ESPN Creative Studio is looking for a Senior Designer to join its award-winning Visual Storytelling team. You will be responsible for partnering with editorial and visual teams to create innovative interactive stories. All candidates must provide a portfolio that demonstrate strong typography, layout, UX and storytelling that is mobile-first.

Responsibilities:

• Strong designer and visual journalist who is passionate about bringing ideas to life on digital.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity comps to communicate strong user interaction and the underlying story.
• Create wireframes and prototypes with an emphasis on smart UX sensibility.
• Collaborate with creative leads on content creation from concept to execution – pitching new stories as well as iterating on existing ones.
• An enthusiastic brainstormer who arrives to creative conversations with ideas and solutions.
• Skillful in distilling complex ideas into engaging, unique and delightful storytelling.
• Collaborate with an Art Director to outline content and expand, push and iterate on how the best digital story can be told.
• Work with a fun, creative, passionate visual storytellers in a collaborative environment.
• Practice established team workflows and processes, while always looking to improve them.
• Deliver successfully on multiple deadlines and maintain high standards of accuracy and
  efficiency.
• Confidently present and explain design directions to your content partners.
• Work closely with art directors, creative developers, photo editors, and content partners throughout the creative process.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years' experience working within a creative studio, agency or media organization.
• In-depth understanding of user-centered design for a broad audience, responsive design, mobile first, and web standards.
• Passion for storytelling and evoking emotion, equally through the design and content.
• Genuine curiosity for understand others and their perspectives.
• An innate problem solver that tackles ambiguity with creative thinking.
• Have a collaborative approach to your work.
• Proven project management skills with ability to prioritize, organize their own time, and consistently meet internal and external deadlines.
• Reliable work-from-home setup with reliable internet connection.
• Must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• A digital portfolio with a breath of digital work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Curiosity around shifting industry trends and how to implement with the team.
• Experience with motion design and prototyping.
• Experience with front-end development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).
• Appreciation for the wonderful world of sports.

Required Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent