Senior Motion Designer (Cape Town Based) at IQbusiness

Key responsibilities:

As a Senior Motion Designer, you will play a crucial role in bringing static designs to life through movement and visual storytelling. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrate strong graphic design skills, including a diverse portfolio showcasing print, web, and other mediums.
• Showcasing strong motion design skills with a focus on typeface design, layout, and visual balance of graphic elements.
• Providing art direction to ensure program coherence across all modules.
• Exhibiting strong editing skills using Adobe Premiere, with a keen eye for the best cuts and transitions.
• Taking a proactive approach during review loops by effectively communicating with the producer to clarify changes, offering alternative solutions if needed.
• Capable of managing the entire post-production process, from editing and graphics to rendering and establishing seamless integration between After Effects and Premiere.
• Generating innovative and compelling creative propositions.
• Optimize the video creation process to maximize efficiency and productivity.

Requirements:

• Strong motion design skills; at least 5+ years' relevant experience using Adobe After Effects.
• Graphic design skills.
• Art direction skills to keep a program coherent throughout all modules.
• Strong editing skills using Adobe Premiere) and a flair for best cuts/transitions.
• Pro-active when it comes to review loops (quickly communicating with producer to get clarity if changes are unclear, finding solutions or alternative options if needed, etc)
• Adobe main software advanced technical & artistic knowledge (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Being able to take care of a whole post-production process (edit, gfx, rendering, link between After Effects and Premiere)
• Autonomous, independent, creative, perfectionist, strong in creative propositions
• Being able to optimize a video creation process to be the most efficient possible
• Strong resistance to stress and ability to handle tight delivery timeframes