Studio Artists

Summary

Join DEPT® as a Studio Artist and collaborate with the creative team to execute creative assets, from concept to final delivery. You will be responsible for building and localizing 2D animations and static banners for digital platforms, organizing and editing video footage, and performing light VFX work. The role requires 3-5 years of production experience in an agency environment, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other design tools. You'll need excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines. This is a temporary contract position.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of production experience, preferably in an agency environment
• A portfolio showcasing production work on large campaigns
• Exceptional knowledge in 2D animation, primarily with Adobe After Effects
• Experience with editing, color grading, motion graphics, and animation, as well as production design at scale
• A knack for finding new solutions and efficiencies with initial builds in AE, aimed at resizing assets both static and video
• Experience editing fast-moving, fun, creative, humorous Creator and Influencer content
• Excellent retouching skills
• Typography and layout skills with a meticulous eye for detail
• Strong written and verbal communication in both one-on-one and group settings
• An ability to understand layout challenges of individual projects and work quickly and independently to provide creative/technical solutions to problems
• The ability to easily adopt new team tools, communications, and processes
• Proficiency in the following programs/tools: Adobe After Effects Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Adobe Illustrator Adobe Audition Figma and/or Sketch Dropbox and Google Drive Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, Docs) Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) Asana
• Fluency in English and excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

Responsibilities

• Building, resizing, and applying localization to 2D animations at scale for digital platforms
• Building, resizing and applying localization to static banners at scale for digital platforms
• Organizing, editing, and color grading video footage from various production shoots
• 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 self-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)
• Experience with Javascript or After Effects expressions
• Experience with Frame.io
• Experience using a DAM
• Experience with project management tools
• Experience in a performance marketing agency a plus (not required)