Careers: Engineering
Why join Engineering?
Our team designs and creates services that power one of the leading digital media destinations across multiple platforms. B/R’s engineers also develop and oversee our in-house publishing and CMS tools, the backbone to our content experience.
Our team moves quickly, writes clean code, and deploys continuously. We use the latest technologies and work as a team to solve the technical challenges that arise with serving over 1 billion pageviews per month.
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Current Positions
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2D Animation Designer (Temporary)
Bleacher Report is the social voice of sports – creating and collaborating on the culture of sports for the next generation of fans. Its vision for making sports bigger than games has led to unmatched engagement on social media, where it consistently ranks as the No. 1 publisher. Bleacher Report also provides an industry-leading fan experience on mobile devices through its top-rated app. In February, 2018, Bleacher Report was rated the 3rd most innovative media company in the world by Fast Company. Find Bleacher Report on the web at www.bleacherreport.com and on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @BleacherReport. Bleacher Report is a division of Turner Sports.
About the Role:
We are seeking an Animation Character Designer (temporary). This person will be designing dynamic 2D characters for an animated series.
This Animation Character Designer has:
- 3-5 Years experience designing in an animation environment required.
- Sports knowledge a plus but not necessary.
- Expert in Adobe Animate and Photoshop.
- Ability to be a team player.
Bleacher Report is a division of Turner. Turner and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled. Turner and its subsidiaries are E-Verify users.
2D Animator (Temporary)
Bleacher Report is the social voice of sports – creating and collaborating on the culture of sports for the next generation of fans. Its vision for making sports bigger than games has led to unmatched engagement on social media, where it consistently ranks as the No. 1 publisher. Bleacher Report also provides an industry-leading fan experience on mobile devices through its top-rated app. In February, 2018, Bleacher Report was rated the 3rd most innovative media company in the world by Fast Company. Find Bleacher Report on the web at www.bleacherreport.com and on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @BleacherReport. Bleacher Report is a division of Turner Sports.
About the Role:
We are seeking a 2D Animator (temporary). This person will be responsible for bringing a 2D animated series to life.
This 2D Animator has:
- 3-5 Years experience designing in an animation environment required.
- Sports knowledge a plus but not necessary.
- Expert in Adobe Animate and Photoshop.
- Ability to be a team player.
Bleacher Report is a division of Turner. Turner and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled. Turner and its subsidiaries are E-Verify users.
Senior Designer - Content
About Us:
Bleacher Report is the social voice of sports – creating and collaborating on the culture of sports for the next generation of fans. Its vision for making sports bigger than games has led to unmatched engagement on social media, where it consistently ranks as the No. 1 publisher. Bleacher Report also provides an industry-leading fan experience on mobile devices through its top-rated app. In February, 2018, Bleacher Report was rated the 3rd most innovative media company in the world by Fast Company. Find Bleacher Report on the web at www.bleacherreport.com and on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @BleacherReport. Bleacher Report is a division of Turner Sports.
About The Role:
Bleacher Report is hiring a Senior Designer for our Content Design team who will help shape large scale projects, and deliver beautifully designed work that is both informative and on-brand. The Senior Designer should be a visual leader and passionate storyteller who collaborate with other designers and departments to create original and highly immersive digital experiences. This role will require the ability to work autonomously on large design projects when applicable.Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates expertise of layout, typography and visual hierarchy
- Creates consistent, scalable design solutions across all platforms
- Ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
- Embodies high standards and thoughtful design
- Able to bring a point-of-view and defend work
- Gives and takes constructive constructive
- Proactively shares work, seeking feedback in an effort for improvement
- Leads by example, helps grow junior and mid-level staff
- Regularly evaluates existing processes and makes recommendations to improve
- Assists with contractors and/or external vendors
- Collaborates across departments
- Interested & motivated to learn and grow
Requirements:
- Strong design portfolio highlighting layout and typography
- 6-9+ years professional experience
- Knowledge of the digital landscape in media, design and technology
- In tune with contemporary design, internet and youth culture trends
- Bachelor's degree in Design or related field preferred
- Well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch
- Comfortable with HTML and CSS
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Effective presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate ideas
- A love for experimenting and exploring new kinds of visual storytelling
Bonus Points:
- A knowledge and love of sports and sports culture a plus
- Experienced in working on branding and identities is a plus
Senior Designer, Motion
ABOUT US:
Bleacher Report is the social voice of sports – creating and collaborating on the culture of sports for the next generation of fans. Its vision for making sports bigger than games has led to unmatched engagement on social media, where it consistently ranks as the No. 1 publisher. Bleacher Report also provides an industry-leading fan experience on mobile devices through its top-rated app. In February, 2018, Bleacher Report was rated the 3rd most innovative media company in the world by Fast Company. Find Bleacher Report on the web at www.bleacherreport.com and on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @BleacherReport. Bleacher Report is a division of Turner Sports.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Bleacher Report is hiring a Senior Designer for our Motion Design team who will work to create new and exciting social template IP. The designer will also work on developing graphics packages for our new shows and branded content. The Senior Designer will collaborate with other designers and departments to create original & dynamic visuals. This role will require the ability to work autonomously on large design projects when applicable.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates ability with motion, layout, typography and visual hierarchy
- Creates consistent, scalable design solutions across all platforms
- Ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
- Embodies high standards and thoughtful design
- Ability to develop a point-of-view and defend work
- Gives and takes constructive feedback
- Regularly evaluates existing processes and makes recommendations to improve
- Proactively shares work, seeking feedback in an effort for improvement
- Leads by example, helps grow junior and mid-level staff
- Assists with contractors
- Collaborates across departments
- Interested & motivated to learn and grow
REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong design portfolio highlighting motion, layout and typography
- 6-9+ years professional experience
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Bachelor's degree in Design or related field preferred
- Experience designing across platforms
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of the digital landscape in media, design and technology
- In tune with contemporary design, internet and youth culture trends
- A knowledge and love of sports and sports culture a plus
ADDITIONAL:
- Video editing skills a plus (Premiere preferred)
- 3D software a plus (Cinema 4d preferred)
Bleacher Report is a division of Turner. Turner and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled. Turner and its subsidiaries are E-Verify users.
Senior Product Designer
ABOUT US:
Bleacher Report is the social voice of sports – creating and collaborating on the culture of sports for the next generation of fans. Its vision for making sports bigger than games has led to unmatched engagement on social media, where it consistently ranks as the No. 1 publisher. Bleacher Report also provides an industry-leading fan experience on mobile devices through its top-rated app. In February, 2018, Bleacher Report was rated the 3rd most innovative media company in the world by Fast Company. Find Bleacher Report on the web at www.bleacherreport.com and on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @BleacherReport. Bleacher Report is a division of Turner Sports.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Senior Product Designer role on the product design team owns the complete process from definition to launch for our mobile apps, websites, and internal tools. You identify goals/problems and employ a broad set of design tools (e.g. Sketch, Framer, HTML/CSS) to best solve and communicate. You will also assume a leadership role by providing regular, direct and impactful feedback in critiques and in-person, additionally engaging individual designers in adjacent product teams to help them grow their skills and design toolkit.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates expertise of layout, typography and visual hierarchy
- Creates consistent, scalable design solutions across all platforms
- Responsible for delivering wireframes, user flows, user testing, low-fidelity designs, high-fidelity designs, specs, assets.
- Creates designs for multiple contexts and devices
- Partners with PMs and engineers to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch
- Leads sprints from Discovery to engineering handoff.
- Plans, executes, and synthesizes takeaways from user research to improve the product.
- Guides the critique from others, ensuring feedback is constructive and actionable.
- Evangelizes best design practices to other Designers, Engineers, and Product Managers.
- Plans and leads brainstorming sessions.
- Proactively schedules design critiques to get feedback on work.
- Leverages prototyping as a way to demonstrate complex flows.
- Executes end to end research from planning studies to synthesizing results.
- Provides QA feedback to engineers for designs in development.
- Ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
- Embodies high standards and thoughtful design
- Shares work early and often and encourages peers to seek out constructive feedback from their manager, stakeholders, team
- Begins every project by defining what qualitative and quantitative data will be important in their work.
- Fosters a highly-collaborative design process and, as a result, is trusted by their team to talk through both scope and technical challenges and negotiate thoughtful outcomes.
- Participates in cross-discipline initiatives, bringing a design voice to the conversation and building trust between the design team and other disciplines.
- Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills, whether in one-on-one or group situations.
- Communicates complex ideas, goals and problems in a way that is accessible even to those unfamiliar with the project.
- Assumes a leadership role on the Product Design team. Is held accountable for design quality and cohesion across their own and adjacent product teams, and flags quality concerns to the responsible designers and design managers.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong design portfolio highlighting critical thinking and problem solving
- 6-9+ years professional experience
- Bachelor's degree in Design or related field preferred
- Experience working closely with Product Managers and Engineering teams
- Proficiency with all current UI and UX patterns on iOS, Android, and the web
- High-level understanding of product strategy and vision
- Comfortable employing qualitative and quantitative methods for user research
- Proficient using at least one prototyping tool
- Well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch
- Understanding of HTML and CSS
- Comfortable working with 3rd party integrations and APIs
- Ability to create presentations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of the digital landscape in media, design and technology
- In tune with contemporary design, internet and youth culture trends
- A knowledge and love of sports and sports culture a plus
- Candidate must be based in, or willing to relocate to San Francisco
Bleacher Report is a division of Turner. Turner and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled. Turner and its subsidiaries are E-Verify users.