Motion Designer Job Description
Motion Designer Duties & Responsibilities
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Motion Designer Qualifications
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Education for Motion Designer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the motion designer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Graphic Design, Design, Animation, Fine Arts, Motion Design, Education, Art, Film, Video, Interaction Design
Skills for Motion Designer
Desired skills for motion designer include:
Desired experience for motion designer includes:
Motion Designer Examples
Motion Designer Job Description
- Proven ability in standard video editing and animation software
- Understanding and applying current and developing design trends
- Assist in research and development of new techniques, software, plug-ins help the team stay current in industry trends
- Participating in input sessions, presenting your ideas to the creative team, and contributing to creative conversations with clients
- Creating concepts, boards and style frames
- Ability to facilitate brainstorming sessions geared toward specific client solutions
- Leading teams of designers and animators on larger projects and effectively planning your workload
- Helping to maintain file management, system efficiencies, and establishing technical specifications
- In partnership with design and copy leads, contributes to the creation of motion for interactive design concepts through active participation in brainstorms and other idea-generating sessions
- Articulates motion concepts and designs to team and clients
- Solid understanding of and experience within the automotive industry is a plus
- 4+ years of experience as a Motion Designer, Visual Designer, UI Designer, or similar role
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, visual effects, or related design discipline
- Advanced command of motion graphic applications
- Experience with audio production
- Comprehensive awareness and interest in new platforms and technologies for the digital channel
Motion Designer Job Description
- This position will collaborate with a cross functional team in Atlanta and New York, to create innovative, dynamic and conceptual editorial and motion design work that will range from breaking news to enterprise long form stories
- Responsible for pitching, creating and delivering high-end projects across BT Sport and BT TV
- Support Creative Manager – Design to deliver world class creative and implement design strategy across the channels and platform
- Facilitate the production and delivery of creative design elements for the BT Sport channels and BT TV platform to ensure these comply with the highest standard, brand guidelines, is editorially compliant and within deadline
- Assist with the management and mentoring of junior and freelance designers
- Work closely with Promo Producers to create dynamic, visually memorable on-air promotional campaigns
- Liaise with third parties to ensure deliverables are on brand and produced to a high standard
- Great attention to detail to make pixel perfect, slick designs for broadcast
- Great communicator who can explain your vision to stakeholders and manage their expectations
- Be innovative – always reading about design blogs to keep up to date with industry trends, and how we can use them to stay ahead of the competition
- 5+ years motion design experience
- Proficient with major video post-production software and hardware including Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Cinema 4D
- Demonstrable video editing and motion design ability with a strong portfolio
- General understanding of all aspects of post-production including editing, CG, VFX, color grading, compositing, format conversion, sound production, sound recording, sound sweetening, sound design, compression and mastering
- General knowledge of operating and setting up FCP suite and related hardware including Apple computers, video cards and monitor calibration
- Comprehensive understanding of A/V formats and editing file structures
Motion Designer Job Description
- An interest and knowledge of sport is desirable – you’ll be around it all day!
- Fast learner willing to get stuck in
- Work collaboratively with Senior Designer, On-Air Promotion, Sr
- Execute and may lead medium-sized original motion graphics and visual effects for multiple channels
- Creates, as needed editorial 'rough cuts' and 'fine cuts' for video programs
- Transcode video to required delivery specifications
- Retouch assets for still and motion projects
- Consult on set to ensure proper capture for visual effects
- Light, re-map textures, animate, and render 3d models
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge about latest motion design techniques
- Must have exceptional working knowledge of graphics programs including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects, (Plugins, Camera, 3D space, Rotoscopy)
- Background working on large national brands
- Broadcast and digital video experience
- Collaborative and imaginative approach to problem solving
- Results driven and hard working
- Desire to be a part of something great and hold yourself to a higher standard
Motion Designer Job Description
- Candidate will display artistic aptitude with an exceptional sense of design, a passionate interest in motion graphics and related technology
- You will deliver quality results and are able to adapt stylistically to work within brand guidelines when required, achieving outstanding work
- Define and implement the motion design language for QuickBooks Connect across all touchpoints
- Communicate concepts and iterate on designs, and work collaboratively with other members of the events team, product teams, and agencies in order to develop the most efficient motion framework
- Provide best practices and guidance on motion for different devices and platforms
- Shepherd the QuickBooks Connect motion design language in the internal XD community
- Deliver final motion studies, rapid motion tests, motion explorations and final redline assets to feature teams and development counterparts on time and with high quality
- Participate in and help facilitate design brainstorming and work sessions while providing and promoting a motion design awareness to the design process
- Follow, adapt, and evolve the OneNote motion language and principals according within each design problem
- Ability to create rapid interactive prototypes of motion design solutions to help your team discover solutions more efficiently
- Prepared to build positive relationships with coworkers, vendors and clients
- Possess a fun, dynamic, positive personality
- Able to conceptualize, develop, and communicate creative ideas
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially After Effects
- Requires that he/she can assist others in producing both still and motion graphics, while still meeting his/her own individual assignment deadlines
- Strong portfolio demonstrating attention to detail and mastery of motion, typography, color, layout
Motion Designer Job Description
- Work closely with the Art Director, Creative Director and Design Leads to establish strong visual narratives across multiple work-streams
- Concept, design and animate elegant UI and visuals that clearly communicate high value to our users
- Document design decisions and guidelines for consumption by our team and key partner teams
- Work closely and iteratively with developers to ensure design accuracy and consistency throughout the creative process
- Apply innovative visual design problem-solving skills within the shared visual design language and aesthetic of Windows
- Apply a diverse range of visual styles and design aesthetics where needed
- Create video and design assets to specification that meet business goals as defined by project leadership
- Collaborate with cross functional teams of designers, writers, web developers, and project managers to deliver beautiful and communicative product marketing motion design
- Coordinate video production and project operations such as shoots, voice over recordings, reviews, and any other needs in order to deliver a completed project
- Work closely with internal partners to develop creative assets that meet the needs of the organization
- Excellent AfterEffects, Premiere, and Adobe Creative Suite skills
- A strong interest in design and technology trends
- Be part of one of Australia’s best and most respected Digital Customer Experience teams
- Able to give or take direction and problem solve
- Experience with Sketch a plus
- Must have strong layout, typography, motion, design skills