ABOUT VICE MEDIA GROUP
VICE Media Group is the world’s largest independent youth media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices in 35 cities across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 25 offices around the world.
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VICE Media Group’s portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture.
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The Senior Motion Designer will provide technical know-how and solutions for VICE TV’s award winning show graphics and title sequences, VICE Media Group campaigns, and third party productions. This role will require hands-on animation, VFX and motion graphics work — along with ideation, direction and delegation.
- Organize daily requests and projects
- Communicate with producers, editors and supervisors on design project needs and requests
- Problem solve and interpret design feedback from producers, editors, supervisors and directors
- Manage deadlines and a brief with superior accuracy
- Concept show packages and campaigns
- Storyboard/style frame show titles and scenes
- Design original graphics for VICE campaigns, VICE TV shows + outside shows and films • Design, animate, and edit standalone motion graphics packages
- Create assets and templates for video editors
- Ideate solves that require graphics or visual effects
- Create a positive, collaborate, supportive culture by being solution-oriented, and encouraging collaboration and respect
- Ensure that we are always pushing design boundaries and reimagining solutions for every execution, from small projects to large initiatives
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in motion graphics design
- Strong proficiency & experience in motion graphics programs, including AfterEffects, and 3D programs such Cinema 4D or Maya, and its plugins
- Full understanding of Adobe Design programs
- Resourcefulness, diligence, attention to detail, and creative problem solving skills • Ability to delegate resources and communicate effectively and articulately with designers and producers
- Strong discipline and organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under strict deadlines
- Strong strategic thinking and creative presentation skills are extremely important for the success of this position
- A deep knowledge of designers, illustrators, photographers, animators, DPs and creative talent across the industry
We want to find people who believe in our goals and feel inspired enough to grow while they’re here to fill the role, rather than someone who checks the boxes but isn’t invested. We encourage you to apply and show us what you’ve got.
If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.
Working at VICE
VICE prioritizes the ideas and people that other media companies miss. We believe that innovation is a direct result of diverse, inclusive cultures so we don’t just “tolerate” differences, we celebrate it and see it as essential to our staff, culture, and business. To learn more read the VICE Guide to VICE
Agencies: VICE Media Group is not partnering with agencies nor accepts unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes and/or applicants.