Associate Motion Director
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Video Developer / Producer
MORI Associates
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Alabama
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About the role
- Lead and manage the end-to-end video production process, from idea inception to final delivery
- Translate rough concepts or narrative objectives into creative video treatments, concepts, and storyboards for government review and approval
- Serve as director/producer on short-form visual concept videos, long-form narrated features, explainer videos with motion graphics and 3D elements
- Supervise and mentor a small team of creatives including video editors, animators, and graphic designers
- Coordinate all phases of production—pre-production planning, filming, editing, animation, and final rendering
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and maintain production timelines, status reports, and asset management
- Ensure all content aligns with agency messaging, classification requirements, and branding standards
- Collaborate with customer communicators, public affairs officers, technical SMEs, and senior leadership throughout the production lifecycle
- Support senior-level communications within the Department of Defense; act as strategic creative leader and hands-on producer
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Video Production, Film, Multimedia, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of professional video production experience, including as lead producer/director
- Proven ability to guide creative development from concept to storyboard to final product
- Experience producing a variety of modern video styles (action sequences, animations, interview-driven content, technical explainers)
- Demonstrated team leadership and project coordination experience
- Proficiency with industry-standard production software (Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, etc.)
- Experience with studio and field production, including directing camera crews and conducting interviews
- Strong storytelling, visual communication, and organizational skills
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
- (Preferred) Prior experience supporting DoD or government agencies
- (Preferred) Experience with secure video production environments and handling of sensitive materials
- (Preferred) Familiarity with 3D animation workflows (e.g., Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya)
- (Preferred) Working knowledge of color grading, sound design, and voiceover recording
