Junior Motion Designer

DESCRIPTION

Between Pixels is a marketing and video agency that helps companies use content to reach and influence their audience. Our marketing and design team is expanding, and we’re looking for a highly creative Motion Designer who creates compelling videos and designs that help our clients connect with their audience.

As a Motion Designer, you will collaborate with our in-house creative team to concept, design, and animate for various marketing campaigns and video projects. Depending on the priorities of the week, your time will be split between designing for motion and animation, and supporting our graphic designer. You will have the opportunity to create content for all platforms -- social, digital, and broadcast.

WHO YOU ARE

You are creative problem solver, regularly coming up with new ideas and alternate paths around roadblocks. You appreciate consistency and find satisfaction in a job well done. You are technically savvy, embracing the ever-changing world of design, video, and culture to stay relevant. You are resourceful, proactive, and detail-oriented. And you are humble, constantly looking to grow and seeing feedback as an opportunity to get better.

Although the number of years is not an accurate predictor of success in this role, it’s likely the person to fill this role will have at least 1-3 years of relevant experience. That experience could be as an independent contractor, corporate employee, or at an agency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The following are representative, but not necessarily comprehensive, objectives for this role:

• Work independently or cooperatively with other motion and graphic designers and editors on a wide range of projects from concept to delivery. This can include brainstorming, pitching, style development, iteration, storyboarding, animation, and creative review.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to create animation and design solutions for internal and external marketing needs.
• Ensure project work meets organizational expectations, brand standards, and follows the creative brief.
• Be detailed-oriented to ensure projects are reviewed and delivered on spec and on time.
• When occasionally presenting work to clients, represent Between Pixels professionally and appropriately.
• Participate in the creative ideation process, bringing new ideas to the table while offering a fresh perspective to existing themes and concepts.
• Handle multiple, simultaneous projects efficiently in order to meet deadlines and budget constraints.
• Regularly communicate with the team lead to balance workload capacity and project collaborators on your production status.
• Keep an eye out for industry developments and new program features that could benefit your work, and be willing to learn new techniques when the opportunity calls for it.
• Contribute positively to existing processes, identifying flaws and creating solutions to improve design capabilities.
• Work a hybrid schedule, joining your team members for in-office days on Mondays and Fridays.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven experience with motion design through a strong portfolio of work. A reel is highly encouraged.
• 3 years experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, and InDesign). Familiarity with scheduling, file managing, and communication apps such as Dropbox, Google Suite, Slack, Asana, Toggl, etc.
• Fundamental knowledge of typography, composition, branding, color theory, animation principles and overall best practices.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated, balancing multiple projects and timelines, capability to work both collaboratively and independently, while remaining accountable & delivering projects on time.
• A ‘no task is too small’ attitude, willing to jump in as needed to support the team with day-to-day creative.

NOT REQUIRED BONUS POINTS

• Figma familiarity
• Cinema 4D or equivalent 3D animation skills
• Videography skills
• Social Media familiarity
• Copy-writing experience

ABOUT Between Pixels:

Between Pixels is a small, full-service video and marketing agency based in Marietta, GA. We help organizations connect with customers, clients, donors, or their own employees with content and campaigns. Visit betweenpixels.com/about to learn more.

Anticipated Start Date March 2025 (or earlier)