Senior Animator
Jam City
Unity
Motion Designer
Mercury
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, New York, Oregon • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $97,400 - $109,600 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Help us create content for our website, campaigns, social media, and events.
- Develop a deep understanding of Mercury's brand, storytelling approach, and audience, and craft visuals that resonate and strategically elevate our content.
- Effectively balance multiple projects, from concepting through to final execution, managing timelines with clarity and calm.
- Collaborate proactively and communicate effectively in an environment that values diverse perspectives, creativity, and innovation.
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional experience in motion design.
- A standout portfolio demonstrating a strong eye for motion and design.
- Good aesthetic judgment with deep understanding of timing, ease curves, basic composition, motion dynamics, and granular attention to finishing details.
- A proactive problem-solving drive, ability to manage multiple deliverables, and ease in receiving or handing off projects.
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in After Effects or similar 2D motion tools.
- Beginner to intermediate proficiency in Houdini, Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar 3D tools.
- Ideally, some exposure to scripting (like expressions in After Effects).
- Practical knowledge of aspect ratios, resolutions, file formats, and codecs to optimize export settings based on different deliverables.
- Ability to mock up (storyboard) motion design projects.
- Strong communication skills, able to clearly articulate concepts, ideas, and creative decisions to internal teams and external partners.
- Passion for collaborating closely with other designers and cross-functional partners to enhance our creative execution.
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity (stock options)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
motion designaesthetic judgmenttimingease curvescompositionmotion dynamicsAfter EffectsHoudiniCinema 4DBlender
Soft skills
problem-solvingproject managementcommunicationcollaborationcreativityinnovationattention to detailconcept articulationproactive approachability to receive feedback
