Junior Motion Designer - 2D/3D, Flexible Hours, Remote Fridays

Content Creators; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

Dog-friendly offices

Office lunches

Seasonal events

Job summary

The Heist, the motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox, is seeking a Junior Motion Designer to contribute to a range of projects from social campaigns to microsites. You’ll move from sketch to animation, building 2D and 3D assets and helping realize UI motion for web experiences.

Ideal candidates have 0–2 years of agency experience, are fluent with the Adobe suite (especially After Effects), and can showcase a diverse motion reel.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years at an agency or animation studio.
• Comfortable using the Adobe suite, especially After Effects.
• Demonstrate graphical 2D and 3D motion design skills in your portfolio.
• A demo reel or portfolio demonstrating a well rounded and nuanced motion portfolio.

Responsibilities

• 2D and 3D animation for platforms including web, social media, out of home activations and standalone content.
• A willingness to learn new skills and software driven by your own curiosity.
• Keep up to date with current design, visual art trends and best practices.
• Accurately estimate time to assigned tasks.
• Adapt to project roadblocks with a solution driven approach.

Skills

2D/3D motion design

Adobe After Effects

Tools

Cinema 4D (C4D)

Blender

Maya

Redshift

Job description

The Heist, the motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox, is seeking a Junior Motion Designer to contribute to a range of projects from social campaigns to microsites. You’ll move from sketch to animation, building 2D and 3D assets and helping realize UI motion for web experiences.

Ideal candidates have 0–2 years of agency experience, are fluent with the Adobe suite (especially After Effects), and can showcase a diverse motion reel.