Freelance Junior Designer, Outkick

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Outkick

OutKick is a cutting-edge national multimedia platform that produces and distributes engaging content at the intersection of sports news, sports culture and pop culture. OutKick’s stable of reporters, hosts and contributors are accessible on OutKick.com as well as across video livestreams, social media, podcasts, and radio, reaching tens of millions of fans each month. Owned by FOX Corporation, Outkick was originally founded by Clay Travis. For more information, please visit www.OutKick.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION

In this hand-on-role, the Freelance Junior Designer will be an integral member of the design team and report to and collaborate with the Creative Director and Vice President, Creative Marketing.

**This is a Part-Time role. You will work about 22 hours per month.**

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR REPSONSIBILITIES:

• Designing and versioning out partner toolkit requests upwards of 80+ assets per piece of creative

• Designing banners, key art and statics and Outkick

• Assist with creative across digital, print and OOH, on-air promotion and more

• Designing ‘break-outs’ and assist with versioning for existing creative for Outkick

• Designing/ideating for mech shop and swag

• Designing/Assisting with CRM requests,  as well as digital and social requests 

• Assisting with design and ideation for major key art initiatives for Fox Nation

• Assisting and maintaining a templatized system for creative assets across brands and help to maintain brand consistencies

• Refreshing, updating and maintaining style guide for key art and on-air promos for Outkick

• Design with the ability and flexibility to match style to a specific project

• Take direction and feedback from multiple sources with the ability to pivot accordingly

• Assist with key art across digital, print and OOH, on-air promotion and more

• Manage multiple projects effectively and efficiently 

• Stay up-to-date with current design trends, techniques and processes; seek and recommend new best practices

• Contribute in a high volume fast paced team environment 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• 3+ years as a designer

• Relevant experience at a studio, television network or creative agency servicing the entertainment industry is preferred.

• Portfolio/Reel/Link of design work

• Knowledge of fundamental design and motion graphics terminology plus latest advances and trends

• Complete knowledge and proficiency in of all the latest design tools, platforms, and versions of applicable software programs -- Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

• An excellent communicator to liaise with internal teams, executives, and creatives as needed

• Ability to take direction on multiple projects at once and work under tight deadlines

• A collaborative team mentality and resourceful mindset

• Attention to detail and quality control is a must

• Very thorough understanding of production processes for print and digital

• Excellent creative, conceptual and critical thinking abilities 

• Ability to multi-task while working independently and with your team

• Expert knowledge of Key Art compositing and reformatting 

• Expert knowledge of competitors art and keeping up with design and key art trends across all media 

• Interest/knowledge in a combination of politics/news/entertainment/history/pop culture

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $38.45-48.08 per hour for high cost labour markets such as but not limited to New York City and Los Angeles, $32.00-40.00 per hour for all other US locations.