Designer

***You must be authorized to work in the United States to be considered for this role.

Purpose of the role

This is an exciting new role created for a growing Creative and Brand team (Americas Marketing). As the Designer, you will help define, concept and develop our visual standards for the BBC brand and marketing collateral.

Principal Accountabilities

• Help develop visual guidelines for a new and existing BBC product offerings
• Direct and assist in the creation of front-facing marketing collateral including, but not limited to: brand and content marketing campaigns, key art, title treatments, logos, iconography, advertising, email, and web collateral, infographics, motion graphics, newsletters, social media needs and more
• Build, maintain, and continually develop visual communication according to brand guidelines
• Quickly turn around a high-volume of creative and develop multimedia assets including GIFs, illustrations, icons, and animations, if needed
• Create moodboards and visual directions for logos, key art, campaigns, events and more

Scope & Impact

• Develop multiple ideas and use creative storytelling techniques to inspire our audiences
• Take full ownership of your work, and you take responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including marketing, trade marketing, content production, sales, social, product, copy, video production, operations, CRM, strategy, legal and more
• Quickly version and reproduce key visuals across many different sizes and formats at a high volume
• Develop visually compelling presentations for both internal and external priorities

Relationships

• Work directly with Creative Directors, Art Directors, motion graphics, editors, and copywriters on different creative, brand and marketing initiatives
• Work across small to large scale projects from ideation to execution
• Assist with the production of assets with external vendors, agencies and freelancers.

Are you the right fit?

As a global business, diversity, equity, and inclusion among team members is essential to our success. We therefore encourage highly skilled candidates from traditionally under-represented groups to submit their applications, even if they don’t check absolutely every box on our list of desired work experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Has a deep understanding and passionate about visual hierarchy, branding, color systems, typography, layouts, photography and how these elements come together to create impactful designs, whether in a URL or IRL space.
• Someone with the ability to interpret our brand guidelines/standards and apply them to all creative assets
• A passion for news and culture and like pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in design and beyond
• Creative problem solver who doesn't take themselves too seriously
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with shifting priorities
• Love BBC Content

Professional Experience

• 5 years experience working in-house at a media company or an agency setting (news and/or tech experience a plus)
• Customer-focused design mentality. Constantly looking to hone your design instinct through consumer feedback, whether through hands-on consumer research or by designing options for an A/B test
• Experience in:
  • Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
  • Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint
  • Motion software such as After Effects a plus

Behaviors

• Are able to collaborate, ideate, and share perspectives, without being judgmental
• Are conversational and aren’t afraid to speak up, but also know that listening is essential
• Open and receptive to feedback
• Capable of working fast, being flexible, and be independent, but know when to ask for help
• A strong communicator, both visually and verbally, having the communication skills to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts

Perks

• Competitive Compensation Package
• 100% Employer-Paid Medical and Dental Insurance (PPO plans)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible, Hybrid Working Arrangements
• Work/life balance
• Free Retirement Consulting to All Employees
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Free Peloton App Membership
• Gym Reimbursement
• Bagel Mondays, Thirsty Thursdays, and more!

COVID Vaccination Disclosure: BBC Studios is committed to the safety and well-being of our employees, contractors, and guests. We follow federal, state, and local guidelines regarding vaccination and testing requirements across our office locations.

Our New York office requires all staff, contractors, and guests to be fully vaccinated and to submit proof of vaccination.

For other locations, a negative COVID-19 test may be submitted weekly if an individual is not fully vaccinated.

Please note that most roles require an in-office presence of two days a week as part of our hybrid/flexible working arrangement.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here