Senior Motion Designer

Company description

HARBOR is a global company with operations in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Relentlessly focused on talent, technical innovation, and protection of artistic vision, HARBOR hones every detail throughout the moving image-making process: live-action, dailies, creative & offline editorial, design, visual effects, CG, sound & picture finishing.

As an Motion Designer, you will create compelling motion graphics/animations for our video content from animated title treatments, transition animations, end-cards and more. The Senior Motion Designer will be a leader within the department and needs to be strong in client management skills. The Senior Motion Designer will be supported by studio leadership but is also expected to build strong relationships with clients who then become long-term partners.

Must have an in-depth understanding of how to create content that appears in social spaces (Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.) and must have the ability to find solutions to quickly turn around projects. A high degree of accuracy, creativity, and professionalism is expected.

• Full-time role, currently hybrid status
• In-person/in-office minimum of 3 days per week
• Travel may be required for production needs
• Overtime may be required to deliver on client projects and deadlines

• 2D and 3D animation across all verticals (broadcast, OOH, web and experiential projects)
• Sophisticated enough design and client management skills to be able to run motion design jobs on their own and find creative solutions that others might overlook
• Mentoring Junior and Mid-level Designers to ensure that they are being trained and that creative and technical knowledge is being disseminated
• Acting as a Creative Lead throughout the entirety of a campaign and working with other PXP disciplines (editorial, color, mix, etc.) to ensure that the creative vision on every project is reached
• Create compelling motion graphics/animations for our video content from animated title treatments, transition animations, end-cards and more
• Best-In-Class design ideation to get buy-in on creative before animating
• Collaborate with other motion designers to execute on brand creative materials
• Enthusiastically partner with peers and internal clients to ensure work meets creative and strategic standards appropriate to the target audiences and brand
• Lead creative brainstorms
• Expertly guiding our clients through the motion design process
• Integrate AI-driven tools into creative and production processes to boost efficiency, elevate content quality, and stay ahead of emerging trends in technology and storytelling
• Other duties as assigned

• Advanced motion design experience at a design shop, ad agency, or similar
• Expert in After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design
• Proficient in C4D
• Working knowledge of After Effects Mogrt template creation
• Current with motion design trends and practices
• Must have a dynamic reel with work in automotive, food/beverage, packaged goods, or beauty
• Deep technical understanding of video and the post-production pipeline
• Dynamic, creative personality
• Passionate, driven, proactive, curious and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-expectation environment
• Strong sense of priorities with the ability to manage multiple asks/tasks

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva LaDifférence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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