Motion Graphics Designer / Video Editor
Location: Remote
Timeframe: Jan 2023
Schedule: The work will ebb and flow
Hourly: W-2 $30 – $40 (1099 hourly will be adjusted accordingly)
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application
Summary
A marketing agency is in need of a Motion Graphics Designer and Video Editor. The ideal person is well-versed in both motion and editing. At times, the animation will be created from scratch. The motion graphics person will need to be conceptual. There will also be opportunities where a video needs to be refreshed with new animation. The videos will be used for product demonstrations, ad/marketing campaigns that live on landing pages and various social platforms. The ideal person is a conceptual designer that understands the big picture and can run forward with a remote creative team.
Responsibilities
- Animate and edit short-form videos which could include manipulation of app screen mockups, illustrations, and integration of live-action video clips
- Create visuals for organic and paid social media posts, banner ads, and header images for emails
- Help make design choices that reflect the desired theme and tone of the communications
- Conceptualizing ideas for characters, scenes, and other animation elements including backgrounds, sets and elements of animated environments
- Developing timing and pacing of motion, based on audio requirements (like recording dialogue for the animation)
Gotta Have
- Excellent creativity and originality
- Superior graphic design skills using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects
- Superior knowledge of the 12 principles of animation such as staging, timing, ease in, ease out, and anticipation
- Proficiency in the use of programs such as Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, and/or similar animation software
- Knowledge of color theory
- Great attention to detail
- Adapt to the appropriate visual style of the brand
Tip the scales
- CPG experience
- Agency experience
We appreciate your time in reading the entire job description. Before reflexes jump in, please pause. Does the above truly describe your skillset? Will the work + life balance integrate well with your discipline and work ethic? If yes and yes, we’d like to know you better.