Visual Designer + Motion

Overview

Background 

• This specific team is deeply integrated with Product, collaborating closely with dedicated motion and visual designers to craft the user experience. While primarily web-focused, there’s significant opportunity to expand into mobile and app design. 

Goals & Objectives 

• They are looking to improve the current search model through a closer partnership with marketing, focusing on how new features and content are being presented to customers, and consequently impacting merchants and advertisers. 

• The team operates in a dynamic, high-paced environment, constantly adapting to rapid changes and the need for quick feature releases, particularly in the evolving landscape of AI.

​Key Role Responsibilities:

Visual Designer

• Executive Level Presentations: Transform product information and assets into visually engaging presentations, decks, and executive summaries suitable for senior leadership review.

• Visual Story Telling: Capture current product experiences through video and other mediums, transforming them into compelling assets for blogs and other communication channels.

• Design Systems expertise or familiarity – applying Search Design System principles into our client’s Consumer design system, and supporting UX Designers when they are applying DS components.

• Production Design & Updates: Execute on production-level design tasks, such as updating deal pages for timely holiday promotions and creating assets for marketing campaigns, and repurpose existing templates into various styles and formats.

• Cross Functional Asset Creation: Develop and adapt visual assets for various business functions, including landing pages, newsletters, client presentations, and internal communications.

• Ownership & Innovation: Take ownership of assigned projects, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and bringing fresh perspectives to existing processes and formats.

• Technical Collaboration: Understand the transition of design assets into engineering specifications and collaborate effectively with engineering teams to ensure seamless implementation.

• Navigating Ambiguity: Excels in dynamic environments, comfortable handling changing requirements and taking on ad hoc projects as priorities shift.

Animation Motion Candidate 

• Executive Level Presentations: Transform product information and assets into visually engaging presentations, decks, and executive summaries suitable for senior leadership review.

• Visual Story Telling: Capture current product experiences through video and other mediums, transforming them into compelling assets for blogs and other communication channels.

• Motion Graphics & Video Production: Create dynamic motion graphics and quicktime videos to effectively communicate product experiences and influence engineering development.

• Ownership & Innovation: Take ownership of assigned projects, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and bringing fresh perspectives to existing processes and formats.

• Technical Collaboration: Understand the transition of design assets into engineering specifications and collaborate effectively with engineering teams to ensure seamless implementation.

• Navigating Ambiguity: Excels in dynamic environments, comfortable handling changing requirements and taking on ad hoc projects as priorities shift.

• Conceptualization & Prototyping: Generate original design concepts and animations based on product ideas and business needs, leveraging your experience to enhance functionality and user experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Production Designer with a strong portfolio showcasing both production execution and original design/prototyping work. 

• Demonstrated ability to create and implement design solutions without pre-existing designs, leveraging your own creative vision

• Exceptional motion graphics and video production skills, including experience creating quick-time videos or similar formats

• Understanding of the design to engineering workflow, and experience collaborating with technical teams.

• Proficiency in design softwares such as: Anthony/Mabel to provide input

• Experience in preparing high-quality assets for executive level presentations and client facing materials

• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles and application in production design

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and fluidity, demonstrating adaptability and problem solving skills in a dynamic environment

• Independent with a strong ability to manage work load and projects forward with minimal supervision

• A proactive and self driven approach with a passion for visual storytelling and innovation

• East Coast is preferred for optimal hours coverage. The team is based in the UK, NY, CA, WA, etc.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $65 to $80 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

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