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Senior Designer / Animator

Senior Designer / Animator

loyalkaspar

New York, NY

$116K - $132.40K/yr

Full-time

Posted 21 days ago

Job description

Company Description

We are thinkers, creators, guardians. We push ourselves to never replicate success, but to always seek out original solutions to new and universal problems. We believe in making strategy more creative and creativity more strategic.

Job Description

Loyalkaspar is on the lookout for a Senior Designer / Animator to help across teams and projects developing concepts, presentations, style frames, and animation for all west coast projects across a breadth of entertainment media brands, both traditional and non-traditional. Critical thinking, problem-solving, and experience with brands from identity to systems are required of this position. The Senior Designer / Animator will collaborate with fellow Creatives, Art Directors, and Producers to deliver professional, pixel-perfect final deliverables for projects ranging from small show packages and explorations to large-scale network rebrands.

Qualifications

6+ years professional design & animation experience for entertainment brands

Mastery of Adobe CC: After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

Advanced knowledge of Cinema 4D

Must have a strong sense of graphic design, layout, and typography

Expert knowledge of broadcast show package elements and identity systems

Excellent problem solving skills

Strong organizational and time management skills while working on multiple projects

simultaneously

Must have a strong attention to detail while remaining flexible enough to adjust & adapt

to project needs as they arise

Strong ability to execute creative both individually and within a team

Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills

Experience with basic 3D production pipelines and streamlined workflows

Knowledge of Mac OS X, including Pages & Keynote

Knowledge of Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro, is a plus

Additional Information

Full time

Start date: ASAP, 2016

Salary with full benefits

Please email cover letter, resume, and portfolio to: meredithm (at) loyalkaspar (dot) com 

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