Multimedia Designers are responsible for developing concepts, designs, and innovative ideas for print and online projects within the broadcaster.
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Multimedia Designers are responsible for developing concepts, designs, and innovative ideas for print and online projects within the broadcaster.
The Role
The role encompasses design work on a wide range of communications and print collateral, to include all of the station’s platforms, enabling the compelling delivery of content to audiences in engaging, user-friendly, and appealing ways.
Multimedia designers must have strong typography and composition skills, as well as the expertise and experience necessary to interpret written concepts and transform them into attractive visuals.
As with many roles in the broadcaster, designers must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, where briefs can appear or change suddenly, and tight deadlines must be met.
Multimedia designers must have the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, with tight deadlines.
Works with
- Head of Online
- Advertising Department
- Commercial Team
- Advertising clients
- General in-house clients
Qualities - Multimedia Designer TV Broadcasting
Is this role right for me?
To perform this role successfully, you must:
Be a creative designer with experience of designing for multiple media and across different platforms.
Have full knowledge of the Adobe suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), MS Office, HTML, CSS, and Javascript) and video and animation tools.
Enjoy interpreting communications briefs.
Understand broadcast digital video formats and standards.
Possess high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
Have good communications and interpersonal skills.
Be able to work to tight deadlines.
Be able to produce quality work while under pressure.
Have strong ability working with colour.
Interests - Multimedia Designer TV Broadcasting
This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Linguistic
The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.
Entry / Progression - Multimedia Designer TV Broadcasting
Education Route: A Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Design or a related field is required.
Career Path to Multimedia Designer - TV Broadcasting: A minimum of four years’ experience is usually required, often gained in an advertising agency, web, or print design company.
Career Path from Multimedia Designer - TV Broadcasting: Specialise in graphics design, production design, content creation, and leadership roles.
