Position: Senior Graphics Designer

Purpose: The position is responsible for creating high impact visual design solutions for all the channels in the network

Education: Art Degree

Experience: 4-8+ years of experience in graphics in the broadcast industry

Location: Mumbai

Reporting Relationship: Head – Online Graphics

Business/Channel/Function: Broadcast Operations and Network Engineering - Graphics

Key Responsibilities:

• Show Packaging

• Key Activities
  • Understand the purpose in creating visual content & set clear expectations with the stakeholders
  • Mapping the competition designs through internet and generate a unique creative design
  • Conceptualize few options of designs for providing varied choice to the client
  • Finalize the ideas, concept and design that resonates best with their requirement
  • Deliver the approved graphics in various formats (On air/ Off air/ OTT)

• Promo Packaging

• Key Activities
  • Interpret various stakeholders’ requirements and creating ideas, moodboards
  • Identify various tools/styles/platform to implement the creative
  • Composite & track complex footages/shots, set extensions, rotoscopy.
  • Explore & execute different animation style that will suit the promo
     
• Branding

• Key Activities
  • Brainstorm various ideas and create unique attributes of the brand
  • Project the brand through the use of images, colors, symbols, lay-outs, animations etc.
• Shoot Supervision & VFX

• Key Activities
  • Supervise chroma VFX based shoots for short & long form for stakeholders (OAP/Programming, .Set extensions, effects, rotoscopy & clean up

• Virtual Set Design

VR/AR

• Key Activities
  • Design wire frames Virtual set as per the stakeholder’s requirements
  • Develop the final set with realistic textures, lights & reflection before taking it to Viz.
  • Keeping the 3D virtual set under the required minimum polygons for Viz to run it smoothly 
  • Setting the scale for the set in Viz, checking camera tracking and smooth movement for real time studio production between multiple cameras.
  • Adding real-time visual data, exciting Visual element that can bring information with real time, AR graphics
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Critical Competencies:

• Behavioural
• Creativity and Innovation
• Attention to detail
• Passion for designing

• Technical
•  Understanding of latest design trends in the market
• Knowledge of designing and graphics software: Offline (3DS Max, CINEMA 4D, Maya 3D, etc.) and Online (Miranda, After Effects), and other software like Light Wave 3D, Softimage, Bojo, etc.
• Understanding of art and designing

Why join us?

Sony Pictures Networks is home to some of India’s leading entertainment channels such as SET, SAB, MAX, PAL, PIX, Sony BBC Earth, Yay!, Sony Marathi, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, Sony TEN1, SONY Ten2, SONY TEN3, SONY TEN4, to name a few! 

Our foray into the OTT space with one of the most promising streaming platforms, Sony LIV brings us one step closer to being a progressive digitally-led content powerhouse. 

Our independent production venture- Studio Next has already made its mark with original content and IPs for TV and Digital Media. 

But our quest to Go Beyond doesn’t end there. Neither does our search to find people who can take us there. 

We focus on creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where we celebrate diversity with our Bring Your Own Self Philosophy and are recognised as a Great Place to Work.

- Great Place to Work Institute- Ranked as one of the Great Places to Work for since 5 years 

- Included in the Hall of Fame as a part of the Working Mother & Avtar Best Companies for Women in India study- Ranked amongst 100 Best Companies for Women In India 

- ET Human Capital Awards 2021- Winner across multiple categories 

- Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Award - Outstanding Learning Practices.

The biggest award of course is the thrill our employees feel when they can Tell Stories Beyond the Ordinary!