Animator and Motion Graphics Designer
Summary
The Animator and Motion Graphics Designer creates high-quality visual content, including videos, animations, and graphics, to communicate brand messages effectively. The role requires proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and a commitment to staying current with design trends and AI creative tools.
Responsibilities:
- Defining requirements, visualizing, and creating graphics, videos, illustrations, logos, layouts and photos. While the focus is the creation of short duration messages, it may also include a wide variety of brands work. Graphics should capture the attention of their target market and communicate the right message. This will
be achieved through creative flair, translating briefs into design, liaising with staff and business partners in
the design process to clarify briefs and follow best practice standards.
Design
- Provide multimedia graphic design.
- Plan and edit high quality video and/ or photographic content.
- Execute final product to target audience using, including but not limited to, video effects,
animation, motion graphics and 3D design
- Ensure a high level of variety in message creation.
Quality Control
- Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing.
- Research clients to ensure work compliments the client’s own brand.
- Review designs for errors before sending out the final proof.
- Ensure compliance with company guidelines, deadlines, and design standards, elevate to
Manager if campaign breaches best practice.
Communication
- Review briefs and determine requirements.
- Contact account owner directly upon request or if brief requires clarification.
- Actively participate in the Sales Club meetings, providing feedback and suggestions on
campaigns.
- Actively participate in the annual conference, usually held in New Zealand.
Training
- Continually upskill yourself in terms of advanced creative techniques, trends, technical skills, and
software.
- Stay at the forefront of AI trends and tools that can be utilized for creative work within the
business.
Administration
- Make sure all work is completed within the deadline.
- Ensure all the work is backed up and archived.
- Keep a file of top tier work for production awards.
- Ensure SQUAR is kept up to date and minimum chargeable hours target met
Requirements
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in graphic design or multimedia design roles
- Required Tools & Technologies
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro)
- Video editing, motion graphics, and animation tools
- Basic 3D design tools (preferred)
- Familiarity with AI tools used in creative production
Work Arrangement
- Work Setup: Hybrid
- Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 1:00 pm flexible start time, should complete nine 9 hours work