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"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
— Steve Jobs
Motion Graphic Designer (GFX)
The Block • Portland, United States of America 🇺🇸
Design and animate compelling visuals for various digital platforms, transforming complex data into engaging motion graphics. Collaborate with the Brand & Media team to uphold brand identity and produce high-quality creative solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design compelling visuals and bring them to life through motion.
- Create GIFs, videos, templates for web, social, and other digital platforms.
- Produce detailed visualizations and motion assets to support marketing and promotional initiatives.
- Transform complex data into clear, engaging motion graphics that enhance storytelling.
- Help build and maintain a robust motion library to empower editors and the media team.
- Uphold and evolve the brand identity, ensuring all creative output aligns with guidelines while identifying opportunities to refine and elevate the visual style.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with teammates to translate strategic objectives into impactful creative solutions.
- Incorporate feedback professionally, balancing creative vision with business needs to deliver polished, high-quality results.
- Manage multiple projects independently, setting and meeting deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and design standards.
- Stay current on design trends and tools, exploring new techniques and technologies to improve creative output and workflow efficiency.
- Tackle unexpected challenges and projects with creativity and adaptability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in design, motion, typography, and layout.
- Proficiency in After Effects, plus working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
- Experience with storyboarding, visual design principles, and animation/rendering.
- Strong design sensibility with excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective cross-team collaboration.
- Outstanding organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail, able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Key Skills
- Proficiency in After Effects
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
- Experience with storyboarding, visual design principles, and animation/rendering
- Strong design sensibility
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Experience working in a global or distributed team (bonus)
- Experience working at a fast-paced startup (bonus)
- Experience with Cinema4D (bonus)
- Familiarity with motion design for digital products (UX/UI, micro-interactions, etc.) (bonus)
Benefits
- Remote work flexibility and office stipend
- Paid time off (local holiday policies respected)
- Health and wellness benefits (varies by location)
- Flexible PTO
About The Block
At The Block, we see digital assets as a ubiquitous part of the future. As this space continues to evolve, we view our role as the trusted moderator and authoritative voice for those who invest in, work with, make decisions about, or seek to understand digital assets. We'll achieve this by delivering objective, impactful, and timely information across our three pillars: news, research, and data.
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