Graphic Designer

KLAS 8 News Now in Las Vegas, Nevada is seeking a Graphic Designer who will help conceptualize and create graphics for our News, Sales, and the Creative Services Departments. Candidates must have a background in graphic design, a good sense of graphic layout, accuracy and consistency, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. An ideal candidate will have proven experience managing multiple projects and the ability to work collaboratively and independently while producing best in class creative in a fast-paced television broadcast, digital and streaming environment. The graphic designer will ensure the station maintains a distinct and consistent visual focus and acts as keeper of the brands' creative footprint (e.g., logos, fonts, color palette, icons, etc.) across all mediums including television, print, and digital.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design/create graphics for daily newscasts, programming specials, commercial and promotional spots, and digital graphics for web and social media.
• Design and build graphics including full screen monitor graphics, set graphics, informational graphics, special opens, and custom-designed elements with banners and digital ads.
• Create and produce animated graphic opens and elements for local programming including newscasts, sports, politics, website and promotions.
• Maintain and advance the graphic look of the station, while creating, managing and organizing all graphic needs and related files for multiple projects.
• Work cross-functionally with internal departments and throughout Nexstar Media to fulfill the station's graphics as needed.
• Contribute to special projects such as digital ads, print work, signage, animation and set design as assigned.
• Policing and enforcing brand consistency across all projects you help design.
• Assist the Creative Team with shooting and editing of promotional and commercial related projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on motion graphic design or equivalent
• experience strongly preferred.
• Work experience including broadcast design on a local TV or network level, or a similar-sized media agency or organization.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator and Ross Xpression graphics system.
• Operation of Ross Xpression and integration of ENPS newsroom solutions software is recommended.
• Clear communicator with ability to communicate seamlessly with news, sales and creative services.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively prioritize under tight deadlines.
• Must be organized and a problem solver.
• Ability to manage both creative personalities and demanding clients with ease and diplomacy.
• Consistently maintain the brand requirements for both the station and the clients we serve.
• Be an idea generator.. and a creator at heart.
• Examples of your work should be provided along with your resume.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The Graphic Designer must be able to sit, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.  In addition, the Graphic Designer must be able to handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls.  Repetitive movements are required.  Work may be conducted in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions. 

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