Creates, designs, and animates motion graphics for nonprofit and mission-driven clients. Translates concepts and strategy into polished, on-brand video content, manages multiple concurrent projects, art directs when needed, troubleshoots creative challenges, and incorporates feedback quickly while meeting tight deadlines.
As a Motion Designer for our client, you will be a visual storyteller responsible for bringing our clients’ stories to life through video. We make videos for mission-driven organizations, and we get to tell their stories: lives saved, slaves freed, healing found, and hope restored. You will take high-level concepts and turn them into motion work that moves people to action, across a wide range of brands and campaigns.
This role requires a unique blend of creative vision, technical skill in After Effects and motion tools, and the speed and organization to deliver high-quality work across multiple client brands at once, often on tight timelines.
Core Responsibilities
- Concept, design, and animate motion work that communicates an image, a message, and generates a response.
- Take high-level concepts and strategy and turn them into finished motion pieces.
- Work within multiple client brand style guides at once, keeping each brand accurate and distinct.
- Art direct in certain scenarios, guiding the visual approach for a project or campaign.
- Independently bring fresh new ideas to client work.
- Plan and prioritize a large number of concurrent projects under deadline pressure.
- Figure out things you’ve never done before and troubleshoot quickly when problems come up.
- Be scrappy with resources to deliver high-quality work on tight timelines.
- Take in constructive feedback and revise work quickly and well.
What Success Looks Like
- Motion work is delivered on schedule, on brand, and ready for client review with minimal rounds of revision.
- Clients and internal teams see your work move audiences to action and raise the creative standard across accounts.
Required
- 2+ years of commercial agency experience.
- Proficiency in After Effects
- Fast and good: high-quality output at a high pace.
- A digital-native mindset and a passion for solving design problems.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at once.
- Handles constructive criticism well.
Preferred
- Working knowledge of Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, Audition, and Premiere.
- Degree in design (BFA, BS, or BDes preferred).
- Experience art directing projects.
- Familiarity with nonprofit / cause marketing creative.
Compensation
The base pay range for this role is $65,000 – $75,000 per year.
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