Motion Designer
Bath (currently working from home)
Do you have 3-5 years industry motion graphic design experience, a solid showreel and an interest in cycling?
We are looking for a Motion Designer to join our growing team in Bath (Currently working from home)
As Motion Graphics designer you will be responsible for designing and animating key motion graphic elements for all content across all content including GCN+ long-form Documentaries and Race content. You will also be producing editorial, commercial, digital promotions, and multimedia campaigns across all groups of channels.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Design and animate graphics for our channels and commercial department. Examples include: experiential GFX segments, digital signage, promos, show/segment intros, bumpers, interstitials, bugs, lower 3rds and transitions.
Design and animate graphics for original video productions, digital signage and various other short format segments.
Mentor junior motion designers in the group
Ensure permission and rights for any licensed material used (music, images etc)
Create original designs and animations that support our content strategy and complement current branding.
Assist with special projects and internal assignments.
Deliver quality projects within strict deadlines and budgets.
Maintain file structures and project organization to enable video creators to implement graphical elements
Work as part of a team to explore briefs and generate ideas
Assist with the development, preparation and delivery of creative proposals and pitches, generating style frames, storyboards and example animation.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
3+ years motion graphic design industry experience
Showreel that illustrates your experience and abilities with a broad range of projects and techniques
Experienced with Trapcode (especially Particular and Mir)
Understand the technical processes and pipeline involved in video production.
Competent with MAC OS and MAC environments.
Must have excellent design, layout, typography and color theory skills.
Advanced knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and related plugins.
Generalist, working knowledge of Cinema 4D and related modules.
Interactive, UI Design, mobile app design/production experience and ability to draw or storyboard a plus.
Must have excellent design, layout, typography and color theory skills.
Familiar with working with a variety of resolutions, multi-panel configurations, frame rates, and pixel aspect ratios.
Experienced in team leading and/or mentoring more junior members of a team.
Conceptual thinker and visual problem solver.
Excellent organisational skills.
Relevant Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Art school or university.