Overview /Objective

The NFL Creative LA team is seeking an experienced Graphics Coordinator (ideally sports graphics) to handle day- to-day show graphics requests in a fast-paced environment. The coordinator should be capable of assigning and prioritizing daily projects from initial request through delivery in a time-critical manner. This position requires a detail-oriented person to make sure that the project is completed quickly and efficiently with a high standard of quality.

Responsibilities

• Work with graphics producers and other personnel to assure that graphics requests are properly executed.
  
• Ability to coordinate the production of multiple graphics requests at the same time in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Update project lists and calendars
  
• Assign, manage and track artist assignments keeping anticipated schedules.
  
• QC graphics for final delivery
  
• Assist in delivery of final graphics to proper channels in the proper formats
  
• Attend and participate in project and operational meetings
  
• Manage expectations on deadlines and air dates. Update various departments on deliveries.
  

Required Qualifications

• Software proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
  
• Experience using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator After Effects and Premiere.
  
• Familiarity with graphic formats and general network production terminology.
  
• Able to accommodate non-standard work hours, holidays and weekends as needed.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years working in creative production, ideally broadcast and/or sports graphics
• Experience managing Adobe Media Suite and Maxon C4D-based projects
  

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  
• Confidence in a fast-paced environment
  
• Flexibility when faced with new information, needs or challenges
  
• Excellent time management and organization skills while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Self-motivated and proactive
  
• Willingness to invest in understanding the business of the NFL to better support and enhance how the League serves our clubs and engages our fans.
  
• A working knowledge of Control Room workflows and Playback devices.
  
• A working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AE and Premiere.
  
• Familiarity with a broad range of digital graphic file formats and their appropriate applications.
  

Salary / Pay Range

• This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week. Indicate whether or not the role will require overtime (time worked in excess of 40 hours) and/or weekends. Note* If your position will work under 30 hours per week, they should be Part Time. FLSA** If an employee will be paid hourly, they will be non-exempt, and if they are paid a salary, they are exempt.
• [IF EXTERNAL AGENCY] This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Overview /Objective

The NFL Creative LA team is seeking an Graphics Assciate Producer to help lead production of graphics and other design-based assets supporting Network shows, events and special programming. This person will immerse themselves in the production and logistic details of each project, serving as a communication hub between internal and external collaborators while overseeing the successful execution of all deliverables, working closely with the project’s Creative Producer.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point-of-contact between various internal, interdepartmental and external groups involved in project development, execution and support. Interdepartmentally, our group works closely with Production, Operations, Sales, IT, Promos, Scheduling, Engineering and Digital teams. Externally, our collaborators include animation studios, print vendors, and other broadcast or digital Networks.
  
• Create and maintain project schedules.
  
• Actively participate in problem-solving, balancing each project’s technical, logistic or content needs with our goal of developing innovative and creative ways to tell stories with design and animation
  
• Alongside the show’s creative producer, help shape and maintain daily and long-term project expectations.
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years working in creative production, with a minimum of 3 years in a Coordinator Role.
  
• Able to accommodate non-standard work hours, holidays and weekends as needed.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• College Degree
• Experience managing Adobe Media Suite and Maxon C4D-based projects
  

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Motivated, detail oriented, organized, and accountable, with the ability to perform in highly collaborative settings
  
• Strategic problem-solving skills and the capacity to distill complex information into meaningful concepts, ideas, and designs
  
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  
• Confidence in a fast-paced environment
  
• Flexibility when faced with new information, needs or challenges
  
• Excellent time management and organization skills while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Self-motivated and proactive
  
• Knowledge of the sports and media business.
  
• Willingness to invest in understanding the business of the NFL to better support and enhance how the League serves our clubs and engages our fans.
  
• Ability to communicate clearly and message appropriate context when delegating tasks, while providing consistent support and feedback.
  
• A working knowledge of Control Room workflows and Playback devices.
  
• A working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AE and Premiere.
  
• Familiarity with a broad range of digital graphic file formats and their appropriate applications.
  

Salary / Pay Range

• This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week. Indicate whether or not the role will require overtime (time worked in excess of 40 hours) and/or weekends. Note* If your position will work under 30 hours per week, they should be Part Time. FLSA** If an employee will be paid hourly, they will be non-exempt, and if they are paid a salary, they are exempt.
• [IF EXTERNAL AGENCY] This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.