KABC Freelance Graphic Artist

Freelance Graphic Artist/Broadcast Designer

ABC7 is seeking a Freelance Graphic Artist/Broadcast Designer. This meticulous graphic artist should be highly creative and solution oriented. Come join our team and be prepared to showcase your graphic design skills!

The shifts available vary from Monday-Friday early-morning to late-evening. Weekend days/nights as well. This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a Company designated location on an ongoing basis.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with the Content/Marketing and News Departments to create engaging news and digital graphics
• Work closely with teams to design and produce creative concepts for key artwork across all platforms and audience touchpoints
• Ensure that all visual content resonates with audiences across various platforms

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 2 years of experience in broadcast television
• Expert technical skills in the Adobe Creative Suite: After Affects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop
• Strong portfolio of work with an elevated design esthetic
• Experience in brand promotion/presentation and storytelling
• Knowledge of current events - news, entertainment and sports
• Maintain brand authenticity throughout all creative work
• Build design solutions that visually convey a particular message, idea or concept
• Design for broadcast, digital and print
• Deliver and present concepts and designs to Creative and Marketing partners and project team members
• Assist in the production of a variety of assets and has understanding of file preparation/deadlines/print layouts and printing processes for print and digital applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus
• Basic knowledge of Ross XPression Designer/Maps would be preferable

Preferred Education

• BA/BFA degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media or relevant work experience

The pay rate for this IATSE Union role in Glendale, CA is $47.09 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.