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Senior Graphics Software Engineer - CNN Design

Warner Bros., Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383

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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of. Who We Are When we say, the stuff dreams are made of, were not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the

storytellers

bringing our characters to life, the

creators

bringing them to your living rooms and the

dreamers

creating whats next From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN. To see what its like to work atCNN, follow @WBDLife onInstagramandX! Your New Role... This position is the departments software engineering Subject Matter Expert, leveraging an in-depth knowledge of computer programming, Vizrt and connected technologies to greatly enhance the capabilities of our template driven products. You will be the lead voice in tailoring powerful Viz software solutions to the needs of CNN Design. This role provides quick turnaround time for troubleshooting, often eliminating the need for support from other engineering groups and/or vizrt. Your Role Accountabilities...

The Sr. Graphics Software Engineer enables the design team to develop highly complextemplates to aid in graphic storytelling and bespoke advertising products. The Sr GraphicsSoftware engineer will lead projects, analyze and recommending improvements for theexisting products to create workflow efficiencies. This position leads the CNN Design software engineering efforts and regularly partnerswith internal engineers on major network initiatives. Represent CNN Design in small tolarge, company-wide technical projects, and make recommendations to senior CNN Designleadership in support of these initiatives. Support Graphics department, Engineeringgroups, control room staff, and newsroom staff with vizrt-related issues. Responsible for prototyping efforts on new technology, ensuring that software components are robustly designed, programmed, tested, debugged and verified fordeployment into the newsroom. Proactively advance and update technologies andtechniques across all vizrt platforms. Recommends and makes improvements on vizRtsystem procedures. Create custom scripting solutions to aid graphic designers with complex problems.

Your Qualifications & Experience...

7+ years of experience in graphics or engineering field 3 to 5 years - expert level knowledge of vizrt Bachelor of computer science from accredited college or university preferred or equivalent work experience Ability to write custom applications in Python and C#, while using VBScript to interfacevarious data sources within vizrt products. Oracle database and SQL experience; Back-enddevelopment experience Ability to determine technical requirements by analyzing user needs Ability to work under pressure, and deliver projects on time is critical; must be highlyorganized; ability to solve problems. Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and build uponexisting software. Team player with attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communicationskills Experience prioritizing/managing expectations with clients under extremely tight deadlines Experience working with IT/Engineering to make sure all custom software is integratedand supported successfully. Experience in a broadcast environment. Must be able to work extended hours andweekends when needed. How We Get Things Done This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview. Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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