LEAD DESIGNER - WVUE

Gray Media, Inc.; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Media's WVUE-TV/Gray Media seeks a Lead Designer to deliver top-quality visual branding across broadcast and digital platforms, collaborating with marketing leadership on multi-platform campaigns.

You will create graphics for promotions, newscasts, and client projects, manage workflows to meet budgets, and bring motion design expertise with Adobe Creative Suite to a fast-paced newsroom.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Film/Video, or related field preferred.
• Creative reel demonstrating advanced knowledge of motion graphic design, especially Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Experience in a creative environment, digital or broadcast.
• Experience with Facebook/Instagram/X, Google Analytics.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and drive meetings with local clients.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Marketing and creative leadership on content for expanding broadcast and digital media presence.
• Produce graphics for station promotions, commercials, newscasts, and social/digital platforms.

Skills

Motion graphics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Advertising/Film/Video

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our 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 WVUE:

WVUE-FOX 8 is the market leader in news, sales, and commercial production. Our branding is "Local First," and we strive to live up to it every day through our community projects, news coverage and station priorities. The culture at FOX 8 matches the culture of the unique and diverse region we serve. Rich in tradition and history while at the same time charging to the digital future, utilizing the latest technology, platforms and techniques to move the television industry forward while serving our viewers and clients in the best possible way.

Job Summary/Description:

The Lead Designer is an individual contributor with a diverse skill set, allowing for adaptation to the project, whether it be broadcast or digital, news promotion or commercial client-driven. This role demands direct knowledge of all aspects of video production to independently create top-quality multi-platform visual branding. Working with a team of producers and creative leadership, the Lead Designer must efficiently produce a variety of creative assets for the station’s News Department and a variety of commercial clients.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the Director of Marketing and other creative leadership to create content that will help expand our rapidly-growing broadcast and digital media presence.
• Production and implementation of graphics for station promotion, commercials, newscasts, as well as social and digital platforms.

Audience Development:

• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and strategic thinking to help implement market research recommendations and achieve goals in audience development.

Revenue Generation:

• Provide creative consultation, marketing expertise, and customer service for Sales clients and initiatives to ensure their investments with the station deliver agreed-upon value.
• Ensure through workflow management that client projects are delivered on time and within budgetary constraints.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Film/Video, or other related field preferred.
• Must provide a creative reel demonstrating advanced knowledge of motion graphic design, especially Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Previous professional experience or internship work in a creative environment, digital, or broadcast business preferred
• Experience with Facebook/Instagram/X, Google Analytics
• Must be able to adapt and to adopt any new changes in the workplace that include things like new technology.
• Must be able to drive to meet with local clients and must possess a valid driver’s license.

WVUE-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Additional Info:

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment at every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.