Weber Shandwick - Graphic & Motion Designer

Designer is needed in New York, United States.

Client: Weber Shandwick

Location: New York, NY

Contract: Full-time

Job Description

Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading marketing and communications agencies, is seeking a creative, passionate, and unique thinker to join our New York office as a Graphic & Motion Designer. You’ll join a growing and innovative team of art directors, designers, and writers, working primarily with a global consumer electronics client. The right candidate will be equally adept at design and motion graphics animation, deploying skills across all motion and static elements of a campaign, from videos to out-of-home ads. You will also be tasked with thinking ‘earned first,’ developing ideas designed to travel organically through media and engage audiences.

Responsibilities

- Develop video and motion design for both internal and customer-facing touchpoints (e.g., sizzle reels, out-of-home advertising, social media posts, product demos).

- Use video and animation editing software to produce eye-catching visuals and animated graphics on agile campaign timelines.

- Ability to translate existing campaign visuals into motion and develop new visuals adhering to brand guidelines.

- Ensure presentation designs are polished and visually tell a story (rather than relying on words).

- Design social media content for both organic and paid media.

- Create and execute original, persuasive, and visually compelling design work in line with agency and brand standards, including iconography, logos, guidelines, typography, and illustration.

- Bring enthusiasm for solving design and marketing challenges throughout the project lifecycle amid stakeholder revisions.

- Work with Art Directors to create compelling visuals and bring conceptual tactics to life.

- Display an understanding of digital and interactive design principles.

Requirements

- 3+ years of experience in video production, editing, motion graphics, and design.

- Mastery of all major design, video, and animation software (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), and presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint).

- Basic HTML5 coding skills.

- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and endlessly curious.

- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time in a deadline-driven environment.

- Experience with social media platforms, including knowledge of their best practices.

- Interest in staying updated on emerging platforms, mobile design, and development trends.

- Must have a portfolio showcasing your thought process and approach to assignments.

Additional Qualifications

- Education in advertising design and conceptual thinking is preferred.

- Bonus skills include illustration, photography, retouching, filmmaking, etc. Artistic passion points are a plus.

- Knowledge of or strong interest in consumer electronics is a plus.