This job listing expired on Jun 14, 2018
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As our Motion Graphic and Graphic Designer, you’ll help define the visual style within our Content Department. You’ll establish the look and visual feel of our video thumbnails and all complementary assets to our video content, including series logos, animated logos, lower thirds, end cards, bumpers, and video intros. This is a full-time, in-house position, reporting directly to our Creative Producer and VP of Content.

Our Ideal Candidate:

  • A motion graphic design wizard who knows graphics and design like the back of your hand. You have experience creating motion graphical elements for use in marketing social media, video, memes, as well as print, web, thumbnails, and more.
  • Communicative. You understand what it means to be a professional and to have colleagues who rely on your prompt availability and responsiveness.
  • Creative. You understand how to work with non-creative professionals to meet their needs and get to the bottom of “what they really want”.
  • Receptive to feedback. You won’t be setback by having to radically change your designs in order to meet the larger objectives.
  • A one-man rocketship: Nothing holds you back when you have a goal in mind. You are self-motivated and ready to break through whatever gets in your way to get the job done.
  • Deadline Serious: You respect time-sensitive deliverables and adapt priorities in order to meet deadlines.
  • Design Addict: You follow a number of blogs, you are in touch with the zeitgeist of modern and quality design and motion design practices, and you’re constantly up to date with the latest trends. You get influence from everywhere to stay at the top of your game.
  • Experimental: You’re not afraid to try new styles and fresh ideas to keep things evolving.
  • Currently residing in/near Los Angeles

Responsibilities:

  • Support our content department (Video) to provide whatever graphical and motion elements needed, such as:
    • Create compelling thumbnails, title cards, logos, graphical intros, that showcase our brand to our fans around the world
    • Provide bumper-card and static and motion media for all our video content
    • Create motion designs we can share on social media
    • Create art to support our web content & articles as needed

Bonus points:

  • You are savvy with a still photography camera
  • You have a good eye for coloring, including photography and videos (Lightroom, Davinci Resolve)
  • You have familiarity with the world of esports, including Overwatch League, CS:GO, Super Smash Brother, LCS, etc

Requirements:

  • Able to legally work full-time in the U.S
  • Professional experience in graphic design, motion design, basic video editing
  • Expert in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Bachelor’s degree prefered but not mandatory, ideally with a major in creative/media/design, or with equivalent work experience
  • Highly detail-oriented
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and creative skills
  • Ideally with experience in an agency environment, and/or media production, and/or sports, and/or esports
  • Potential for full time, salaried position with benefits package following a trial period

Submit your application by applying below and include the following:

  • Links to your best work samples
  • Cover letter briefly detailing your relevant work experience, your individual strengths in the post workflow
  • What is your ultimate goal as a professional media maker
  • Resume
  • References