- Title: ESP Gaming
- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
ESP Gaming is the premier competitive gaming production company in the world. With over 20 years of live event sports production experience, ESP is an industry leader in premium experiences for game developers, esports teams, and gaming communities. We are a full-service company providing game developers and the esports community with production, distribution, sponsorship sales, marketing, league operations and tournament facilitation. Our partners include the top game developers and platforms like Amazon, Twitch, Zynga, World Series of Poker, and Com2us.
A successful candidate will bring deep tv design experience, world class creative vision, passion for sports and competitive gaming, and desire to produce the best and most unique esports productions in the industry.
In this role, you will own the front-to-end design process for ESP Gaming’s production projects. You will be the creative mastermind and the creator of broadcast packages, animations and be responsible for the representation of each project’s brand in production. In addition, you will lead a team of freelance designers and artists to execute ESP’s creative vision and ensure overall success for the given projects.
Job responsibilities will include:
• Researching existing esports programs to improve, innovate and push creative boundaries in broadcast
• Work within brand guidelines to create custom broadcast graphics packages from scratch, including lower-thirds, chips, bugs, slates, stingers and animated backgrounds.
• Participate in weekly creative meetings with producer
• Maintain, edit and iterate on existing broadcast graphics packages to update look according to creative vision
• Create 3D animations and event logos based on provided brand guidelines
• Build graphics templates consistent with broadcast packages according to provided brand guidelines to be used on social media platforms
• Design templates for everyday use on an as-need basis
• Hire, assign work and manage freelance artists to deliver on deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
• 7+ years in creating TV broadcast packages (sports or esports)
• Awareness and sensitivity to aesthetics, art direction and trends
• Passion for competitive video gaming and esports
• Possess strong network of creative freelancers
• Ability to think outside the box and push creative initiatives and ideas
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must have valid Driver’s License
• Must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
• Ability to quickly understand and assess opportunities and/or problems and respond with creative ideas and solutions
• Ability to meet deadlines and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently
• Make priority decisions under deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills
Applicant must be willing to move if not local to Las Vegas. Moving expenses negotiable.