Motion Designer

Ansera; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

PTO

Professional development

Job summary

Ansera, a national experiential marketing agency, is seeking a Motion Designer to craft graphics, animation, and video for live events and client content. You’ll work with producers, creative directors, and editors to deliver polished pieces on time and within budget.

Requirements include a dynamic portfolio, professional experience with After Effects and Creative Suite, and the ability to work independently in a hybrid Cincinnati/Columbus/Chicago environment.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or demo reel showing graphic, animation and video content.
• Professional experience creating work for corporations and agencies.
• Strong proficiency with After Effects and Creative Suite; familiarity with plugins.
• Ability to work independently, manage time, and meet deadlines.
• Clear communication and collaborative approach with teammates and clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate motion graphics for event graphics, LED visuals, and corporate videos.
• Analyze scripts and treatments to develop visual approaches blending graphics and video.
• Add effects to edited content to increase visual impact.
• Help design and create storyboards for projects.
• Collaborate with producers, creative directors, editors, and other designers to solve challenges.
• Estimate project hours and costs; work within budgets and deadlines.
• Manage project assets and archiving.
• Research current design techniques and apply them to work.
• Build strong relationships with teammates and clients.

Skills

Motion design

Graphic design

Video editing

Time management

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Creative Suite

Cinema 4D

Premiere Pro

Avid

DaVinci Resolve

Figma

Job description

Ansera is a national experiential marketing agency that pairs technical expertise with creative vision to produce live events, brand activations, and video content for enterprise brands. We handle everything from strategy and creative direction through live production and AV, working with Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing brands across life sciences, finance, tech, retail, and more.

With a client retention rate above 94% and more than 100 years of combined experience across our legacy brands, we’re known for work that makes audiences feel something. Our creative video team plays a central role in that, producing content that brings our clients’ stories and events to life.

The Role

As a Motion Designer, you’ll bring these ideas to life through graphics, animation, and video for live events, brand activations, and client content, working alongside our producers, creative directors, post-production manager, and editors. You’ll take a script or creative treatment and turn it into a polished, visually compelling finished piece, while keeping projects on time and on budget.

What You’ll Do

• Design and animate motion graphics for a wide range of projects, such as event show graphics and videos, stage and LED visuals, advertising, and other corporate communication.
• Analyze scripts and creative treatments, then develop visual approaches that combine graphics and video elements.
• Add effects and elements to edited content to enhance its visual impact.
• Help design and create storyboards.
• Collaborate with producers, creative directors, the post-production manager, editors, and other designers to solve technical, process, and design challenges.
• Estimate project hours and costs accurately, and work within scoped budgets and deadlines.
• Manage project assets and archiving.
• Research and apply current design techniques and solutions.
• Build strong, lasting relationships with teammates and clients.

What We’re Looking For

Required

• A dynamic, diverse portfolio or demo reel we can view online.
• Professional experience creating graphic, animation, and video content for a variety of projects and clients, including corporations and agencies.
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects and the broader Adobe Creative Suite, plus experience with popular and commonly used After Effects plugins.
• The ability to work independently, manage your time, and meet deadlines.
• Clear communication and collaborative approach with both teammates and clients.

Preferred

• 5+ years of professional experience (strong portfolios from earlier-career candidates are welcome.
• Strong graphic design sensibility.
• Experience with 3D animation software, especially Cinema 4D.
• Familiarity with leading generative AI platforms and how to apply them in a motion design workflow
• Proficiency in video editing (Premiere Pro, Avid, DaVinci Resolve) and familiarity with Figma.

Where and How You’ll Work

This is a hybrid role based at one of our regional offices in Cincinnati, Columbus, or Chicago, with three days in the office each week. Candidates must be located in or able to commute to one of these locations during in-office workdays. You’ll report to the Department and Post-Production Manager and work closely with producers and creative directors on each project.

Compensation and Benefits

This job offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and professional development.

Ansera is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.