Hearst Television (HTV) seeks a visionary designer with exceptional Vizrt and 3D design and organizational expertise to lead and inspire within our internal design group as Senior Vizrt News Designer.
Working closely with HTV’s Design Manager and Production Manager, this position is responsible for creating and implementing both group-wide news template and show packaging solutions and customized approaches that address the unique needs of our TV station markets. The role also involves mentoring a team of designers to integrate these solutions and assets into impactful news, marketing, sales, and digital designs across our 35 local stations and two local radio stations. This in-person position reports to the HTV Design office located in Winter Park, FL.
Job Responsibilities
- Create on-air Vizrt news template designs for the station group
- Collaborate on the rollout of templates and new features for on-air storytelling
- Assist in organizing and cataloging station branded assets used across multiple platforms
- Contribute to finding patterns supporting standardized news templates
- Create show packaging for individual stations and the station group
Experience Requirements
- Designing, evolving, and maintaining an on-air news graphics package
- Success in designing and animating on-air news templates and motion graphics, series packaging, or streaming content, enhancing audience engagement and brand recognition
- Experience working in collaborative environments, contributing to efficient workflows and team success
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and experience with 3D software as well as Viz Artist and C4D
Qualification Requirements
- Expertise in visualization, conceptualization, motion design, layout, typography, color theory, photography, and both 2D and 3D animation
- A portfolio showcasing problem-solving expertise and the application of current design trends to deliver positive results
- Strong skills in articulating design rationale and process to creative teams and editorial management
- Willing mentor with a collaborative approach to drive team growth and performance
- Aspiring leader who has shown ability to successfully deliver team projects by collaborating and motivating colleagues and aligning with client goals
- A background or understanding of scripting and code a plus
- Related military experience will be considered
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Designing, evolving, and maintaining an on-air news graphics package
- Designing and animating on-air news templates, motion graphics, series packaging, or streaming content
- Experience working in collaborative environments and contributing to efficient workflows
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and experience with 3D software as well as Viz Artist and C4D
- Expertise in visualization, conceptualization, motion design, layout, typography, color theory, photography, and 2D and 3D animation
- Portfolio showcasing problem-solving expertise and application of current design trends
- Ability to articulate design rationale and process to creative teams and editorial management
- Willing mentor with collaborative approach to drive team growth and performance
- Proven ability to lead and deliver team projects by collaborating and motivating colleagues
- Background or understanding of scripting and code
- Related military experience
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
