programs or professional sports teams preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including regular evenings and weekends.

Responsabilités

• Contribute to West-Coast live event coverage by updating existing templates and assets to produce graphics for BTN’s social channels.
• Provide flexible design support for collaboration with the Digital department’s live posting team.
• Create custom high-impact thumbnail art for BTN’s YouTube channels to boost engagement and clicks.
• Design thumbnails for features and specialized content such as The Journey and Crossover series.
• Help produce marketing artwork for B1G+ with templated assets for the CRM team.

Connaissances

Fast-paced design

Team player

Outils

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Description du poste

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox SportsFOX Sports, the industry leader in live events, is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture business in the Big Ten Network and digital properties including http://FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. FOX Sports has delivered the most watched television program, NFL’s America’s Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Big Ten Network is seeking a Freelance Digital Designer to join their team remotely. As the Freelance Digital Designer, you will produce and deliver digital graphics with a primary focus on live social media coverage of Big Ten athletic events on the West Coast. You will work within the Digital Department.

This is a freelance position (September-May) offering up to 40 hours per week. This position will report to the Director, Creative Services, and will preferably be based in Los Angeles.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to West-Coast live event coverage by updating existing templates and assets to produce graphics for BTN’s social channels – with a focus on timely delivery, accurate information and smart creative decisions
• Provide flexible design support for frequent and close collaboration with the Digital department’s live posting team
• Create custom high-impact thumbnail art for BTN’s YouTube channels to help video content stand out on the Home/Search/Browse/Suggested features to boost engagement and click-through
• Design thumbnails for features and specialized content – “The Journey,” “Crossover” series, and beyond with potential to ramp up production and refresh thumbnails for key sports highlights and weekly recurring studio programming
• Help produce marketing communications artwork for BTN’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform, B1G+, with a focus on templated platform-specific assets supporting the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) team

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 2+ years of experience producing digital graphic content; accustomed to the speed of daily design production
• Production/editing experience with intercollegiate athletics programs or professional sports teams
• Ability to work flexible hours, including regular evenings and weekends
• Demonstrated ability to meet strategic deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to be detail oriented, proactive, and a team player
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) and other graphics production tools
• Deep knowledge of Big Ten Athletics and familiarity with Big Ten Network’s programming, talent, and brand initiatives
• Affinity for pop culture/emerging trends, particularly on YouTube and video-first platforms

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $25.00-30.00 per hour.