Media Design Group Designer / Animator

The Media Design Group is seeking junior and mid-level designer-animators to design and animate graphics and other design-based assets supporting shows, events, special programming or emerging platforms. This work involves a combination of creating unique designs and animations and iterating and expanding on existing style guides and toolkits, under the direction of a team of an Art Director and Creative Producer.

Designer-Animator compensation is based on a combination of factors related to experience, the nature of the assignment(s), the artist’s strength of reel and resume and year-over-year evaluations by our team of their Design, 2D and 3D animation (if applicable) performance, along with the artist’s strength of process, communication and overall experience in the design/animation field.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate content for the various groups serviced by the Media Design Group.
• Be able to work with deadlines that can be as short as same day, leveraging existing toolkits or unique assets, with the guidance of the project’s art director and creative producer, to deliver on time.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working in the design-animation field.
  • 0-3 years of experience is more commonly aligned with a Jr. DAN placement, weighed in concert with portfolio
  • 3+ years of experience is more commonly aligned with a Mid. DAN placement, weighed in concert with portfolio
• Proficient-to-expert knowledge Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• A working knowledge of C4D (preferably Octane render engine) is preferred. Proficient knowledge may be required, based on the job placement.
• For certain job placements proficiency in AE scripting, Figma and/or UI/UX may be preferred.
• Ability to develop custom designs and animations that derive from style guides, existing graphics packages and/or references provided by art directors.
• Ability to adhere to communicated file naming conventions and shared organizational guidelines.
• Able to accommodate non-standard work hours, holidays and weekends as needed.

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Proactive, detail oriented, organized, and accountable, with the ability to perform in a highly collaborative setting.
• Confidence in a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility when faced with new information, needs or challenges
• Ability to ask questions and communicate with art directors and creative producers when uncertain about a current assignment or when ready for the next one.
• Willingness to invest in understanding the business of the NFL to better support and enhance how the League serves our clubs and engages our fans.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• Up to 7-month employment period, 40 hours/week expected.
  • 7-month employment is not guaranteed and may be impacted by business needs.
  • The Media Design Group will be as communicative as possible about the duration of your employment period and provide notice of your end date at least a week in advance, with all efforts being made to provide as much notice as possible.
• Flexible schedule is a must including weekends, holidays, early mornings and late nights.
• Limited overtime is possible.

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.