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Art Director – ¢120,000 + bonus + benefits

Our client is a leading global supplier of gaming equipment and Industry recognised global Game development in Land Based Pubs, Clubs and Casinos as well as Online Social Slots and Real money Casinos.

They create solutions that inspire the marketplace, continuing their pursuit of excellence through a diverse and innovative portfolio of products. The global game development teams deliver content for regions worldwide. We are looking for people that have a passion for making a difference, inspiring others by example, and a continuous commitment to achieve new pinnacles of success.

Responsibilities and Duties

We need an experienced Art Director to join the Las Vegas Studio. We are looking for an individual that can provide clear artistic vision, define opportunity to disrupt marketplace, and set a creative bar for the studio and company alike.

This individual will be excellent in mentoring and guidance for the art team, with core understanding of composition, motion graphics, color, graphic layout, fonts, and delivering market relevant solutions.

This position utilizes the team, recognizing the strengths and opportunities of each individual, with proactive leadership to anticipate and address future needs of products.

Other duties include:

• Maintain regular art reviews covering composition, graphics, prototype, theme selections, and new market opportunities
• Manage, mentor, and coach the art team to reach and exceed market leading graphics and visual content.
• Regular 1:1 reviews with the art staff, with guidance on craft and career growth.
• Open and honest feedback, build on the great and correct for the opportunity.
• Guide for new production methods, tools, and styles
• Attract, interview, and hire new talent for roles in the art team.
• Partner with other studio leaders including Producers, Engineering, Game Design, Audio, and Project Management to deliver market moving games.
• Contribute to improving development process, productivity and overall artistic quality of games in production.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Design or equivalent work experience
• Experience of 7-10 years in a Senior Art Leadership role within the casino gaming industry. Outside industries in video games or interactive art also considered.
• Strong understanding of Design, Composition, Color, Motion Graphics, & Visual Effects.
• Excellent knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects / Photoshop)
• Experience in Trapcode Suite, Element 3D or Particle Illusion software beneficial.
• Knowledge in one or more 3D packages, ie. 3DS Max, Maya, Blender and Unity.
• Attention to detail and application from past learnings.
• Self-Starter, identify the opportunity and seek out solutions.
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Requirements

· Portfolio and History of games shipped

KONA ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Job Description

nWay is looking for a Creative Director to shepherd the creative vision and help create an amazing and balanced user experience for a new and exciting web3 project. As Creative Director, you will work with product managers, designers, artists, engineers, and the production team to foster an environment of collective creativity that inspires teams to come up with the best ideas that they can to support it. The ideal candidate must be an expert on what makes a game highly accessible but compelling enough to keep the competition element challenging yet fair and a deep understanding of free to play game economies and the openness to implement innovative web3 compliments into this exciting new space.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear, cohesive creative vision for the game by turning high-level ideas into detailed and well-thought out concepts.
• Works to make high level direction from the VP of Creative a reality and works with the other project leads to meet these goals.
• Work closely with the Lead designers to create engaging and gameplay systems with fun features that will improve user experience, engagement, and monetization.
• Work closely with other core team members to develop their specific parts of the vision + unify your concepts to tie together all design, graphic, narrative, and technical elements.
• Work closely with the Production team to review and discuss production priorities, timelines, and scope.
• Communicate (and emphasize) the creative direction across all channels to guide teams.
• Establish design processes to ensures all design and implementation deliverables are up to studio’s high standards of quality.
• Validate the consistency and quality of the game + ensure creative alignment between branding, experience, and strategy.
• Maintain and track ongoing relationships with current partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of leadership experience as a designer, producer or artist with at least 3+ years on a live free-to-play mobile game.
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Effective cross-departmental communication: you have the know-how to comfortably communicate with all disciplines (programming, art, design, marketing, and so on)
• A highly collaborative and innovative spirit
• The ability to take technical and production feasibility into account when coming up with concepts
• Mentorship: you’re motivated to share your expertise to guide the next generation of creatives
• Autonomy in using presentation and design tools (e.g. Google Suite, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
• Knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) and their limitations
• Working knowledge of modern fighting and real time strategy games
• Desire to work with an established IP in Web3
• Deep familiarity with competitive multiplayer genres on mobile, PC, console, and tabletop
• Expert knowledge of gameplay and mechanics for competitive games

Pluses

• Proficiency with Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Experience with competitive game design
• Running live ops for at least 1 year in the free to play space
• Working knowledge of blockchain and NFT technology
• Expert in fighting games and community
• Passion for the collectibles market

Why you want to work here

At nWay, we’re passionate about creating meaningful entertainment through real games with digital ownership and we’re always looking for talented individuals who share that same drive. We’re a small startup defined by a very collaborative, lean and laid back culture where everyone just wants to get things done. Our office is located in the heart of San Francisco and we’re conveniently located near BART, Muni, SF Ferry and Caltrain. We also offer medical, dental, vision insurances, FSA and commuter options. Most importantly, we do our best to keep everyone’s belly full with a fully stocked snack room plus office lunches!

nWay Inc.

Who We Are

Make life epic

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to “build games that stand the test of time”. The name Firaxis, a fusion of “fiery” and “axis,” communicates the company’s dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

Core Values

• GAMEPLAY FIRST
• Let gameplay drive decision making
• BE ACCOUNTABLE
• Deliver great work for the studio, the team & yourself
• PEOPLE FOCUSED
• Maintain an environment where people are happy
• EMBRACE ENTHUSIASM
• Find opportunities to contribute and collaborate
• WORK SMART
• Put effort where it pays off the most

Firaxis Games prides itself on maintaining a quality of life inside and outside the studio – when our team members are happy and healthy, creativity can thrive. We offer boot camp fitness and yoga classes at the office, a free gym with shower, regularly catered lunches and breakfasts, biweekly Friday Happy Hours, company events and parties, and a “FunZone” complete with billiards, foosball, video games, and tabletop gaming space. We are also a philanthropic studio and offer employees the chance to volunteer with local charities and nonprofits throughout the year.

Fulltime employees can also take advantage of Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401K retirement savings, a wellbeing initiative with the opportunity to earn cash rewards, an Employee Assistance Program, and paid time off and paid holidays.

What You Will Do

• Assist live ops producer and team to manage and deploy post launch content.

Who Will be a Great Fit: Nice to Haves:

• Facilitate and manage internal collaboration across discipline to ensure quality content releases.
• Connect with publisher core technology teams in support of live operations
• Manage and supervise performance of live operations.
• Assist in preparation for new title launches (capturing requirements, incident response planning)
• Assist in management of live ops outages and incidents
• Assist in facilitation of communication between internal and external stakeholders
• Assist live ops producer to drive processes that can improve post release content operations and performance and in supporting the efforts of partnered development studios in testing live ops services and processes
• 2+ years of games experience in production or a related field
• Facilitate communication across teams and disciplines.
• Familiarity with task tracking software (Jira, Hansoft, Helix ALM) and source control software (Perforce, SVN, etc.)
• Knowledge of agile development processes
• Outstanding teamwork and communication skills
• Passion for working with creative teams and talent.
• Ability to develop deep trust-based relationships and influence stakeholder groups
• synthesizer of details
• Understanding of back end technical integrations and processes
• Familiarity with live game launches and system monitoring
• Curiosity about live games systems and processes
• Experience working with external partners

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation
Firaxis Games

KCEN, the TEGNA-owned, NBC affiliate covering the Waco, Temple, Killeen market has an immediate opening for an Executive Producer. The Executive Producer will work collaboratively with other leaders and teach employees how to create unique, shareable content that evokes emotion on all platforms. Applicants must have major, breaking news experience, strong editorial judgment, newscast producing expertise and fully understand the needs of our audience across all our platforms. Our ideal candidate can identify engaging content, teach others how to do so and develop a roadmap on how to meet the goals of our company.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach MSJs and producers on current assignments and career development
• Work closely with News Director, Assistant News Director and Digital Director on daily and future assignments
• Line produce morning show when needed
• Use digital and TV data to help guide content decisions
• Enterprise new stories
• Daily rundown, script and graphics/supers approval for morning show
• Be active voice in ethical decision-making conversations
• Write TV scripts and digital stories as needed
• Help leadership team plan and execute special coverage
• Evaluate and recruit potential team members
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including holidays, mornings, evenings and weekends
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• BA/BS in journalism, communications or related field
• 2-5 years of experience preferred, including supervision and leadership of other journalists
• Understanding of the tenants of professional journalism
• Skills in producing engaging, content-driven newscasts and digital content
• Strong social media skills
• Knowledge of ENPS, Edius and Axis graphics a plus
• Strong communicator
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events
• Ability to work holidays, mornings, nights and weekends

Travel: Rarely: less than 10%

Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

TEGNA requires all employees to be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus.

EEO Statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We encourage and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information. TEGNA complies with all applicable laws related to accommodations.

KCEN, the TEGNA-owned, NBC affiliate covering the Waco, Temple, Killeen market has an immediate opening for an Executive Producer. The Executive Producer will work collaboratively with other leaders and teach employees how to create unique, shareable content that evokes emotion on all platforms. Applicants must have major, breaking news experience, strong editorial judgment, newscast producing expertise and fully understand the needs of our audience across all our platforms. Our ideal candidate can identify engaging content, teach others how to do so and develop a roadmap on how to meet the goals of our company.

EEO Statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We encourage and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information. TEGNA complies with all applicable laws related to accommodations.
KCEN 6 News

Position: Sr. Art Director

Location: Onsite Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Salary: $75,000-85,000, plus benefits

Hours: Full-time

Duration: Permanent

Our client, a marketing agency in Indianapolis, is looking for a Sr. Art Director. Our client works with businesses that make the world a better place, and who are willing to be bold. They believe in honesty, kindness, and being choosy about the clients they work with.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Collaborating with copywriters/creative partners to help develop strategy, concepts and ideas that align with the brand and brief that help push long term brand growth.
• Creating, reviewing, and approving designs and other types of graphics for projects
• Managing design workflows and collaborating with designers and writers to ensure projects are delivered on time and are of quality
• Communicating with clients and/or senior management to develop an aesthetic that reflects the goals of a campaign or project
• Generating cost estimates for projects and directing photo/video production with minimal oversight
• Presenting creative concepts to clients for approval
• Helping to train and mentor junior designers, art directors and copywriters.
• Bringing in new ideas and processes that benefit the creative department

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years
• Experience planning and directing complex photo/video shoots
• Experience managing a creative team for large scale campaigns
• Expertise with Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign and other job specific software and tools as well as familiarity with HTML, CSS, UX/UI
• Able to perform all Designer level responsibilities as needed for projects
• Able to fulfill responsibilities with little oversight

Vitamin T

Position: Executive Producer- Currents News

Status: Full-time

Overview:

Currents News is looking for an experienced, ambitious, and creative journalist who can jump into a fast-paced newsroom environment to be the executive producer of NET-TV’s flagship news program. Currents News covers secular and faith-based news for a Catholic audience in the New York market with plans to syndicate to a national audience. The ideal candidate is someone who is searching to step off the news merry-go-round of covering crime, accidents, and fires, and leap into the world of engaging, inspirational and in-depth story-telling. The EP will thrive in a multi-platform environment and help to execute the organization’s mission. You will be in charge of managing the newsroom, supervise talent and producers, work with the assignment desk editor, and collaborate with managers from other platforms. You will participate in the editorial meetings, pitch stories, approve the rundown and scripts, and mentor a group of producers and reporters. You will supervise and monitor the recording of the newscast in the control room and booth live coverage of breaking news events.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the stacking of the rundown and ensure that scripts are well-written, accurate and updated throughout the day.
• Work closely with the assignment desk editor to communicate story and information needs
• Write vos, anchor leads, teases and topical promos.
• Attend editorial meetings and pitch stories.
• Hire and train and mentor producers and reporters, approve vacation requests, work with news coordinator to schedule freelancers, as needed.
• Approve reporter packages.
• Communicate with and direct reporters in the field.
• Supervise the program in the control room, make editorial decisions.

Background, Skills, Requirements:

• Degree in journalism, broadcast news, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in a newsroom as a line producer or 1+ years as an executive producer
• Exceptional news judgment and ability to visually tell stories
• Manage, inspire, develop talent
• Excellent broadcast news writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong and proven ability to multitask and to work under deadlines
• Willing to occasionally work outside of your shift schedule to accommodate breaking news
• Basic knowledge of Catholic Church, teachings, and traditions is a plus

About DeSales Media Group:

DeSales Media Group is the communications and technology non-profit based within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. DeSales offers many services that include media relations and strategy, marketing and social media, ad sales, educational support, video production, and news production. DeSales Media operates NET-TV, a cable television channel that reaches more than two million people in the New York area. Its news group produces a nightly television program (Currents News), two award-winning newspapers (The Tablet and Nuestra Voz), and runs a news digital department that produces original content. DeSales Media is scheduled to move into a new state-of-the-art production facility in 2023 and is looking for creative and experienced professionals who are motivated to make a difference. The company offers competitive salaries, and many benefits including comprehensive medical and dental benefits, paid time off, and a 403b program with a salary contribution.

To apply, qualified candidates should submit an application form, a non-generic cover letter, and a resume/CV.

DeSales Media Group

Company: Company 3

Position: Associate Producer, Episodic

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Position Summary

Company 3 is looking to hire an Episodic Associate Producer to join its team! In this role you will act as an extension of a lead producer and be a main point of contact while working with internal and external teams to organize, supervise, and monitor the progress of projects.

Main Duties

You will help the Lead Producer manage and drive online, color and delivery schedules. You will act as a main point of contact alongside your producer for your internal CO3 team and clients via in-person interactions, e-mail, and phone. You will also assist in maintaining effective communication with the internal team and clients regarding job status. You will help coordinate and verify project needs prior to any session start times and/or client arrivals as well as deliveries. You will help keep a pulse on all projects being produced including the status of individual show/episodes and budgets.

What You Bring

You will bring experience in post-production or a related field, knowledge of online editing and color correction process as well as digital deliveries.

• Finishing Post-Production Experience (Longform is a plus)
• Basic knowledge of offline editing, VFX and sound workflows
• Basic knowledge of scheduling the post process is a plus

Additional Qualities That We Seek

With the quick pace of post-production, you will need to bring strong organization, communication, and strong teamwork skills. You will need to be able to work well with all types of personalities and help to keep all projects on track.

• Self-starting and a positive, can-do attitude
• Adaptable, Organized, and proactive
• Great collaboration with all members of a project
• Perseverant under pressure in a quick pace environment

About The Company

Company 3 provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company’s HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.
Company 3

Due to the exciting growth of our business, BODEN, an award-winning, independent, and minority-owned Hispanic communications powerhouse is looking for a Vice President, Creative Director to join us and lead our Creative team.

As an agency at the forefront of helping brands build trust with and make an impact in the fastest-growing U.S. cohort, the Hispanic community, we pride ourselves in purposeful, meaningful work that truly makes a difference. Leveraging Escucha®, our proprietary strategic planning process, which provides brands with the insights necessary to empower, inform, and enhance the lives of today’s diverse U.S. Hispanic population, we believe in delivering best-in-class creative that drives impactful results. We are proud to have been named Best Places to Work by PRWeek, a testament to our unique, inclusive, and culturally rich environment that celebrates everyone’s diverse perspectives.

The VP Creative Director will be responsible for generating award-winning campaigns and setting the highest standards of creative excellence across the agency. This strategic thinker translates marketing objectives into unexpected, problem-solving ideas that drive impact, and sells them with passion. The Creative Director partners with the account leads to manage client relationships and raise the creative bar across all accounts.

Responsibilities

• Sets the creative standards for BODEN and inspires all account teams to strive for award-winning creative excellence
• Works with cross-functional teams proactively and reactively to develop earned-first creative ideas – delivering headline-worthy campaigns that drive impact
• Presents strategic insights and creative ideas passionately and with confidence to current and prospective clients
• Conducts necessary supplemental industry and brand research and brings outside-in trend spotting to the table to support and refine strategic development
• Joins client meetings for ongoing projects / team briefings
• Runs planning and brainstorming sessions internally and externally with clients
• Supports new business efforts including RFIs/RFPs
• Is accountable for creative oversight across all of BODEN’s major accounts and through all project phases, juggling various briefs at once and meeting multiple deadlines
• Works closely with the CEO and President on BODEN’s brand to ensure all marketing and pitch materials convey our business value and mission

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant agency experience in creative campaign development
• A portfolio that will WOW us with creative that drives national headlines
• Bachelor’s degree in creative writing, marketing, PR, journalism, or a related field
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Digital fluency
• Excellent project management skills. Ability to complete projects within assigned deadlines and budget
• Comfortable navigating complex situations and projects with a solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to work under pressure and on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

BODEN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

BODEN Agency

This candidate will be coordinating with teams across the organization to understand teams’ design needs and build out their creative strategy accordingly. In each project, you will ensure that outcomes are on a budget, within the brand, and incorporating current design trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and development of all creative campaigns ensuring a consistent brand across channels
• Remain current on emerging trends in digital technology to incorporate new technologies into your strategy
• Manage production timelines, vendor relationships, and quality or cost controls
• Communicate cross-functionally to understand creative needs
• Digital solid marketing design skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure
• Strong ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends in loyalty, creativity, and marketing
• Brand advocate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 7+ years in a Digital design role
• Current portfolio to be submitted with your application
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Inspirational team leadership
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Initiative and agility to take on new challenges
• Agency experience required
• Strong Digital background and Experience only
• Results-oriented

Confidential

Event: Northwestern vs Iowa

Venue: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA)

Dates needed: 10/28-10/29

Position: Runner / PA (must be 21+ w/ valid DL)

Rate: $200/10