Motion Designer - Social, Digital, and 360

Job Title: Motion Designer – Social, Digital, and 360

Location: Glendale, CA

Department: Social, Digital, and 360

Reports To: Motion Designer

Position Overview:

The Motion Designer at Legion Creative plays a vital role in delivering innovative and high-quality motion graphics for our entertainment and brand clients. Working closely with the Creative Director and Art Directors, Legion Motion Designers craft visually engaging motion graphics across multiple genres, styles and platforms while striving for creative excellence. In addition to executing projects, the Motion Designer contributes to the agency's overall creative vision, helps mentor junior team members, and actively participates in brainstorming and concept development.

Key Responsibilities:

Concept and Design Development:

• Ideate, Design and pitch creative ideas for any genre.
• Help the creative team solve problems creatively through motion design.
• Present cutting edge motion graphics for entertainment and brand concepts.
• Provide insights in internal meetings, ensuring productive and goal-oriented solutions.
• Elevate the established design aesthetic with the ability to execute inspiring motion graphics and sound design.

Collaboration:

• Coordinate closely with the creative team, effectively communicating and implementing client feedback across multiple projects.
• Work closely with production and strategy teams across the agency to ensure alignment and integration of campaign elements into motion.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across creative team disciplines.
• Promote a positive company culture, treating all creative collaborators with respect and provide expertise and mentorship to guide our multi-disciplined junior team.

Creative Production:

• Maintain a commercial mindset, balancing high creative standards with efficient production.
• Help implement workflows and tools to improve efficiency within the motion team.
• Communicate directly with producers and manage deadlines/expectations accordingly and flag potential issues that could impact project timelines.
• Balance multiple project deadlines simultaneously while managing time effectively, ensuring efficient motion deliverables for the creative team.
• Work closely with the creative team to identify and address any resource constraints or conflicts.
• Make timely and decisive decisions that enhance the creative executions.
• Take ownership of deliverables, maintaining quality control across all client projects.
• Strive to exceed client expectations.

New Business:

• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions for new business pitches, contributing innovative motion ideas and create motion design comps for new business pitches, demonstrating creativity and strategy.
• Build out motion elements for pitch decks, collaborating with the Creative Director to ensure alignment with the overall creative direction.
• Provide motion case studies for successful projects to be used in new business outreach.
• Guide junior designers in the development of motion assets for pitches, ensuring creative quality.

Culture:

• Champion the Legion culture within the motion team, contributing to a positive, collaborative environment.
• Stay updated on the latest trends in motion design to drive innovation.
• Lead by example, ensuring new hires understand the agency’s proactive culture.
• Play an active role in onboarding new team members, ensuring they are supported as they integrate into the agency.
• Drive internal conversations around new design trends and motion graphics innovations, ensuring the team stays ahead of the curve.

Qualifications:

• An experienced creative portfolio with motion graphics for entertainment and brands.
• Bachelor’s degree in design, multimedia design, motion design or a related field.
• 5+ years of agency experience, with a focus on social and digital marketing.
• Advanced proficiency of animation, compositing, video editing and production design within After Effects, Premier, Cinema 4D and similar software.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and 3D software experience are a plus.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, digital advertising, and integrated marketing strategies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Trello, Frame, etc.)

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with social and digital marketing campaigns.
• Current understanding of all social media platforms.
• Knowledge of emerging digital trends and technologies including AR,VR,AI.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and creative team.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• A collaborative and inclusive work culture.