Motion Graphics Artist

Summary

Join DEPT® as a Motion Graphics Artist and collaborate with the creative team to produce high-quality motion graphics assets. You will be responsible for building, resizing, and localizing 2D animations, editing video footage, performing light VFX work, and ensuring all deliverables meet brand standards. This role requires 3-5 years of production experience, proficiency in Adobe After Effects and other Adobe Creative Suite applications, and excellent retouching and typography skills. You will need strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with the team and project managers. The position offers a competitive hourly rate and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of production experience, preferably in an agency environment
• A portfolio showcasing production work on large campaigns
• Proficiency in 2D animation, primarily with Adobe After Effects
• Intermediate experience with audio/video production (editing, color grading, compression)
• Excellent retouching and proofreading skills
• Excellent typography and layout skills with a meticulous eye for detail
• Strong written and verbal skills in both individual and group settings
• An ability to understand layout challenges of individual projects and work quickly and independently to provide creative/technical solutions to problems
• An adoption of 3Q creative team’s communication and project management tools
• Proficiency in the following programs/tools: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Audition, Adobe XD, Sketch or Figma, Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox and Google Drive, Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, Docs), Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Responsibilities

• Building, resizing and applying localization to 2D animations in large quantities for digital platforms
• Organize, edit, and color grade video footage from various production shoots
• Ability to do light VFX work (object replacement, rotoscoping, matchmoving, etc..)
• Heeding guidance and constructive feedback from all members of the creative team
• Maintaining ownership and responsibility, including QA, throughout each project
• Keeping close communication with PMs to ensure all deliverables are on track
• Ensuring all final deliverables adhere to brand standards and production guidelines
• Keeping up to date on and adhering to digital best practices across different platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Character rigging/animation
• Knowledge of 3D Animation (Cinema 4D or Maya)
• Knowledge of “Element 3D”plugin
• Experience with Javascript or After Effects expressions
• Experience with Frame.io
• Experience using a D.A.M
• Experience with project management tools
• Experience in a performance marketing agency a plus (not required)

Benefits

The anticipated hourly range for this position is $55-80/hr USD