Entertainment Jobs and Internships

Rebel Who?

Why Rebel, Why This Job. Some people like the status quo, the safe and the mundane. Others challenge every convention in the book, create new values and expectations, and change their world. They are the Rebels. They are the Challengers. If this is you, read on.

Rebel Athletic is a classic Challenger Brand. Established in 2013 by Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2020, Karen Aldridge, to challenge the lowly conventions of the All-Star Cheer apparel market. Rebel is now the undisputed All-Star Cheer market, thought and style leader.

Over the past 8+ years, Rebel has turned heads quicker than any other manufacturer, and expanded into School and Sideline Cheer, Dance, and everyday athletic wear – all with a trademark sparkle. Rebel’s cutting-edge designs, technological innovations and unstinting focus on service, quality, choice, and value have set a new standard in an industry that was starving for something new. Rebel is the brand that everyone else follows. So, if you want to be a follower, go and work for them. If not, become a Rebel.

Summary of Position: The Art Director will collaborate with Rebel Athletic’s In-House Creative team. They will assist in the development, refinement, and execution of inspiring creative designs for various print and digital marketing projects. Passion for design in all media, attention to detail and ability to deliver work at the highest quality standards is essential. The position exists as part of the overall marketing team.

Candidate must possess strong design sensibility, excellent time management skills, and a flexible self-starter mentality. They will assist our team in establishing new digital design languages while working within existing ones and support the Creative Director to develop cohesive marketing messages for seasonal product launches and campaigns. They need to have a comprehensive understanding of typography and image, current fashion, art and branding trends, and a luxury aesthetic. This candidate’s artistic eye and intellectual curiosity are what separate them from other fashion enthusiasts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Concept and design across all print and digital channels, including but not limited to fully integrated marketing campaigns as well as individual projects to include websites, emails, print collateral, direct mail, social media, multi-media, and more
• Perform general production work including formatting, photo editing and processing, and resizing existing work
• Work closely and collaboratively with creative director, other art directors/designers, and sales team
• Produce work that demonstrates a strategic approach to all concepts and designs at all stages of a project
• Possess an enthusiastic willingness to be involved at all stages of project development, from creating concepts, to making changes, and releasing final files
• Adhere to brand standards across all media
• Design of e-commerce and retail marketing emails
• Participate in the creative brainstorming process with the team
• Assist in the development of marketing materials for seasonal product launches and campaigns
• Support creative needs for social media marketing
• Support on-set photoshoot and post-production needs
• Branding and packaging design
• In-store signage/visual communication design
• Catalog/Lookbook design, execution and production
• Ability to work some weekend/after-hours events

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising, Fine Art, Graphic Design or a similar area of focus
• 3+ years of professional design experience, preferably with a marketing/advertising agency, or corporate marketing department
• Expert skills Adobe Cloud including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop in a Mac OS environment
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong design aesthetic using color, typography and graphic elements
• Strong organizational and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Ability to absorb and apply constructive criticism from peers and clients
• Deadline focused and flexible under fluctuating workload
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, creative environment
• Ability to manage own workload, and follow projects from inception to completion
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects at a time
• Excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of social media platforms
• Working knowledge of print design and production
• Ability to travel to various out of office locations around DFW
• Portfolio of work samples provided through a link or PDF attachment
• Publication experience a plus
• Experience in or knowledge of the cheer industry a plus

Working Conditions: Enjoy a flexible schedule in a fun, relaxed, creative office environment with a team of driven, passionate Rebels.

Creative Director, Experience Design

We’re looking for a Creative Director, Experience Design who is passionate about delivering beautiful and intuitive digital experiences that drive results-a systems thinker who knows how to tell a great story. Someone who is equal parts entrepreneurial, collaborative, hungry, and humble. Someone whose positive energy and drive to be great is infectious. Who’s passionate about raising the game of those working under and alongside them and willing to throw their own award-winning ideas into the mix.

As a Creative Director, Experience Design for Deloitte’s esteemed Green Dot Agency, you will be central to a multidisciplinary team of strategists, analysts, creative technologists, copywriters, and art directors. You’ll maintain a highly functional and healthy team while meeting the demands of various stakeholders across multiple lines of business. Your responsibility will be to create simple, useful, and elegant cross-channel experiences. You’ll run 360 campaigns, overseeing execution of all creative work from concept to completion, ensuring that work is on brand, on strategy, on schedule, and executed with excellence. You will be expected to stay endlessly curious and ahead of the trends, technologies, and tools that will help you-and the organization-deliver the best digital experiences across the widest markets. And you’ll be tasked with translating your passion for top-notch experiences into actionable best practices and processes that don’t just stimulate the people on your team-they intrigue all who interact with them.

If this sounds like you, send us your portfolio which demonstrates smart thinking, innovative concepts, and a high level of craft-from integrated campaigns, broadcast and video storytelling to visual identity, social launches, and digital experiences. You’ll have work examples across a wide range of categories that are clearly driven by strategy.

Expectations:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 12+ years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years of experience as a Creative or Associate Creative Director with an agency/ firm
• Strong portfolio demonstrating your innovative work across multiple channels
• Deep understanding of user interface, application, mobile and responsive design
• Ability to develop strong client relationships to establish a level of trust to help sell creative
• Strong collaboration skills and track record of acting as an open and willing resource to team members in assessing ideas and directions
• Detail-oriented manager who can navigate a large organization to execute under tight deadlines
• An exceptional communicator who knows when to stand your ground and when to compromise.
• Innovate and improve on agency processes and deliverables to continually set new standards
• Display advanced skill at developing wireframes, user stories and journeys, and prototypes optimized for devices and contexts
• Possess solid knowledge of Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch and HCI principles.
• Have expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud tools, as well as familiarity with AEM
• Demonstrate excellent public speaking, presentation, and listening skills, with and ability to own the room
• Be familiar with Agile and Sprint working methodologies
• Combine a strategic, business savvy with strong advocacy for experience design
• Inspire those who you lead to elevate their craft and thinking
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be a working leader, generating your own ideas and experiences while inspiring your teams to do the same.
• You’ll oversee dozens of projects, maintaining high level of accuracy, quality, and impact across all.
• You’ll translate marketing objectives into strategically sound ideas and manage the creative process from concept to completion.
• You’ll oversee a diverse creative team, with broad responsibility for the design and development of the visual, tone, and aesthetic character of marketing campaigns.
• Create the vision of the campaign and collaborate with copywriters, art directors, designers, planners, and account service to bring it to life.
• Lead the work into fresh creative territories by making ideas compelling, relevant, and desirable to our audiences.
• Lead effective client presentations that create excitement and demonstrate how the creative delivers on the strategy.
• Be a steward the Deloitte brand.
• Grow our teams and businesses and approach each project with a strategic and innovative mindset.
• Recruit and manage freelance talent to augment in-house teams as needed.
• Regularly interface with clients at all levels and put them first, listening to understand their obstacles and hunting for solutions that are innovative and fresh.
• Actively coach junior through ACD-level creatives, involving them in projects and inspiring their growth and development by providing consistent feedback, training, and growth opportunities.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York City, Jersey City, Colorado, or Nevada, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to New York City, Jersey City, State of Colorado, and the State of Nevada and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is ($104,575 to $214740).

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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Spectrum Networks is looking for enthusiastic, talented and driven individuals to join the best and brightest in gathering, producing and delivering stories that make a difference within a 24-hour breaking news environment! Our commitment is to engage viewers with relevant, timely news that’s important to the local communities we serve.

Who we are: Spectrum Networks is a series of 27 hyper-local news and 9 regional sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc. Spectrum Networks seeks to provide the most essential local news and information, cultivating relevant and thoughtful conversations that foster informed and engaged communities.

The Environment: Spectrum News is a 24-hour breaking news network which requires employees who are flexible and available to work various shift, including early morning, late evenings,
weekends and holidays.

Being on our team means … You’re ready to inspire and be inspired! You’re passionate, creative and highly technical, driven to flourish in a competitive, fast-paced environment. You’re fiercely accurate, with a desire to leverage your knowledge, skills and abilities to share news stories to viewers in our local communities. You’re nimble, having the ability to pivot in an ever-changing workflow. You are a team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills. You have the ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

What we’re looking for: The Executive Producer will provide managerial oversight for sports editorial content across multiple platforms during an assigned shift or special sports event. Includes approving content from daily sports reporters for newscasts, the nightly sports show, sports features and live special sporting events, utilizing Spectrum Networks character driven storytelling practices. The Executive Producer regularly produces the sports show during the week.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervisory responsibilities for sports department working on sports related content with particular emphasis on sports producers, sports anchors, sports reporters/multi-media journalists
• Solve the challenges that come with dynamic sports coverage
• Develop backup plans for critical coverage
• Oversee decisions on story lineup, video/audio elements, graphics and timing to construct a show
• Work directly with reporters/multi-media journalists to develop character driven storytelling and utilize specific storytelling techniques and workflow
• Work with freelance sports analysts, and incorporate as needed in sports coverage
• May fill-in for sports producers as needed
• Perform writing, editing and story recording functions as needed
• Generate sports stories and sports coverage ideas on a daily basis, and plan for future sports coverage.
• Handle shift scheduling and approves paid time off when applicable
• Follow through on all assignments and meet required deadlines
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Proficient at inspiring staff to attain station goals of creativity, urgency and accuracy
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and interact with all personnel within the organization
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Must be able to work rapidly and accurately
• Ability to anticipate situations, meet strict deadlines, organize and manage multiple priorities
• Knowledge of current events and industry trends
• Pro-active with demonstrated enthusiasm in dealing with breaking sports news and high-stress situations
• Ability to effectively train others
• Basic editing skills
• Must adhere to attendance guidelines
• Must be able to and willing to work different shifts and be flexible with schedule changes
• Working knowledge of general office computer software, newsroom software and basic non-linear editing systems preferred

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field preferred or comparable television work experience
• 5+ years of producing and executive producing experience in television news
• 2+ years of management experience

Our Culture: Every employee is an influencer and culture keeper. We expect respectful communication (despite pressure), openness to feedback, an eagerness to learn, and an overall positive attitude!
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ABOUT UA/UNIFORM ADVANTAGE BRANDS

For over 35 years, UA Brands has been synonymous with fashion-forward specialty apparel for the medical and culinary professions. We are proud to support our valued customers – true heroes giving back with every shift. Our culture includes a long history of philanthropy and community support. Our strong values and unique culture are built on collaborating not merely as coworkers, but as family and friends. From the beginning, we provide candidates an authentic look into how UA Brands embraces their skills and perspectives, all in ways that continue to set us apart.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The UA Brands design team is seeking a motivated and experienced Art Director to join our group. This role will be a critical contributor responsible for creating compelling, performance-driving creative for use in all media. We’re looking for hands-on creatives, that are excited about collaborating with creative thinkers and do-ers, and experimenting with new ideas.

This role encompasses being passionate and experienced with best-in-class graphics design tools, visual communication strategies, best-practices, and technologies across all digital and print channels.

Reporting to the VP, Creative, the Art Director, Photo Shoots + Special Projects, will work collaboratively with other art and creative teams, as well as merchant and marketing stake holders to create innovative, actionable, and memorable digital and print assets for weekly sale campaigns and seasonal launches.

The Art Director plays an integral role in shoot prep and shot-list planning for apparel, on-figure, and in-studio shoot needs. Fostering a proactive and strong cross-functional relationship with merchants, buyers and product development teams is essential. This role will be in-studio during photo and video shoots to lead art direction ensuring the end result delivers against the brief and are in line with brand standards.

A successful candidate is a proactive, strong communicator, with the ability to make judgment calls and move quickly. Prior experience giving art direction in a fluid, fast-paced environment is a must. They will be self-motivated, quick-thinking, curious, flexible, and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with unwavering attention to detail at all times. Creative problem-solving ability is a must. We need someone who can not only be great in their day-to-day work in a hands-on role, but can identify opportunities to make the team more organized and efficient.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• As the Art Director, Photo Shoots + Special Projects, you will partner with the VP, Creative and other creative teams in a hands-on way to design, develop and produce a superior consumer experience that is out of the box and leads to the evolution of current brand guidelines. This includes retail signage, retail email, sales collateral, power point and other types of presentation, event graphics support, in-studio shoot prep and planning.
• Build a small, highly engaged, and effective design team, 2-3 reports, to achieve an exceptional level of performance and accountability in a large volume, fast-paced environment
• Manage your team and their workflow daily, as well as handle administrative responsibilities relevant to staff.
• Partner with the copywriter on projects as needed to create graphics and content for print, web, social, and multimedia platforms.
• Inspire design team to generate strong, fresh visuals from concept to completion including strategy and concept development, research, and design—for your assigned projects
• Set design direction and lead development of branding and graphic design elements for print and digital for your teams assigned projects. Review graphic designers’ work through a QA/QC process, oversee the production of production-ready files, ensuring accuracy in all graphic-based documents for your teams assigned projects
• Serve as the creative point of contact on projects with key stakeholders for your teams assigned projects
• Collaborating with the Project Campaign Manager, conduct daily departmental tasks: oversee project intake, balance team workload, review graphic design deliverables. Track projects and provide guidance to team about assignments and level of effort for your teams assigned projects
• Set design direction and lead development of branding and graphic design elements for print and digital for your teams assigned projects
• Lead pre-production meetings for stylists, photographers, asset management coordinators, and art directors to gather information critical to execution of upcoming photo shoot.
• Take responsibility for storage, care, and maintenance of styling supplies and samples as well as maintaining an organized studio space
• Seek cost-effective solutions and streamline processes as related to you and your team’s area of work.
• Collaborator with the Photography Manager to cast talent as well as book freelance stylist, hair, and makeup artists.
• Work with the Photography Manager to recommend photo shoot locations based on campaign directive and budget.
• Partner with the Asset Management + Inventory Coordinator to develop and manage an inventory system for studio props. as well as manage prop budget, catering services and receipts
• Uphold UA Brands visual voice and values
• Understand the UA Brands brand aesthetic point of view and take the necessary styling steps to achieve it
• Maintain a consistent and comprehensive awareness of upcoming photoshoots, stories, campaigns, sales, and deadlines
• Brainstorm how to best represent UA Brands product in photography, retail store signage and email, B2B customers touch points, and e-commerce projects as assigned
• Be an approver and reviewer of all creative assets, providing clear feedback and guidance to any internal or external partner for your assigned projects
• Protects the integrity of design aesthetics & brand image through graphic design & strong collaboration with partners.
• Develop talent skills in photo art direction and video/animation content.
• Prepare for, initiate, and wrap photoshoots in partnership with other members of the Photography team to be on time and in accordance with schedule.
• Take direction from VP of Creative as it relates to overarching brand vision and design point of view.
• Provide guidance to the Photo Stylist(s) to further develop their brand understanding and styling skills

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Stress-tolerant, quick thinker and extremely detailed.
• Be a problem solver – must always provide solutions.
• Strong creative eye for design and copy with demonstrated ability to think creatively and provide marketable solutions in conceiving, developing, and producing tactics.
• Exceptional eye for color theory and color relationships.
• Knowledge and appreciation of typography, both from a technical and creative standpoint.
• Must possess exceptional computer skills. Macintosh operating platform a must.
• Perspective and space relationships.
• Page composition and grid structures.
• Thorough knowledge of the following software applications is required, InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, scanning software, Adobe Photoshop and any widely utilized word processing application.
• Mastered composition techniques (multiple elements and interactive pieces) in producing polished final pieces. Attention to detail.
• Strong Adobe Creative Cloud suite experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially MS Excel.
• A team player.
• Must be willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate thorough knowledge of assigned product(s).
• Provide effective direction at photo shoots.
• Knowledge of photography, the photographic process. and a demonstrated photographic styling talent

Preferred Experience

• 4+ years relevant work experience in marketing, brand and creative strategy
• History of driving impactful, marketing creative for consumer-centric brands across B2B and DTC, e-retail and apparel a plus
• Experience managing internal creative teams, desire to be a manager & mentor
• Mac OS: 2 years minimum
• Photo manipulation and mockup: 4 years
• Adobe Creative Suite: 4 years

BENEFITS

UA BRANDS offers a full range of benefits allowing you the opportunity to customize a benefits package that addresses both your health and financial needs.

• Medical and Pharmacy Coverage
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program – support for everyday challenges
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching – Save for your future
• Short & Long Term Disability – Company Paid
• Accident, Hospital Care and Critical Illness Insurance – Protect your Income
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Legal Insurance and ID Theft Protection
• Nationwide Pet Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off – Life Balance
• Volunteer Time Off – Make an Impact
• Employee Discount Program
• Referral Program – Get paid to work with Friends
• Free Parking at the Downtown Corporate Office
• Regular Social Activities and Events – Mandatory Fun
• See more of the benefits we offer

We are a Drug-Free Workplace.

As an employee of any UA Brands division, you will be part of an established and dynamic organization. We believe that success starts from within, and we are seeking individuals who thrive in an environment that encourages and supports self-management. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at UA Brands will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. UA Brands does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. UA Brands will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Film and Video Operator and Editor- US Army Enlistment Required

Enlist as a soldier into the United States Army and become a certified Combat documentation/production specialists responsible for supervising, planning and operating electronic and film-based still, video and audio acquisition equipment in order to document combat and noncombat operations. This is NOT a civilian contractor position.

Enlist for this particular role – this is not a general US Army enlistment.

No experience necessary. Position is entry-level. Minimum requirements can vary from 2-6 years of training for certification, depending on the role. All candidates are able to choose their terms of service when selecting their job prior to signing a contract.

JOB DUTIES

• Operate and perform unit level maintenance on motion, still and studio television cameras
• Prepare captions for documentation images
• Operate electronic and film-based processing, editing, audio and printing darkroom equipment

PAID TRAINING

• 10 weeks of Basic Training.
• 26 weeks of Technical School with on-the-job instructions.

BENEFITS

• 30 days paid vacation annually.
• Full Healthcare coverage for you and your Family.
• Educational benefits worth over $72,000.
• Obtain Industry standard recognized certifications.

ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Between 17-34 years old.
• No felonies. (Defer Adjudication included).
• Current High School Senior, High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Permanent resident or US citizen.
• Meet physical standards based on gender and age.
• Pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test.