Motion Graphics Designer, Video Editor and Visual Storyteller

IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization dedicated to design education seeks a passionate Motion Graphics Designer and Video Editor. In this exciting role, you will collaborate with talented professionals to create inspiring educational videos that captivate audiences worldwide. Your expertise in visual storytelling and motion graphics will play a crucial role in enhancing the learning experience for thousands of students. Join a dynamic team where your creativity will flourish and make a significant impact in the world of design education. If you are driven by excellence and eager to push the boundaries of video production, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Remote Work

Flexible Schedule

Collaborative Team Environment

Annual Team Trips

Impactful Work

Agile Organization

No Corporate Politics

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience required.
• Strong skills in motion graphics and visual storytelling.
• Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging educational videos and social media content.
• Collaborate with UX/UI design experts and course producers.
• Edit and produce high-quality visual content for various platforms.

Skills

Video Editing

Motion Graphics

Visual Storytelling

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

AI Tools

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or Related Field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Social Media Platforms

Job description

Are you a passionate visual storyteller with a love for design? Do you want to help craft educational design videos that are every bit as high-end as the productions National Geographic create on history, science, and culture?

Do you want to showcase your skills in every frame while conveying powerful ideas to thousands of minds daily? That’s a big audience, which is why we’re looking for serious talent.

We’re the global leader in online design education. That’s because the world’s leading experts create our educational content and because we’re specialized in—and utterly dedicated to—design, and only design. We’re entering our third decade with over 175,000 graduates. We now need an amazing Motion Graphics Designer, Video Editor, and Visual Storyteller to help each individual along their learning journey.

Visual storytelling is a huge part of our winning formula: to reach our members on that magic level where they’re captivated to complete their course while feeling utterly inspired every step of the way.

You will, therefore, become an essential part of our video production team, someone who is making a direct impact on not only the growth and reputation of our organization but also the whole world of design education and beyond!

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll be working closely with our UX/UI design experts, founders, video editors, course producers, and other team members to make the most inspiring and engaging videos for our ever-growing catalog of courses.
• Videos are the best way to educate, and we have the best instructors: people who live and breathe UX/UI design and many associated subjects. You’ll feel energized as you take your skillset to an even higher level among an ambitious and supportive team.
• Ahead of you is a rewarding and enriching journey in which you’ll make an impact as you:
  • Take on the job role as a Motion Graphics Designer, Video Editor, and Visual Storyteller.
  • Develop cutting-edge UX/UI design courses and open-source content that empower designers around the world.
  • Help push the quality of our educational materials to new heights—exceeding the very best in both industry and academia.
  • Edit, export, and produce content to the highest standard.
  • Use your motion graphics design and visual storytelling skills to create engaging visual content (both static and dynamic) that communicates key learning takeaways and helps engage and attract an audience across our social media channels.
  • Create social media content such as carousels, illustrations, animations, and short video snippets for our social media channels.
  • Create didactical educational visual media to illustrate written content and articles.
  • Create and adapt videos, illustrations, and animations for use on our website and advertising campaigns.
  • Collaborate closely with our Editorial team as well as our Growth and Social Media teams.
  • Support our social media team and bring your expertise to all dimensions of our content, marketing, and communication.
  • Find creative solutions to make content work across different platforms.
  • Use your expertise to create inspiring Master Class videos featuring leaders in design.

About You

• You’ve worked as a professional full-time video editor for at least 5 years.
• You can create engaging motion graphics and animations that intelligently and beautifully enhance your video production.
• You have solid practical experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro to edit raw videos and do basic post-production work, and in Adobe After Effects for advanced editing and animating motion graphics.
• You’re fluent in working with imported or exported raster and vector images using tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• You can push video learning ‘one step beyond’, so your edits, animations, on-screen text, and other visual effects work in perfect harmony to complement each instructor’s material and inspire the viewer to continue learning.
• You use the latest AI tools to perfect and improve not only the quality of videos but the workflow and efficiency of delivering projects.
• You’re a team player with proven collaborative experience on team projects. At the same time, you can work independently and deliver results because you’re intrinsically motivated.
• You’re attentive to details in everything you do.
• You understand the importance of a return on investment.
• You can place an entire, self-contained learning reality right in the mind of each viewer so all they have to do is watch and learn.
• You have a love affair with the world of storytelling in film and a desire to impress viewers through every frame of the journey.
• You know visual storytelling is more than the sum of its parts, and the overall effect is vital.
• Catching glitches and other imperfections such as lighting and audio-related issues come easy to you.
• You love an environment of striving—and stretching—for perfection.
• You “always name your layers.” You organize the files and optimize project structures in such a way that’s easy for you and your colleagues to collaborate and iterate.
• You appreciate when your colleagues spot those odd bits that can flaw an otherwise-perfect result.
• You speak and write English with close-to-native fluency.
• You’re located in a time zone anywhere from Azores (UTC -1) to Europe (UTC+3).

Bonus Points

• Experience creating educational videos and online courses.
• Experience creating social media assets for LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.
• Experience as a team lead.
• More than 15 years of experience as a motion graphics designer.
• Experience working not only in post-production but are also familiar with the pre-production and production stages.
• A background in graphic design, UI design, or UX design.
• Experience working with audio.
• Experience working with typography.
• Experience creating technical guidelines and guiding documentation for the projects you’ve worked on.
• Experience with SEO.
• Top grades when you studied at university.

What can we offer?

• A co-founder and CEO who will work closely with you and your team; she understands your challenges and triumphs because she used to plan, shoot, and edit all of IxDF’s videos herself during IxDF’s initial growth phase.
• A full-time position, within a fully remote organization. Daily video-based collaboration with your colleagues from elsewhere on the planet, and you’ll get to meet up on team trips every year.
• A work culture with no fluffy titles, political agendas, and corporate drama. Your colleagues value your warm character, strong work ethic, and the results you deliver.
• A daily mission to help impact, empower, and enrich the lives of millions of people by creating affordable high-end design education to everyone across the planet.
• A company where the distance between idea and execution is minimal. We’re a highly agile organization with zero bureaucracy or corporate politics.
• A company culture where passion meets high performance and excellence.

Please apply as soon as you can—we’re firm believers of “the sooner, the better” and we’re looking forward to working with you!