Senior Motion Designer

Job Description

TRAILER PARK

Trailer Park Group is a full-service agency specializing in content creation and entertainment marketing. By combining a storytelling expertise with large-scale production resources, Trailer Park is uniquely positioned to make, market and distribute content for its diverse client portfolio of major brands and top entertainment studios. With content creation at the center, we support our clients with strategy, creative and the latest in digital services.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Sr. Motion Designer will report to the SVP, Digital & Social and will be responsible for creating and updating graphics and animations for social & digital marketing. This role will need to take initiative to produce the highest-quality, brand-appropriate designs proactive ownership of deliverables, and a genuine desire to contribute to the positive. Experience in managing multiple priorities, people and projects simultaneously is a must.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Keep up with the current / allowable formats allowed on each platform to ensure the client is taking advantage of new posting options that drive engagement
• Quality and timely delivery of key public-facing value-add visual assets as well as self-service templates, as applicable
• Adherence to quality standards, and prioritization of day-to-day tasks to ensure productivity, efficiency, and quality
• Create professional graphic deliverables that meet the needs of requesters, which may involve providing consultation and suggestions on design concepts, layout, and grammar, when appropriate - with the goal of compelling, click-worthy social content
• Continuously work towards improving the overall consistency in quality and accuracy of social content.
• Demonstrate knowledge of client brand standards and understand how those standards are applicable to social postings and when it is appropriate to deliver surprising, out-of-the-box, or one-off messages vs. posts that build the story
• Collaborate with content providers to design visually compelling graphics
• Envision engaging ways to display data, re-imagine complex technical content to reduce visual clutter, and improve communication of key concepts that drive customers and prospects to learn more about the client
• Escalate complex issues and questions to help manage risk of not meeting key deliverables.
• Identify and implement process enhancements geared towards improved effectiveness and/or efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
• 5+ years of motion graphic and social design experience
• A web-based portfolio showing adaptable design skills across a range of social media platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube). High-tech samples a plus
• Experience with industry standard design software on a Mac
• Expert technical skills across Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with Cinema 4D is a bonus.
• Familiar with the requirements of designing effective graphics and animations
• Solid understanding of design for various social platforms
• Experience with animation or interactive platforms or with creating elements to be used for motion graphics
• Desire and ability to keep up with new design tools and technologies to deliver the compelling experiences to customers
• Design abilities in areas ranging from line looks and logos, to typography and basic structural studies
• Turning conceptual ideas into solid designs

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqbk2z-18-224-214-215-42 in your application.