Manager, Design and Graphic Operations

Job Description

Manager, Design & Graphics Operations, Yahoo Sports | Yahoo

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Yahoo, with flexible hybrid work options in the USA. Yahoo Sports is a leading digital destination for comprehensive sports news, unique fantasy games, and original content, aiming to inform and entertain millions of fans. This role is critical for elevating the visual presentation of live shows and digital programming, transforming static presentations into sophisticated, video-driven experiences through advanced graphic design, technical programming, and operational execution.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – USA
• Pay: $120750–$251250 yearly
• Team: Yahoo Studios – Yahoo Sports side
• Mission: Own the visual identity and operational execution of live graphics, enhancing storytelling and audience engagement across Yahoo Sports’ digital programming.
• Tech Stack: Flowics, Tagboard (or comparable platform), AI-assisted creative tools (generative image generation, prompt-driven asset tools, AI coding helpers), APIs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead Live Show Graphics: Lead the design and evolution of Yahoo’s live show graphics packages, including full redesigns, visual refreshes, and ongoing creative development to establish visual consistency.
• Manage Flowics Operations: Own the design, programming, implementation, maintenance, and day-to-day operational support of Flowics graphics, including complex system transitions and data integrations.
• Integrate Sponsorships: Design and implement sponsorship graphics and branded integrations across Yahoo shows, collaborating with sales and production teams to execute commercial requirements efficiently.
• Create Digital-First Assets: Design YouTube thumbnails and supporting creative for Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Fantasy programming, developing scalable templates optimized for digital platforms.
• Support Tentpole Events: Lead graphics design, programming, and operational support for large-scale tentpole events and special programming, including rapid-turnaround creative for emerging formats.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Manager. Core domain knowledge in graphic design and live or digital video production, specifically within the media, technology, and storytelling intersection.
• Experience: Significant experience in graphic design and live or digital video production; advanced knowledge of live graphics systems (Flowics, Tagboard, or comparable) and digital production workflows. Experience utilizing AI-assisted creative tools and AI coding helpers, alongside demonstrated ability to evaluate and quality-check AI-generated outputs.
• Skills: Strong proficiency in graphic design principles, animation, motion graphics, and visual storytelling; working knowledge of coding, programming, data structures, and/or APIs as they relate to live graphics; ability to manage large datasets and integrate data into live graphics environments; troubleshooting, updating, and optimizing graphics systems to ensure reliability during live productions; subject-matter expertise on Flowics.
• Bonus: Background in sports media, sports broadcasting, or digital sports production; experience designing graphics for YouTube and other digital video platforms; experience executing branded content and commercial sponsorship integrations in live media; experience designing for large-scale live events and tentpole programming; familiarity with production technologies and workflows used in modern digital broadcasting.