Midweight Designer, News

“We're looking for an experienced multiplatform designer to join the News Design team at Sky Creative. As News Designer, you'll work with award winning designers and journalists on fascinating topics and breaking news stories from around the world". - Harry Ward, Creative Director What you'll do: - Be an integral member of the team, developing brand and information graphics for reactive multi-platform storytelling; on topics ranging from climate change in the Amazon to the NHS crisis and US Election. - Embrace a range of creative challenges, from live reactive TV output to long-form documentaries, mobile explainers and programme branding. - Help evolve the Sky News brand as we continue to grow our audiences across all platforms. - Be proactive, positive, and inspiring to those around you, especially to junior colleagues. - Work a set rotation between shifts and regular working weeks. The shifts cover live breaking news output, either starting early (7am) or finishing late (10pm), Monday to Sunday. - Have the confidence to lead projects independently with guidance from senior members of the team. What you'll bring: - A passion for current affairs and an interest in visual storytelling. - Hands-on design experience in motion design, information design and branding. - A comprehensive understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite (Viz Artist or Cinema4D knowledge is a bonus). - Good creative and conceptual skills. - Ability to think cross-platform: TV, mobile, web, social media and print. - An understanding of the current Sky News brand identity and brand values. Team Overview Sky Creative is Sky’s European Brand and Creative hub providing Brand Strategy, Brand Design, Advertising, Promotions, Broadcast Creative and Digital Design for multiple stakeholders across our European Markets. From rebranding Sky Sports to designing key art and creating large-scale ATL campaigns for Sky’s commissions and original productions, we are uniquely placed to offer our people a huge range of exciting and diverse opportunities. We believe that an in-house agency is the best of both worlds. A great portfolio of work with unrivalled proximity to our clients, programme makers and commissioners alike. We are passionate about what we do and share first-hand in the success of the brands, shows and content we help create, promote and market. We’re committed to delivering brilliant creative, made by people that love what they do. The Rewards: There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few: - Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place - A generous pension package - Private healthcare - Discounted mobile and broadband - Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences How you'll work: We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process. Your office base: Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers. On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Inclusion: We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation. At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.