Motion Designer

Our Motion Designer will work hand in hand with our editor, art directors and producers, creating assets and bringing innovative content to life. This creative and passionate individual will be a key player in bringing remarkable work to our clients. As a motion graphic designer, you must have a sharp aesthetic eye and love team collaboration. You will be an instrumental contributor in every stage of the creative process from conceptualization to client revisions.

The Motion Designer will:

• Create engaging, complex animations for a diverse array of media, including but not limited to social media, digital banners, TV and video projects
• Work with producers, digital teams, brand and project management to understand the project scope and objectives
• Collaborate with art directors to create and animate visual assets
• Brainstorm with various client  teams to come up with new creative solutions
• Prepare conceptual layouts and create storyboards for motion graphic projects as needed
• Create animatics from storyboards
• Assist in selecting appropriate music, graphic and animation styles for the project
• Assist with editing video content when needed
• Encode, convert and edit videos and add effects/enhance with motion graphics elements.
• Provide accurate time estimates for each part of the process
• Keep abreast of advancements in animation as well as new technologies and techniques, contemporary trends in production design and popular music to produce innovative and trailblazing work

The requirements and experience the Motion Designer will need include:

• 5+ years of experience as a Motion Designer
• A website or reel that showcases related work
• Deep knowledge of of motion design, including video production, design and animation and software, including After Effects, Premiere Pro, Adobe Media Encoder, Illustrator, Photoshop 
• Experience with Cinema 4D, RED, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe Audition is preferred, but not required
• Strong sense of aesthetic and pacing, with the ability to effectively utilize both created and provided brand assets.
• Ability to meet quick turn deadlines while working on multiple team projects
• Solid understanding of raw video files, exporting, transcoding and compression
• Attention to visual details and accuracy
• Ability to mediate creative problems in an efficient manner
• Quality-control mindset with the patience to review carefully
• Excellent communication skills and patience when it comes to revisions

HR Stuff

Exceptional benefits include:

• Access to online learning platforms to continue honing your craft.
• Up to $500 a year to put toward qualified wellness expenses, like your gym membership.
• After one year, reimbursement of up to 50% of tuition costs for approved continuing education.
• After eight whole years, a four-week paid sabbatical, plus a $750 reimbursement for international travel.

Of course, we also:

• Provide health, dental and vision insurance.
• Offer salaries commensurate with experience.
• Offer both traditional and Roth 401k plans with employer matching.
• Are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Signal Theory. We firmly believe in the importance of a diverse workforce to create work that resonates and represents both our clients and the markets they serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Location

With Signal Theory offices in Kansas City, Mo., and Wichita, Kan., employees are comfortable working virtually with colleagues in another city. While nothing can completely replace in-person communication, for this position, we are open to employees working in and around either city.