Creative Writer

Filetwigbay; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Mentor in your corner

Flexible hours

Job summary

Production Technologies in Chicago, IL is seeking a creative writer to translate bold ideas into compelling visuals. You’ll work on-site with a full-time team, bringing craft to production processes and ensuring accessibility from concept to delivery.

You’ll collaborate across studios, guiding the emotional arc of launches and translating dense specs into clear visuals, with a focus on Adobe After Effects and timing that resonates with Chicago audiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in creative production or related field.
• Strong ability to translate dense product/specs into visuals.
• Proficiency with Adobe After Effects and storytelling for video.

Responsibilities

• Localize creative for Chicago audiences without flattening the original idea
• Fold accessibility into the first sketch, not the final QA pass
• Translate dense product specs into visuals a tired commuter grasps instantly
• Choreograph the handoff so nothing delightfully-weird gets lost between studio and dev
• Map the emotional arc of a launch video, beat by beat, before a frame is shot

Skills

Adobe After Effects

3+ years experience

Job description

Big idea, tiny execution flaw, total disaster: the Creative Writer Production Technologies wants closes that gap before anyone else even spots it. Bring craft-obsessed Adobe After Effects and 3 years to Chicago, and the return is $68,000 - $97,000, a full-time schedule, and influence that grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Localize creative for Chicago audiences without flattening the original idea
• Fold accessibility into the first sketch, not the final QA pass
• Translate dense product specs into visuals a tired commuter grasps instantly
• Choreograph the handoff so nothing delightfully-weird gets lost between studio and dev
• Map the emotional arc of a launch video, beat by beat, before a frame is shot

What You’ll Bring

• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• Prior experience working on-site in Chicago, IL, or willingness to relocate
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a boldly-pragmatic full-time team
• Comfort steering creative conversations toward a decision
• Resilience measured across 5 years of creative cycles

Our team at Production Technologies is data-honest, collaborative, and proud to call Chicago, IL home. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Production Technologies, not a badge of impact-driven honor.

What you get for saying yes: $68,000 - $97,000, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in Chicago.

We stamped it current today; the full-time opening is genuinely accepting candidates.