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The Role

The Motion Designer is responsible for crafting innovative and inspiring motion design solutions for Polygon’s products, marketing, services, and events. They choreograph the balance of graphic design, motion, music, and editorial elements to pay off creative briefs which communicate Polygon’s message. This requires broad experience in both designing creative solutions as well as ensuring the accurate implementation of creative intent through the production process. Additionally, they have experience communicating motion design solutions to senior creatives while also having the ability to share that with junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the motion projects end to end
• Work with the Marketing team to execute creatives' ideas in motion and VFX
• Work with the Product team to implement some motion elements in the Product.
• Work with Creative designers to animate 2D and 3D illustrations.
• An integral member of the creative team responsible for designing and directing the motion design identity for Polygon’s products, services and events.
• Crafts innovative and inspiring campaigns that meet the requirements outlined in Polygon’s creative briefs, while collaborating with partners and mentoring junior creatives.
• Builds relationships, rapport and credibility within their Motion Design team and with members of partner teams to ensure cross-functional alignment of creativity.
• Prepares work for creative reviews with key stakeholders, gathering feedback on direction and ensuring work aligns with other projects within Polygon’s Design team.
• Dynamic communication style, capable of real-time creative problem-solving. Contributes to planning and art directing projects from initial blue sky ideation through final production and delivery.

Requirements

• Outstanding conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• The portfolio exhibits a thorough grasp of design principles, animation principles, motion theory, typography, and visual communication.
• Ability to conceive and articulate novel motion ideas both through contemporary references as well as crafting animation in tools such as After Effects, Blender, Cinema 4D, or equivalent 3D software.
• Outstanding design skills with the ability to guide, evaluate, and if necessary, redirect creative development.
• Demonstrates ability to learn and adapt quickly and is skilled in creative problem-solving in a rapidly changing environment.
• Skilled animator, designer, and illustrator that has experience both pitching creative and leading products from concept to delivery.
• Able to produce vector-based motion animation for various web-based projects.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere (Remote first)
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible vacation policy
• Competitive Salary