Senior Motion Designer

Overview

Our leading financial services client is looking for an exceptional Senior Motion Graphics Designer to join their internall agency team!

This Senior Motion Graphics Designer should have deep experience in conceptualizing and translating ideas into stunning motion design work for digital national advertising and marketing campaigns, promos, B2B and D2C interactive marketing material, packaging, social videos, and other digitally-based projects. Our ideal candidate will partner with Art Directors and Copywriters to create impactful, immersive, interactive and experiential digital and video initiatives while designing and executing for Synchrony’s multiple business platforms as well as a variety of external brands.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop outstanding, award-winning creative motion design work.
• Establish branded motion graphics systems to play out and run through national marketing and advertising campaigns, internal projects and new business pitches.
• Sketch, storyboard, and produce motion tests.
• Demonstrate creative thinking with a clear design process.
• Mentor others, while overseeing as well as executing the day-to-day projects.
• Maintain brand consistency, while looking for ways to elevate the brand and keeping it fresh.
• Innovate in imaginative ways, by evangelizing motion graphics as a communication tool.
• Maintain exceptional design integrity and attention to detail through outstanding treatment of typography and layout.
• Have compassion and confidence in regard to giving and receiving feedback.
• Collaborate with the broader team, including video editors, producers, copywriters, art directors, designers, creative technologists, developers, and more.
• Have command of motion, composition, color theory, and design thinking.
• Foundational knowledge of motion techniques, animation, and filmmaking knowledge of file formats received and/or delivered.
• Work under tight deadlines and within budget on multiple projects.

Qualifications/Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Design, Digital, Cinematography or related field, OR in lieu of degree, a high school diploma and 10 years of work experience in motion design and/or video in an advertising agency, digital agency or video production company.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience working in an advertising agency, digital marketing agency and/or video production company delivering high quality creative motion design work and motion graphics systems including but not limited to: Product UI, packaging elements for video such as Intros, title cards, transitions, lower thirds, end cards, etc., custom animations varying in length for social channels, digital ads and special projects across multiple platforms.
• Deep experience in After Effects, Cinema 4D and the Adobe Creative Suite.

Desired Characteristics
• You never stop learning.
• You have a positive attitude with a passion and drive for excellence.
• You love to think. And design. You’re passionate and love what you do.
• You love digital, video, motion and animation.
• You have the knowledge of Unity/Unreal, and AR/VR experience is a HUGE plus!
• You’re willing to take risks, fail, and learn.
• You’re curious and inspired, self-motivated and responsive to direction. You have the ability to work independently.
• You’re able to put your ego aside and work for the idea.
• Your portfolio is excellent in its craft and demonstrates strategic insight, that highlights products and features, while telling a compelling story.
• Your portfolio features ground-breaking work that you have created through digital advertising campaigns, film, and video that has engaged the consumer and ultimately driven growth for the company.
• You possess excellent presentation skills.
• You feel comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
• You’re a natural collaborator and mentor who thrives in a group environment and knows how to bring out the best in the team.
• You show creativity in both strategy and problem-solving.
• Your ability to create video and motion-based assets is solid.
• You display a deep understanding of strategic marketing and advertising, using market research as one of the influencers.
• You’re interested in world-changing leaps in technology and have a healthy disrespect for the impossible.
• Graduate degree preferred.

MUST PROVIDE A DEMO REEL/ONLINE PORTFOLIO/WORK SAMPLES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ROLE.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $42 to $52 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.