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Senior Motion Designer (2D and 3D), Sports Broadcast

About The Opportunity

Come join the ECXD Live creative team as we invent what live events look and feel like for a global audience. In this role, you will be a key contributor in building out our design language for live event graphics, directly impacting how millions of fans experience our live moments.

About The Team

We are a team that prioritizes culture just as much as the final product. You’re stepping into an environment where we lean on listening and learning equally, ensuring that every teammate feels supported both in the work and beyond it.

Culture Requirements

• Radical Selflessness: We carry ourselves with a dedication to making the work experience as good as possible for everyone involved.
• Curiosity: We value leaders and teammates who showcase constant curiosity and a "helpful yet independent" point of view.
• Nimble Collaboration: We expect our team to be nimble and helpful as our properties evolve, riding the line between high-pressure asks and sustainable solutions.
• Mentorship and Growth: Our highest priority is helping one another grow and expand our influence, acting as consistent educators to those around us.
• A "We" over "Me" Mentality: We are thoughtful teammates who working tirelessly to set each other up for success

About the Role

We are seeking a Sr. Visual Designer who is both a world-builder and a master craftsman. You are a high-level artist capable of extrapolating brand DNA into a fully realized 3D world, ensuring our live events feel immersive. This role is at the top of the craft, requiring deep knowledge of C4D and a savvy understanding of multiple render engines to turn a creative vision into a functional, high-velocity toolkit.

As a Sr. Visual Designer, you will work directly within project files to ensure peak functionality, reducing reliance on outside agencies and increasing our internal velocity. You are someone who stays organized in your workflows while leveraging AI advancements to improve the process for everyone around you. Whether you are finishing work for final delivery or authoring new 3D systems from scratch, your ability to build bespoke environments will allow the entire creative team to push the boundaries of what’s possible in live events.

What You’ll Do

• Build and animate immersive 3D worlds that expand the brand DNA of our live events into high-fidelity environments.
• Work directly within project files to build and maintain robust toolkits, reducing agency reliance and increasing internal velocity.
• Extrapolate design visions into fully functional 3D assets, ensuring technical excellence from modeling to final render.
• Leverage AI advancements and emerging technologies to speed up workflows and improve the visual quality of our renders.
• Deliver polished, finished work for final delivery while authoring new 3D systems that others can build upon.

About You

• You are a "world builder" who obsesses over the details of lighting, texture, and atmosphere.
• You are highly organized and disciplined in your file structure, ensuring your work is a benefit—not a burden—to those around you.
• You are an educator and mentor who is eager to help direct reports and peers grow their technical influence.
• You carry a positive perspective and build inroads with cross-functional partners.
• You advocate for your areas of contribution, taking agency over the type of work you steer within the team.

The Must-Haves

• 10+ years of 3D animation experience, with a focus on high-end broadcast or cinematic deliverables.
• Mastery of Cinema 4D and advanced knowledge of multiple render engines (e.g., Redshift, Octane).
• A portfolio demonstrating top-tier craft in 3D world-building andl animation.
• Proficiency in Houdini and simulation systems.
• Proven ability to turn a flat design system into a dynamic, three-dimensional experience.
• Deep technical understanding of render pipelines, optimization, and final finishing for broadcast.

Even Better

• Experience with complex particle simulations and advanced toolkitting capabilities.
• Proven success in leveraging AI tools to optimize 3D asset creation or render times.
• Experience in studio art direction or designing in-venue AR/VR experiences.

Why This Role Matters

As the primary world-building engine of the team, this role creates the immersive environments that define the experience. You will be the craftsman who finishes work to the highest standard, leveraging advanced workflows and 3D mastery to push our creative footprint further than ever before.

Potential Deliverables

A list of potential areas of help that can showcase deliverable requirements.

• Branding (2D + 3D renderings, Animation)
• Defines and polishes the overarching visual direction for NFL initiatives outside of agency scope
• Ensures consistency with both NFL brand and internal brand standards
• 3D scene building and polish (3D design & animation)
• Carousels & Player Photo Essays (2D & 3D animation)
• Designs visually rich, narrative experiences
• Owns layout, image treatment, and visual hierarchy for multi?frame stories
• 2D Toolkit & Editorial Language (2D animation and toolkitting)
• Develops a reusable 2D design toolkit (layouts, styles, components)

Primary Responsibilities

Branding

• Defines and polishes the overarching visual direction for NFL initiatives outside of agency scope
• Ensures consistency with both NFL brand and internal brand standards

3D Scene Building and Polish

• Carousels & Player Photo Essays
• Designs visually rich, narrative experiences
• Owns layout, image treatment, and visual hierarchy for multi-frame stories

2D Toolkit & Editorial Language

• Develops a reusable 2D design toolkit (layouts, styles, components)
• Establishes editorial visual language (type, hierarchy, treatments) for NFL executions

Pay Rate Range: $95–$105/hour on W-2

Job # 3273-1