Director 3D Motion Graphics Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

About the Company

Cappelli Miles is a full-service advertising agency based in the beautiful Willamette Valley, Oregon (aka Eugene). The agency has been around for over four plus decades, but with new ownership and a passionate, dedicated team - we believe we’re just getting started. Located right in the heart of Eugene, OR in a rad 1920s house, we specialize in creating TV, Radio and Digital ad campaigns for a wide variety of clients throughout the Pacific Northwest, from big retailers to publicly funded recycling campaigns to the regions most respected family owned/run businesses.  We tend to challenge ourselves to go above-and-beyond, delivering only the best work to our clients regardless of the scope. Whether we’re creating an all-original musical for a car dealership or putting people on the surface of the moon for a local mattress company...no job is too small for a fresh dose of our creative energy.

Cappelli Miles is proud to be headquartered in Eugene, where an hour drive to the west gets you to the beautiful Oregon coast, and an hour drive to the East brings you to the cool, lush mountains. With a great local culture and a plethora of parks, biking, and nearby outdoor adventures, Eugene is a great place to live where you can still find  affordable housing and where there’s always a place to park your car! And with Portland just two hours away, it offers convenient access to all of the best parts of Oregon.

About the role

Cappelli Miles is looking for an excited, passionate, and creative Motion Graphics/Video Producer to join our team starting as soon as possible. Ideally, you have an incredible eye for detail, an intuitive eye for production, an intermediate understanding of motion graphics techniques, and mastery of the latest video/audio editing software. Your involvement could include working behind the camera and being part of film shoots, editing footage, and producing eye-catching motion graphics for our clients. Bonus if you’re familiar with working in a 3D animation pipeline, though it is not required. Our campaigns will span a variety of mediums and types, including animated spots, social videos, product exposés, and live-action shoots. You will have a fundamental understanding of the video production workflow, including pre-production, filming, and post-production, and will be able to assist the team in on-location shoots. You should know your way around a camera and feel comfortable lighting a scene for an interview and setting up audio for recording. You don’t mind wearing many hats and will adapt quickly to the needs of our small team, while offering creative solutions and be highly collaborative in every stage of the process. You don’t mind constructive feedback and are a team-player. You are ready for a change of pace and love working with a small and dedicated group.

Your day-to-day work will involve 

-Editing and Producing motion graphics for TV spots for all of our clients (The MAIN part of the gig!)

-Working alongside our in-house Creative Lead to fulfill the requirements of each campaign

-Developing eye-catching video posts for social media

-Assist with on-location film shoots in a variety of environments

-Design and edit video pieces that promote the company and its interests

-QA and review of final output and source files for TV/Digital/Radio before delivering assets to the Account Executives

-Staying current with production tools and technology advancements in order to always push the envelope

Things we consider important for this role

-(Preferred) Experience in producing videos for a production company or advertising agency

-(Very Important!) A reel/portfolio of commercial and personal work demonstrating a knowledge of filming, editing, and motion graphics work produced for client-oriented projects

-Proficient in After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator and Photoshop

-Understanding of when to build a project from scratch and when to use a template or asset pack

-Ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure with careful attention to detail

Things that’d be great for you to know but not required

Familiarity with Panasonic cameras (Panasonic GH6, specifically)

Basic or intermediate familiarity with Blender (a 3D animation program)

Think this sounds like you? We’d love to talk and get to know you more. We’re looking for COLLABORTIVE, passionate, excited, and creative individuals, even if you don’t check off all the boxes, we encourage you to apply.  This position is an in-office, Monday through Friday, opportunity with competitive pay, great benefits and more.

We look forward to hearing from you!