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Job Title: Graphic Designer II
Location: Remote, CA
Contract Duration: 6 months ( 8/12/2026 to 2/12/2027)
Pay Rate: $44/hr on W2
WHO YOU ARE

• You are an experienced motion designer and editor with strong instincts for animation, typography, pacing, and visual storytelling. You know how to turn gameplay, creative direction, and marketing insights into polished short-form content that captures attention and communicates clearly.
• You have experience creating user acquisition, digital marketing, social, or game-related creative, and you are comfortable balancing original concept development with fast, high-volume iteration. You collaborate well with Art Directors, Editors, Designers, Producers, User Acquisition teams, and other cross-functional partners while maintaining a high standard of craft and organization.

POSITION SUMMARY
WHAT YOU DO

• As a Motion Graphics Designer / Editor on the client's team, you will create performance-driven video and motion content for user acquisition, social, and other digital marketing channels.
• This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on motion graphics, editorial storytelling, gameplay-driven advertising, and creative testing. You will translate creative strategy and campaign learnings into engaging short-form ads with strong opening hooks, clear gameplay stories, and compelling calls to action.
• Your work will include original creative concepts as well as structured variations designed to test messaging, gameplay moments, pacing, visual treatments, and player motivations. You will also build modular assets and organized project files that allow creative to be updated, resized, and scaled efficiently across advertising platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU OWN

• Design and animate polished motion graphics for user acquisition, social, and digital marketing campaigns.
• Create animated content using typography, graphic design, gameplay assets, user interface elements, transitions, visual effects, and 2D or 3D animation techniques.
• Edit gameplay capture, cinematics, promotional footage, trailers, voiceover, music, sound effects, and approved AI-generated material into engaging short-form videos.
• Use pacing, rhythm, timing, and visual storytelling to develop compelling narratives and strong opening hooks.
• Clearly communicate gameplay mechanics , product features, rewards, progression systems, and player motivations through motion and editorial design.
• Develop both original creative concepts and high-volume iterations of existing ads.
• Produce performance-driven creative for Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, AppLovin, Moloco, and other paid media platforms.
• Create structured test variations across hooks, messaging, gameplay moments, pacing, visual styles, sound treatments, and calls to action.
• Build clean, organized, and modular After Effects projects that support efficient revisions and rapid creative iteration.
• Develop reusable templates, animation systems, and production tools that improve speed without lowering creative quality.
• Adapt creative into polished deliverables for multiple aspect ratios, placements, platforms, and campaign requirements.
• Balance franchise, brand, and visual style guidelines with performance-driven creative experimentation.
• Maintain organized source files, project structures, naming conventions, linked assets, and final deliverables .
• Collaborate closely with Creative Services, Art Direction, Production, Performance Marketing, User Acquisition, Design, Capture, and other cross-functional teams.
• Participate in creative brainstorms, concept reviews, and performance discussions to help improve future creative development.
• Stay informed on mobile advertising trends , competitor creative, social formats, motion design techniques, and emerging production technologies.
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to support ideation, production, editing, iteration, and creative adaptation while maintaining quality, consistency, and appropriate brand and IP standards.

HARD SKILLS

• 5+ years of professional experience in motion graphics, video editing, digital advertising, entertainment marketing, or performance-driven creative production.
• Experience creating user acquisition or performance marketing content for mobile games.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating motion design, editorial storytelling, gameplay advertising, and short-form video execution.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.
• Strong understanding of animation principles, typography, composition, visual hierarchy, timing, easing, compositing, and visual effects.
• Strong editorial judgment across pacing, rhythm, story structure, music editing, sound design, and audio synchronization.
• Ability to combine gameplay, user interface elements, typography, visual effects, sound, and graphic design into clear and engaging advertising.
• Experience producing both original concepts and high-volume creative variations.
• Experience building modular project files, reusable templates, and organized production systems.
• Familiarity with creative requirements and best practices across Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, AppLovin, Moloco, and other digital advertising platforms.
• Understanding of user acquisition creative testing, opening hooks, iteration strategies , test variables, and performance marketing workflows.
• Familiarity with performance metrics such as click-through rate, cost per install, return on ad spend, conversion, retention, and hook performance.
• Ability to independently manage creative from initial direction through final delivery while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Top 3-5 must-have hard skills

• Strong understanding of animation principles, typography, composition, visual hierarchy, timing, easing, compositing, and visual effects.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop and working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
• Experience in creating user acquisition or performance marketing content for mobile games.

AI AND EMERGING TOOLS
Experience using AI tools within a modern creative production workflow, including:
Familiarity with multi-model AI platforms for image, video, audio, and creative generation.
Knowledge of node-based AI workflows and agent-based systems.
Experience with Adobe Photoshop generative AI features.
Experience with Adobe Firefly.
Familiarity with Runway or similar AI video production tools.
Familiarity with ChatGPT, Claude, or comparable language and creative development tools.
Interest in evaluating and learning other emerging AI tools and creative technologies.
You understand how to use AI to accelerate ideation, production, editing, iteration, and adaptation while applying strong creative judgment and maintaining consistency, quality, and responsible usage standards.
SOFT SKILLS
Strong visual storytelling and creative problem-solving instincts.
High attention to detail and a consistent commitment to quality.
Clear communicator and dependable cross-functional collaborator.
Comfortable managing multiple projects, priorities, reviews, and deadlines.
Able to receive feedback, respond thoughtfully, and iterate efficiently.
Organized, resourceful, and capable of working independently.
Curious about new techniques, technologies, creative formats, and production workflows.
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where creative performance and priorities may evolve.
NICE TO HAVE
Experience creating user acquisition creative for puzzle, casual, hybrid casual, strategy, or other mobile game genres.
Experience creating App Store screenshots, promotional graphics, product page assets, or App Store Optimization creative.
Experience using Unity, Unreal Engine, or other tools for gameplay capture or basic asset handling.
Familiarity with Cinema 4D, Blender, or other 3D software for compositing and production support.
Experience with motion design plugins such as Trapcode, Saber, Element 3D, or similar tools.
Experience using Runway, Midjourney, or other generative image and video platforms.
Experience partnering directly with User Acquisition or Performance Marketing teams and applying campaign insights to future creative development.