AR/VR Development Designer

AR/VR Development Designer

Studio City, CA, US, 91604 Creative New York Full-Time On-Site #WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in? We've got the brands, we've got the stars, we've got the power to achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we're missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture.
The AR/VR Development Designer is a hands-on creative promoting how storytelling shows up in real time. This role is about designing immersive environments that add value across CBS News & Stations and Sales. You're not just building scenes. You're shaping how stories are experienced. This role lives at the intersection of design, motion, and real-time tech — taking ideas and turning them into something visually sharp, intentional, and built for air. You'll partner with creative and technical teams to build scalable AR/VR tools and infrastructure that enable consistent, reliable storytelling across stations.
Role Overview

The AR/VR Development Designer conceptually designs and manually builds ARVR environments using Unreal Engine, Cinema 4D, and Adobe tools that scale across our group of stations. You'll work closely with creative leadership, producers, and the ARVR team to bring ideas to life in a way that feels modern, clear, and grounded in storytelling. We're looking for someone who understands restraint, composition, and how to use the technology with purpose.
Key Responsibilities:

Design and execute ARVR environments in Unreal Engine and Cinema 4D
Take a concept and produce it — lighting, materials, motion, camera
Create scenes that feel intentional, not overdesigned, or cluttered
Optimize everything for real-time performance and broadcast reliability
Know when to push—and when to simplify
Make It About the Story: Work directly with producers to translate editorial ideas into visual space
Design with clarity first — what's the story, what matters, what doesn't
Avoid "3D clip art" — everything on screen should have a reason to exist
Help evolve how we use ARVR so it enhances coverage
Collaborate Without Overcomplicating: Work closely with the ARVR Project Manager and creative leads to move fast and stay aligned
Be clear about what's possible, what's not, and what's worth doing
Take feedback, iterate quickly, and keep things moving
Support both News and Sales without losing design integrity
Push the Look Forward: Bring a contemporary design sensibility — clean, intentional, current
Explore new techniques, workflows, and visual approaches
Help define what ARVR should look like across CBS Stations — not just execute it
Contribute to reusable assets and systems that scale across markets
Qualifications & Skills:

Strong design background — motion, 3D, broadcast, experiential, or similar
Solid Unreal Engine experience (real-time scene building is core to this role)
Proficiency in Cinema 4D and Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
Good instincts for lighting, composition, typography, and motion
Understanding of real-time constraints — performance matters
Ability to work fast, stay organized, and handle multiple projects at once
Comfortable working with both creatives and non-creatives
What Sets You Apart:

You know when less is more (and when it's not!)
You're curious about the tech, but not distracted by it
You care about the story as much as the visuals
You want to make the experience in ARVR better—not just maintain it
Why CBS News & Stations

At CBS News & Stations, AR/VR is no longer experimental—it is operational, scalable, and central to how we tell stories. This role sits at the intersection of design, technology, and journalism, influencing daily newscasts and major national moments across the country. You'll help shape the visual language of modern broadcast news while working alongside industry-leading creative and technical teams.
CBS News and Stations brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, the CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN.
CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries.
CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.