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SOCIAL-FIRST GRAPHIC & MOTION DESIGNER
Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading marketing and communications agencies, is seeking a Social-first Graphic & Motion Designer to work on a global consumer electronics client. You’ll be hands-on during the entire creative process for the development of social content, digital ads, online video, and full 360 campaigns. Brainstorming concepts. Pitching ideas. Designing content. Making it move. And working with copywriters, social strategists and others to bring the ideas to life. You should know what type of content resonates on social and be curious about our client’s brand and business. You'll have the chance to work closely with the brightest minds across the North American Weber Shandwick network, solving provocative client challenges as you develop in your creative career.
Responsibilities
Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com
The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading marketing and communications agencies, is seeking a Social-first Graphic & Motion Designer to work on a global consumer electronics client. You’ll be hands-on during the entire creative process for the development of social content, digital ads, online video, and full 360 campaigns. Brainstorming concepts. Pitching ideas. Designing content. Making it move. And working with copywriters, social strategists and others to bring the ideas to life. You should know what type of content resonates on social and be curious about our client’s brand and business. You'll have the chance to work closely with the brightest minds across the North American Weber Shandwick network, solving provocative client challenges as you develop in your creative career.
Responsibilities
- Craft content that helps build our client’s brand with social-first thinking and shareworthy executions
- Stay current on social trends, and look for opportunities to incorporate them into your static and motion designs
- Ensure all creative adheres to existing brand guidelines (and social best practices where applicable)
- Wear multiple hats: we’re a collaborative and supportive team, so you’ll have the opportunity to play multiple roles throughout concepting and execution phases
- Use video and animation editing software to produce eye-catching visuals and animated graphics on agile campaign timelines
- Ensure presentation designs are incredibly polished and visually tell a story (rather than relying on words-on-a-slide)
- Comp images in Photoshop with true-to-life realism
- Assist on production shoots
- 3 years of experience in motion graphics, editing and video production, as well as design
- A passion for social media with 1 year of social content creation experience (this can include content for your personal channels as long as it shows elevated creativity and an awareness of social trends and tropes)
- Extreme comfort with all relevant motion and design software (Eg: Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere and After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), as well as presentation software (Eg: PowerPoint)
- Basic HTML5 coding skills
- Self-motivated entrepreneurial and endlessly curious
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage your own time in a deadline-driven environment
- Must have a portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced or was a personal project)
- Knowledge of or strong interest in consumer electronics a plus
Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com
The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k (with employer match)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
- MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
- Short-Term Disability
- Paid Employee Family Leave
- Family Building Benefit
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.
Salary : $64,400 - $80,000
