Graphic Designer (Web)

This is a Full Time Job

TMZ is looking for a Graphic Designer to join our web team. This role will be responsible for creating editorial graphics and visuals for TMZ's web properties. The Graphic Designer will contribute their design sensibilities to daily editorial projects, and will collaborate with the Creative Director, editorial team, graphic designers, editors, and other team members to create innovative design solutions, and to develop creative concepts for web and mobile projects. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, self-starter who can effectively manage/balance multiple editorial projects under tight deadlines in a busy newsroom environment. This position will report to the Creative Director and will be based in Playa Vista, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Perform day-to-day graphical asset prep for editorial content, photo galleries, comps for advertisers, and newsletters in a fast paced environment
• Collaborate daily with the Creative Director, editorial team, graphic designers, editors, and other team members to create innovative design solutions
• Take ideas and solutions from concept through design and execution
• Create interactive deliverables including website designs, widgets, emails, user interfaces, style guides and presentation collateral
• Contribute daily to the creative process by coming up with innovative design ideas to further enhance and build the TMZ brand
• Research the appropriate competitors and consider leading design trends
• Color correcting, sizing, and optimizing graphics and photos for the web
• Learning industry standard software for editorial usage to navigate through footage/photo archives
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience designing in a web based environment (publishing/editorial preferred), large media company and/or interactive design agency
• Knowledge of the TMZ brand
• Must be willing to work weekends
• Degree and/or strong background in Graphic Design/Advertising Design/Web Design
• A solid portfolio with interactive and/or static design examples
• Comfortable knowledge of HTML/CSS/CMS and current development trends
• Strong typographic and layout aesthetics are a must
• Adhering to and improving current brand guidelines and aesthetics
• A detail-oriented, self-starter who can multi-task under tight deadlines while going above and beyond expectations to reach team goals
• Experience with working on large brands with existing brand guidelines
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well with dynamic personalities
• Flash, After Effects, IA and UI experience a definite plus

EOE.