Los Angeles Times
Designer
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
The Los Angeles Times is seeking a highly skilled, savvy, creative Designer with a passion for crafting compelling visual content across various mediums, including social media, digital platforms and print material. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in helping us bring creative work to life.
As a Designer with the Los Angeles Times you will support the company's marketing efforts by crafting clear and compelling designs across a range of formats to showcase our product portfolio to advertising clients and prospects. The Designer will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a consistent visual tone across advertising assets, sales collateral, email campaigns, and more. In this role you will create designs that may range from high-fidelity mock-ups to final executions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:Create engaging marketing campaigns for the company’s business platform, B2B Publishing, varying from print, digital ads and social media creatives as well as web banners/thumbnailsDesign visually appealing and informative marketing decks and sell sheets for presentations, pitches and client meetingsDevelop promotional assets including digital and print ads for marketing campaigns and eventsCreate mock-ups and visuals of print and digital ads, for the company’s web pages and company print covers and special sectionsEnsure that all designs and marketing decks/sell sheets adhere to brand guidelines and reflect the brand’s tone and messagingAdapt designs for different platforms and formats, optimizing them for maximum and visibility.Create clear and engaging visuals in support of potential advertising clients, partnerships, and opportunities. Such visuals may include, but are not limited to, marketing and sales collateral, digital and print advertisements, social media, email campaigns, video sizzle reels, direct mail and moreCreate concepts, sketches, graphics and high-fidelity executions in support of brand and marketing campaigns, packaging, and store designREQUIREMENTS:Bachelor’s degree.Minimum of 3 years experience in portfolio showcasing graphic design skills across various mediums such as digital, ads, print, social and videoSolid understanding of fundamental marketing principles including social, online/digital, product developmentGreat organizational skills with design files as well as great attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and qualityIn-depth knowledge of typographyStrong project management with the ability to work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environmentTech savvy, with the ability to resolve solutions on the spur of a momentAbility to leverage feedback and channel it into design explorationStrong storytelling skillsKnowledgeable and flexible with both Mac and PC platformsIntuitive knowledge for design consistency throughout assetsAbility to successfully apply necessary brand elements, and able to expand style guide to various assetsExpert in Graphic Design and Apple Keynote, including animationStrong background in Google Drive and MS Office SuitesPreferred Qualifications:Basic understanding of motion graphics and animate vector and 2D graphics for advertisement, socials, and websites using tools such as After Effects or Adobe PremiereStrong understanding and skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (other Creative Cloud programs are a plus)The L.A. Times is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively work to create an inclusive environment where all of our employees can thrive. Explore our company history, achievement, values, mission and more on our career site.The pay scale the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of the posting is $75,000- $83,500 and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, licenses, certifications, and other business or organizational needs. Compensation will be determined based on the above factors along with the requirements of the position. At The L.A. Times, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role. Please visit our career site to view the benefits available to our employees.
The Company is a mandatory vaccination employer for COVID-19 and its variants. The Company requires that its employees be fully vaccinated as of their start date. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, we will engage in the interactive process with you. Proof of vaccination will be required prior to start. If we make you an offer and you are not yet vaccinated, we will accommodate a delay in start date.We recently transitioned to a new system if you noticed any issues in the application process, please contact Talent Acquisition at: talentacquisition@caltimes.com#J-18808-Ljbffr
As a Designer with the Los Angeles Times you will support the company's marketing efforts by crafting clear and compelling designs across a range of formats to showcase our product portfolio to advertising clients and prospects. The Designer will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a consistent visual tone across advertising assets, sales collateral, email campaigns, and more. In this role you will create designs that may range from high-fidelity mock-ups to final executions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:Create engaging marketing campaigns for the company’s business platform, B2B Publishing, varying from print, digital ads and social media creatives as well as web banners/thumbnailsDesign visually appealing and informative marketing decks and sell sheets for presentations, pitches and client meetingsDevelop promotional assets including digital and print ads for marketing campaigns and eventsCreate mock-ups and visuals of print and digital ads, for the company’s web pages and company print covers and special sectionsEnsure that all designs and marketing decks/sell sheets adhere to brand guidelines and reflect the brand’s tone and messagingAdapt designs for different platforms and formats, optimizing them for maximum and visibility.Create clear and engaging visuals in support of potential advertising clients, partnerships, and opportunities. Such visuals may include, but are not limited to, marketing and sales collateral, digital and print advertisements, social media, email campaigns, video sizzle reels, direct mail and moreCreate concepts, sketches, graphics and high-fidelity executions in support of brand and marketing campaigns, packaging, and store designREQUIREMENTS:Bachelor’s degree.Minimum of 3 years experience in portfolio showcasing graphic design skills across various mediums such as digital, ads, print, social and videoSolid understanding of fundamental marketing principles including social, online/digital, product developmentGreat organizational skills with design files as well as great attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and qualityIn-depth knowledge of typographyStrong project management with the ability to work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environmentTech savvy, with the ability to resolve solutions on the spur of a momentAbility to leverage feedback and channel it into design explorationStrong storytelling skillsKnowledgeable and flexible with both Mac and PC platformsIntuitive knowledge for design consistency throughout assetsAbility to successfully apply necessary brand elements, and able to expand style guide to various assetsExpert in Graphic Design and Apple Keynote, including animationStrong background in Google Drive and MS Office SuitesPreferred Qualifications:Basic understanding of motion graphics and animate vector and 2D graphics for advertisement, socials, and websites using tools such as After Effects or Adobe PremiereStrong understanding and skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (other Creative Cloud programs are a plus)The L.A. Times is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively work to create an inclusive environment where all of our employees can thrive. Explore our company history, achievement, values, mission and more on our career site.The pay scale the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of the posting is $75,000- $83,500 and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, licenses, certifications, and other business or organizational needs. Compensation will be determined based on the above factors along with the requirements of the position. At The L.A. Times, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role. Please visit our career site to view the benefits available to our employees.
The Company is a mandatory vaccination employer for COVID-19 and its variants. The Company requires that its employees be fully vaccinated as of their start date. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, we will engage in the interactive process with you. Proof of vaccination will be required prior to start. If we make you an offer and you are not yet vaccinated, we will accommodate a delay in start date.We recently transitioned to a new system if you noticed any issues in the application process, please contact Talent Acquisition at: talentacquisition@caltimes.com#J-18808-Ljbffr