Remote Associate Director, Motion Design

Summary

Join Work & Co as a Motion Associate Design Director to partner with Design Directors on creating content and experiences, leading projects, and working on large and small-scale projects from concept to completion. As an expert in motion graphics, you will have the opportunity to expand upon the medium in other ways, work with developers to explore creative solutions for integrating motion into products, and deliver projects on time that exceed client expectations.

Requirements

• Proven ability to propose creative concepts and to deliver on those ideas through every production phase
• Impeccable execution and care for all aspects of design, from conceptual thinking to motion and visual design
• Interest in motion beyond marketing
• Comfort and confidence in collaborating closely with departments who may be unfamiliar with the motion process, such as product designers, product managers and engineers
• Enjoys mentoring and educating other disciplines on the fundamentals of motion
• Experience working alongside design teams creating UI motion in 5+ products that have launched
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize and present findings, and articulate design rationale
• Experience working in a highly iterative, collaborative environment where people share work daily
• Strong understanding of other disciplines needs and timelines, knowing when scaling motion up or down is best for the overall project
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Work on a wide variety of projects, bridging the gap between design and engineering to craft functional and beautiful interactive, animations that enhance the digital products we build
• Work iteratively on initial concepts and prototypes with product and motion teams
• Bring an attention to detail and care for design execution, from concept through delivery all while wearing multiple hats
• Participate in a collaborative, hands-on manner through all project phases
• Partner with developers to integrate motion into product builds
• Collaborate and define processes for animators at Work & Co
• Provide creative direction to disciplines beyond motion
• Ability to plug in to any type of content project and help lead the process
• Ballpark time estimates for individual tasks and projects
• Mentor product and motion designers
• Help create and refine processes for the best ways to collaborate with other disciplines across the company

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for full benefits