Interactive Designer
CBS Sports tells stories for millions of fans. Some are best told visually: they move, they react, they pull you down the page.
This job is a fusion of design and storytelling. Working with our editors and producers, you’ll turn stat lines, buzzer-beaters, decades-old rivalries, and title runs into experiences that carry the entertainment of the games themselves. That takes a creative storyteller who pushes what the new tools can do, and the judgment to know when to go big on a pull quote, when a story wants an immersive timeline or an interactive card layout, and when to build something nobody has seen yet. The thing that makes an audience go wow. If that’s you, we want you.
What this job is
You design and build immersive interactive stories, from long-form scroll pieces to animated data, and ship them yourself across CBS Sports web and apps. No queue, no handoff. The production side is handled; the craft is on you.
The stories come from everywhere. Editorial brings the narrative, the copy, the video. Sometimes it’s a tentpole on the calendar, sometimes a fresh idea from another corner of the company. You help decide what deserves the full treatment, then you build it. Pieces this ambitious used to stay on the whiteboard. Now they ship in days. See for yourself: The Notorious: Conor McGregor and 2026 USMNT Player Rankings.
Who you are
- Craft first. Your visual bar is the reason we will hire you. Typography, composition, color, restraint. You sweat the details most people never notice.
- Motion instincts. You know when a transition earns its place and when it is noise.
- Editorial sense. You know what makes a story land, and you push the visuals to lift it. The design serves the story, not the other way around.
- Not a developer. You direct one. You build in Cursor or a similar AI tool until the motion and interaction match what is in your head, and you know enough HTML and CSS to spot when it is lying to you. The tools make you faster, not sloppier.
- Good with a blank page. A rough brief and a deadline are enough. You find the shape of the piece from there.
Basic qualifications
- A portfolio that shows exceptional visual design and a strong editorial sense. Show us how you use design to tell a story better.
- An eagerness to build with AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude. If you already have shipped interactive work to show, even better.
- Enough HTML and CSS to understand how the web works
Additional qualifications
- Background in editorial, sports, or entertainment storytelling
- Motion design or animation experience
- Experience turning one-off work into reusable templates or systems
What to send
Live links. Send the work you’re proudest of. Shipped interactive pieces are great if you have them, but a portfolio of beautiful, well-told work stands on its own. Be ready to talk about how you build with AI, or how you’d like to start.
Apply for this role
Takes about 3 minutes. No account, no resume upload. Just your best links.
This role is with CBS Sports Digital. Being in or near New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale, Nashville, or Atlanta is highly encouraged, so you can work with the team in person when needed.
Hiring hourly rate range: $50 – $70. This range applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay depends on job-related factors, including location, experience, and training. Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Any offer is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the Big Ten ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.
In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy’s Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.
CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital’s multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.
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