Graphic Designer

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates high quality thumbnail designs that align with YouTube’s standard processes and the channel thumbnail strategy
• Be involved in all kickoff and internal calls and meetings, and participate and contribute in applicable brainstorm sessions with design strategy in mind
• Be responsible for the creative process regarding design content
• Possess a strong eye for typography and layout in design and be able to create a variety of different graphics from scratch.
• Experience in photo manipulation
• Illustration skills are a plus
• Collaborating well with motion designers (+ video editors)
• Should have experience in handling Key Art and photo compositing
• Must know how to set-up and build files for animation hand-off
• Speak to and provide feedback on motion/animation
• Be willing to experiment, learn and complete a wide range of design techniques

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience working in Digital Media for a content publisher or agency
• Demonstrated passion for youth-oriented media, YouTube and the social video space
• Past experience crafting design assets for social/digital use
• Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop and Illustrator