Senior Designer, Core Brand
Complex Networks champions the people, brands and new trends you need to know now, will obsess over next, and we build consumer universes around them. We’re what a modern entertainment company looks like and what others have followed since 2002. From pop culture and style (Complex), food entertainment (First We Feast), music discovery (Pigeons and Planes), sneaker news (Sole Collector) to our festival of cultural convergence (ComplexCon) — if you want to be part of what’s next and build valuable relationships with the audiences who live in it, join us at Complex Networks.
Complex Networks is seeking an experienced designer for our Core Brand Design team.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within a team environment on numerous design projects across a variety of mediums
- Perform a leading role in the design of identities for new series, evolve existing franchises, and initiate experiments and explorations for future projects
- Create brand guidelines, templates, and marketing materials for Complex Networks’s audience-facing brands and IP
- Create editorial artwork for use on the web and across social platforms
- Contribute concept and design work to special projects across a variety of platforms and media
- Organize and present creative work for internal and external review
- Maintain a sense of ownership over assigned projects and initiate creative conversations across departments
- Contribute to an inclusive and supportive team culture
- Stay up-to-date with current design trends and techniques, sharing information and inspiration with fellow designers
- Help identify emerging and established freelance talent when needed
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years of professional design experience at a design firm, agency, publication, or media company, with an emphasis on branding, motion identity, and graphic design
- A natural ability to collaborate with others and thrive under pressure
- A refined, stylish approach to typography and layout compatible with the Complex Networks aesthetic
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills
- Must be imaginative, resourceful, and able to handle multiple projects efficiently and to a high standard
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Mastery of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign is a must and the ability to design for a motion graphics workflow is essential
- A working knowledge of After Effects and Premiere is highly recommended
- Experience with Cinema 4D, Sketch, and UI/UX design is a definite plus
Benefits
Complex Networks offers an awesome casual work environment with a great team of smart, motivated, innovative and fun people. And our benefits are pretty good as well, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long term disability, generous time off and a 401k match! We hold tons of events throughout the year including happy hours and team building activities.
About Complex Networks:
Complex Networks creates and distributes original programming with premium distributors including Netflix, Hulu, Corus, Facebook, Snap, MSG, Fuse, Pluto TV, Roku and more. Our content spans across music to movies, sports to video games, fashion to food and more. In 2016, Complex Networks launched ComplexCon in Long Beach, California, to bring the “Internet to life.”
