Senior Motion Designer

FocusKPI is seeking a Senior Motion Designer/Product Designer to join our client, a high-tech SaaS company. As a Motion Designer, you will bring the brand and their product to life in bold and engaging ways. From conception of ideas to shipping finished projects, you'll work alongside marketers, writers, illustrators, visual designers, UX designers, and motion artists to bring life and fresh perspective to the animations and product. Armed with Adobe After Effects and the rest of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, you will be responsible for crafting compelling motion designs to convey their product features and benefits.

The main function of a graphic designer is to create designs, concepts and sample layouts based on design principles and concepts. A typical graphic designer needs to have a high level of creativity and able to communicate their ideas to both internal and external clients. The ability to be flexible to client demands, work well under pressure and multi-task are required skills. 
Work Location: Remote in the U.S.A, slight preference on west coast
Duration: 3 months with potential for extension
Pay Range: $70/hr to $83/hr
Responsibilities:

• Plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communication problems
• Develop overall layout and production design of publications or web interfaces as they relate to graphic design
• Prepare sketches or layouts to present to client
• Create charts and graphs from data given
• Partner closely with designers, copywriters, marketers, and producers to plan and execute projects from concept to final upload
• Bring designs and narratives to life effectively, using principles of animation and modern animation techniques
• Solid understanding of video formats and codecs. Recommend best practices of files to be used across various channel
• Work with and evolve the existing animation language to elevate the brand
• Translate creative direction from leads to purposeful creative concepts
• Participate in their design culture to align styles and refine work through team feedback
• Willingness to work openly and bring your true self to work

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in design and/or certificate in graphic design required. Bachelor's degree in design or related field preferred
• 5-7 years experience required. Software industry/product experience is extremely good to have
• Creativity, verbal and written communication skills and problem solving ability are required
• Ability to utilize various forms of media, including print, electronic and film
• Ability to visualize in 2D and 3D and understand aesthetic aspects of design
• Five years of professional experience plus being an advanced user of After Effects, Cinema4D, Adobe Illustrator and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with designing in Figma is also highly valuable for this project
• Previous experience using the computer to create layouts and generate new images
• Experience with Adobe publishing and graphics software a plus
• Thrive in a complex environment, adept at scoping business needs while managing multiple projects, priorities, and timelines
• Demonstrate an eye for detail, setting the standard for excellence in craft, quality, and output
• Enthusiastic about creating, letting your excitement show in how you present ideas and work
• Strong communicator, with the ability to articulate timelines, bandwidth, and production needs to leads and stakeholders

Thank you!

FocusKPI Hiring Team

Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.

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