Design Lead – Real-time Graphics

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Design Lead-Realtime

The Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN) is seeking a Design Lead-Realtime for our Creative Services department at our Headquarters office in Springfield, VA. The Design Lead works with and oversees a team of designers and leads them to create high-end creative real-time graphics, animations, and infographics. The incumbent will produce innovating and creative animations and designs encompassing the latest techniques, software, and technologies.

The real-time Design Lead spearhead’s our real-time graphics team to ensure the highest quality and most creative graphics output.  The incumbent manages the designer’s assignments to achieve the set goals maintain brand consistency while archiving the desired creative targets. The incumbent also works hands-on to produce graphics solutions for MBN and its entities. The real-time Graphics Design Lead will also maintain a positive, energetic, and creative environment within the real-time graphics team.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: (Essential Functions: Duties and responsibilities noted with bullets are considered to be the essential functions of the job).

•              Lead and supervise the real-time graphics team to ensure the production of the highest quality graphics and work efficiency.
•          Create and maintain an energetic and positive creative environment.
•          Generate creative ideas and concepts to serve MBN’s graphics design and animation requirements.
•          Organize shifts, workload, job requests, deliveries, and distribution of jobs.
•          Establishes and maintains great professional relationships with MBN team members.
•          Execute and deliver hi-end graphics solutions including but not limited to VRs, ARs, videowalls, openers, chapter heads, live infographics, layouts, touchscreens, and report graphics.
•          Supervise the execution of graphics on MBN’s platforms and provide solutions, guidance, and assistance to MBN staff in matters related to graphics, brand, and visuals.
•          Utilize the latest software, platforms, technologies, and techniques.
•          Serve as a key designer and animator.
•          Work and coordinate with MBN’s team members on job requirements, brainstorming, deliveries, and workflows.
•          Present innovative ideas, concepts, and solutions which encompasses the latest trends and technologies in the industry.
•          Identifies and learns new technologies/design techniques and take lead role in sharing knowledge. 
•          Stay on top of all design trends and maintain best practices.

     OTHER DUTIES:

•        The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties and take on other responsibilities as dictated by events and circumstances.·    

Candidates are required to have:

•          A degree in Fine Arts, motion graphics, design, multimedia, or equivalent education or experience, minimum of 5 years of related experience.
•        Exceptional design skills with emphasis on digital and broadcast real-time graphics design, animation, infographics, and news graphics.
•        Excellent communications skills, with a can-do and positive attitude.
•        Minimum of 2 years managing design experience.
•        Applicants must have expert knowledge of real-time and graphics software such as VizRT, Unreal Engine, Reality Engine, Cinema 4D, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe CC.
•        Candidates must have excellent experience in designing for broadcast platforms.
•        Applicant must demonstrate exceptional creative and various graphics skills.
•        Candidates must be able to read Arabic and provide creative solutions in it.
•        The selected candidate will have an excellent eye for design, form, and color and will be familiar with both MAC and PC.

MBN is a non-profit grantee of the federal government that directly communicates with the people of the Middle East and North Africa through television, radio, and digital media.  MBN’s mission is to expand the spectrum of ideas, opinions, and perspectives available in the media of the Middle East and North Africa; provide objective, accurate, and relevant news and information; and, accurately represent America, Americans, and American policies.  Through its multimedia broadcasts, MBN seeks to inform, engage, and connect with the regions’ people in support of universal freedoms.

MBN is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.

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