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Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.

Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

Overview:

The ideal candidate for this position will be an initiative-taking, highly creative proactive individual who possesses robust people skills and has 5+ years’ experience in sports graphics creation and execution environment. The Art Director will be a part of a robust, multi-faceted network sports on-air graphics department that supports both remote events and live studio programming.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee day to day creative output of the graphics department

• Develop concepts and ideas for a variety of on-air productions

• Direct, guide and mentor junior artists and animators

• Expert design skills utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite

• 3D design skills, including modeling, lighting and animating

• Ability to communicate concepts and design expectations to third party design houses

• Ability to integrate graphics and animations into complex production environments

• Creative leader for both 7QP eVYjns4, xAsNWv axXwywG Cable and Digital

• Work with the department head in improving efficiency of the team and the overall department through technological improvements

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• Collaborate with q9T interactive on shared properties

• Oversee the content creation of sets across cable and broadcast shows

• Work with outside agencies and freelancers to build out show packages

• Ability to communicate concepts and design expectations to third party design houses

• Ability to integrate graphics and animations into complex production environments

Basic Qualifications:

• 4–5+ years of professional experience in a media, sports, broadcast, entertainment, or agency environment, with a solid knowledge of the dynamic nature of live sports production

• Experience designing a show package using motion design/3d graphics from start to finish

• Concept design to execution

• Advanced 3D graphics skills, including c4d, Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, and Adobe AFX

• Solid communication skills

• Clear in sharing creative ideas and helpful feedback

• Collaborative with designers, producers, management, and partners from other teams

• Hands-on creative ability — someone who is comfortable jumping into the work, designing, developing concepts, and problem-solving alongside the team rather than solely managing from a distance

• Ability to take creative direction from senior leadership, particularly the VP of Graphics/Creative, and translate high-level vision into compelling, executable creative solutions

• Proven ability to provide creative direction to designers and artists, helping establish visual direction, elevate concepts, and maintain a consistent creative standard across projects

• Collaborative team player who thrives in a highly collaborative environment and can work closely with producers, directors, editors, animators, technologists, and other creative teams

• A solid insight of sports storytelling and visual communication is required

• Ability to create engaging visuals from complex sports stories, statistics, personalities, and moments

• Ability to work proficiently under tension and within tight deadlines, particularly in a live sports environment where priorities can shift quickly and decisions need to be made in real time

• Deep conceptual and visual design skills, with a sophisticated knowledge of typography, composition, motion, branding, visual systems, and contemporary design trends

• Adjustable and focused on finding solutions

• Curious about new technologies and creative tools

• Open to exploring new workflows and storytelling methods, with the goal of helping 6Eh 2UUVAc improve sports graphics and visual design

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Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 140,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is eligible to earn sales incentive compensation.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here.

• Generous paid time off.

• Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products.

• Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling ••••••••or by sending an email to ••••••••. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.