Creative Director, CBS News & Stations

The Creative Director, CBS News & Stations will lead in all areas of visual communication. We are looking for a hands-on, design junkie that brings design initiatives to life! Visuals are what you do. You are proficient in all mediums and yearn to carry your designs through. The ideal candidate is good with people and knows how to further creative. A top-tier designer with extraordinary vision, craft and concepts. You can barely watch television without rewinding and frame advancing anything that you’re not certain how it was built!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Capable of synthesizing a project brief and translating to encouraged visual language.
• Hands-on design capabilities, responsible for major design initiatives.
• Experience with facilitating outside vendors, free-lance personnel, etc.
• Execution of brand design systems, group-wide graphics packages, breaking news packages and major event creative.
• Content development packaging and visual identity.
• Deep working knowledge of Chyron Prime, Viz, Cinema 4D and After Effects.
• Collaborate and develop brand identity across CBS Stations, CBS News and CBS Marketing.
• Own the direction of and partner with vendors to advance our purpose and aesthetic within set design, AR/VR and other tools and systems that support news presentation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communications, Design, Fine Arts or related field.
• A proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with emphasis in motion design.
• A tech-savvy problem solver capable of applying technology to advance design process and workflows.
• Broadcast experience, including on-air graphics and templating recommended.
• Ability to communicate and present concepts in a clear and engaging way.
• A dedicated, creative problem-solver able to build style frames and storyboards to visually guide the creative process.
• Whip smart, dedicated to public service, and a fan of local news.
• Portfolio and references required.

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $180,000.00 – 190,000.00.

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 bonus eligible.

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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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Nearest Major Market: Manhattan
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

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