Graphic & Motion Designer
Reports to:
The Graphic & Motion Designer will report directly to Free Range’s Managing Director, be accountable to clients and collaborate with cross functional teams.
Job Overview:
In this role you will be responsible for communicating with clients and cross-functional teams to understand the clients’ challenges and goals. You will work with clients throughout project life cycles to come up with creative moodboards, storyboards, caricatures, and other graphically designed elements that will help tell stories through infographics, iconography, animation, and video. Through your work, you will provide Free Range customers with a positive, creative, and consultative experience. You are a creative leader who effectively harnesses the talents of others and contributes to the creative process while efficiently moving toward final deliverables.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Specifically, you will be responsible for the following duties and tasks:
- Video & Animation Production
- You will oversee and execute the entire creative production process to identify tools, techniques to produce 2D and 3D animations and videos.
- Illustrations, Iconography & Logo Design
- You will oversee and execute the entire creative process to produce Illustrations Iconography and logos.
- Collaboration & Reporting
- Weekly meetings for presentations and feedback as needed
- Insights & Recommendations
- Manage Requirements & Approvals
- Collaborate with Project Manager and other creatives
- SCRUM/Kanban management
- Writing & Storytelling as needed
- Note taking and Progress tracking/reporting
- Support through Testing & Quality Assurance as needed
Qualifications:
Below are the minimum qualifications necessary for someone to fill this position.
- Bachelor or other Equivalent Educational Experiences
- 4-10 years working with graphic design, animation and video production.
- Portfolio must be provided
- Likes working with fast paced teams
- Understands Design Systems and UX/UI Concepts
- Design Skills.
- Video & Animation
- AfterEffects, Premier, and other animation or video editing software
- 2D & 3D techniques
- Rigging Skeletal and/or bone-based animation
- Illustrations, Iconography & Logo Design
- Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design software
- Experience working with Nonprofits is a plus
- Technical Experience is a plus
- Marketing Experience is a plus
- Video & Animation
Compensation:
For the right fit, this will turn into a full-time position with Salary + Benefits + PTO ($60K-$80K /year based on location and level of experience). Initially we are hiring hourly ($30 - $50 /hour based on location and experience)
About Free Range:
Free Range Studios, LLC is a small, growing creative group of consultants, writers, designers, animators, producers, and developers. It’s our proven process and our suite of services that make us an easy choice for our partners and clients. We all bring unique skills, experience, and perspectives. We work as a team to build memorable brands and kick-ass products, and we have fun doing it.