Motion Graphics Designer and Animator

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Motion Graphics Designer and Animator will collaborate with story artists, the visual development team, and editors to create stylized story sequences. Responsibilities include creating animated graphics for storyboard sequences using After Effects and Photoshop, managing digital assets, and brainstorming ideas for motion graphics. This role requires expertise in visual storytelling, cinematography, and animation, and the ability to work in a fast-paced production environment. The designer will utilize Adobe Creative Suite, Cinema 4D, and other 3D applications to create advanced designs and animations. They should possess excellent communication skills, be able to work independently and as part of a team, and have knowledge of post-production workflows.
Must have:
  • Experience in design, motion graphics, After Effects, and Photoshop.
  • Expertise in After Effects, Photoshop & Illustrator and other 3D packages.
  • Expert knowledge of visual storytelling through motion.
  • Strong organizational skills for managing and tracking elements.
  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced production environment.

Job Details

Working with story artists, the visual development team and editors, the designer/animator will use After Effects and Photoshop to create stylized story sequences. This involves digitally telling the story through the application of effects and adding movement to static storyboards and concept paintings.

Sony Pictures Animation is an animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work with story artists, the visual development team, and editors to create moving storyboards supporting the storytelling in sequences.
  • Create animated graphics for storyboard sequences using AfterEffects and Photoshop.
  • Assist in timing adjustments to animations.
  • Brainstorm ideas for motion graphics.
  • Manage digital assets and deliveries for the animations.
  • Develop well-conceived creative work that pushes the story telling.
  • Utilize Adobe Creative Suite, Cinema4D, and other 3D applications to create advanced designs and animations.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Design, Motion Graphics, After Effects and Photoshop experience in feature film, TV or commercials.
  • Expertise in After Effects, Photoshop, & Illustrator as well as other 3D packages such as Maya, 3Ds Max or Cinema 4D and Blender.
  • Expert knowledge of visual storytelling through motion.
  • Proven skills with cinematography and staging.
  • Critical eye for color, composition, lighting, art, animation, timing and camera composition.
  • Strong organizational skills, particularly managing and tracking multiple source elements.
  • Ability to work well within a fast paced production environment.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas in a clear concise manner.
  • Ability to work with a team and willingness to take initiative and work independently.
  • Knowledge of current industry-standard post-production workflows and organization.
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and different work methodologies.
  • Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules and work independently with little direction.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $56.23/hour to $65.00/hour. This role qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors.

To apply, please include a resume and a link to your portfolio. Please make sure to include any passwords to your work in your cover letter and/or in your resume.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

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About The Company

The studio's latest theatrical release is "Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse," the highly-anticipated sequel to the Academy Award®-winning "Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse" and the second film in the Spider-Verse trilogy.


The division is also behind the visually-groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed "The Mitchells vs. The Machines," the hit film series "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "Hotel Transylvania," and the upcoming 2D adult comedy "Fixed" from visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky.


In 2023, the studio released its first two series - "Agent Elvis," an adult animated action comedy, and "Young Love," which expands on the story and characters introduced in the Oscar®-winning short film, “Hair Love.”


Sony Pictures Animation, which was founded in 2002, is a division of the Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group for Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.


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