Senior Motion Designer

Description

Envision Employment Solutions is currently looking for a senior motion designer for one of our partners, an award-winning advertising agency!

Job summary:

The motion designer should be able to bring concepts to life through animation, typography, and motion design. This position requires a versatile professional who can balance creative vision with technical precision while managing concurrent projects in a fast-paced advertising environment. The ideal candidate will contribute significantly to our agency's storytelling capabilities by delivering polished, brand-aligned video content across various platforms, formats, and client industries, all while staying ahead of evolving market trends and technological innovations in video production.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and control project costs to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
• Create high-quality animated graphics for social media reels, posts, ads, and stories.
• Maintain a consistent visual style that aligns with every brand.
• Support video production with animated assets, transitions, and visual storytelling.
• Manage multiple concurrent animation projects across different client accounts while adhering to tight deadlines and maintaining consistent quality.
• Collaborate with interdepartmental teams including directors, producers, creative directors, and copywriters to align animation style with overall creative vision.
• Research and integrate emerging video trends and techniques relevant to client industries while staying current with platform-specific best practices.
• Estimate accurate time requirements for animation tasks and communicate proactively about project status, challenges, and timeline adjustments.
• Implement effective media management and organization systems throughout the post-production workflow.
• Perform any other related tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in applied arts - media, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in motion design.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and their design needs.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro).
• Excellent sense of timing, rhythm, and visual storytelling.
• Cinema 4D/Blender is a plus.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written.
• Experience utilizing AI tools and up-to-date with the latest in that field.
• Proven record/portfolio of work showcasing motion design.