Senior Motion Graphics Designer

Warner Bros. Discovery

. Art direct comprehensive graphics packages for shows, cross-platform projects, including establishing design systems and style guides .

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $82,740 - $153,660 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Art direct comprehensive graphics packages for shows, cross-platform projects, including establishing design systems and style guides
Help define and maintain the ongoing development of motion design best practices for streaming
Present creative concepts and visual approaches to senior editorial and creative stakeholders
Provide feedback and guidance to junior animators
Design and animate motion graphics for digital video, streaming programs, social platforms, and video podcasts
Translate scripts, reporting, and data into clear, accurate, and engaging visual narratives
Execute projects across varying timelines — from same-day breaking news turnarounds to longer-term feature work
Produce high-quality animation under tight deadlines without compromising editorial accuracy
Create templates, toolkits, and modular animation systems for recurring franchises and multi-platform distribution
Design and build robust MOGRTs to enable scalable, efficient graphics workflows for editors and producers
Maintain and evolve CNN’s visual standards and brand consistency across platforms

Requirements

What you’ll need

7–10+ years of professional motion graphics experience in news, media, production or digital storytelling
Demonstrated experience supervising visuals for series, or large-scale editorial projects
Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop
3D design and animation experience (Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar)
Experience building comprehensive graphics packages and visual systems including advanced expertise in After Effects expressions, scripting, and MOGRT workflows
Proven ability to work effectively in high-pressure, deadline-driven news environments
Strong design fundamentals, including typography, color theory, composition, and information hierarchy
Experience presenting creative concepts and articulating visual strategy to stakeholders
Expertise with data visualization and infographic animation
Proficiency with mapping tools such as GEOlayers, Mapbox, and Google Earth Studio
Experience creating and optimizing graphics for social video, streaming platforms and video podcasts
Must be willing to work early mornings, late nights and weekends as needed for news coverage and deadlines

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Employee wellness program
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan
Paid holidays and sick time
Vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

motion graphics3D designanimationAdobe Creative SuiteAfter EffectsPremiere ProIllustratorPhotoshopAfter Effects expressionsdata visualization

Soft Skills

supervising visualspresenting creative conceptsarticulating visual strategyworking under pressuredeadline managementproviding feedbackguidance to junior animatorsmaintaining brand consistencycollaboration with stakeholdersdesign fundamentals