Graphic Designer, Motion/Video

Company Description

Brainrider is a marketing and creative agency with teams in Menlo Park/San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City, London, and Toronto. We work with ambitious marketers, in-house creative teams, and internal agencies to do more, by filling capability and capacity gaps and enabling them to execute their marketing and creative at scale.  

We believe collaboration is at its best when we feel at home, so we work as a team — plain and simple. Whether we’re brainstorming better marketing ideas for our clients, or pushing the gas to meet a tight deadline, it all happens with adaptability, optimism, and teamwork. When you join us, you may be pleasantly surprised to find yourself surrounded by smart, genuinely down-to-earth and inclusive people who want to grow with you.

Are you our next team member?

Job Description

Brainrider is looking for an experienced B2B Designer to join our team. You are known for your ability to push creative solutions for global brands with a passion for motion/video. As a conceptual thinker, you can translate ideas into original, innovative, and effective design solutions for B2B marketing. You’re passionate about design, technology, and staying on top of current trends, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do:

• Design marketing materials for our internal marketing department

• Execute creative briefs and partner requests consistently and diligently

• Help produce/edit/design presentation materials

• Create branded visuals for all media including social media, website pages, event/conference collateral, and graphics for videos

• Work with Marketing and Creative Director to conceptualize and execute marketing and sales material across digital and web, ensuring brand consistency across all media and platforms

• Collaborate with Designers, Project Managers, Copywriters, and Creative Director 

• Work with Creative Director for overall creative direction

• Assist in the design and creation of storyboards

• Maintain/update website with current content and graphics

• Perform basic preflight on files to ensure quality and consistency

• Interpret written and verbal instructions to set type and create graphics for print and online

• Understand finishing to troubleshoot or spot potential quality concerns

• Stay up to date with current best practices as they pertain to B2B design and technology 

• Edit files, both print and digital, as needed

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

• Video reel representing relevant design work (please include the link to your reel with your application)

• A diploma or degree from a post-secondary design or illustration program (or equivalent)

• 3-5+ years of relevant work experience 

• Experience in a creative department or studio environment

• Experience with Adobe Animate (previously Flash) and Adobe Audition 

• Proficiency in Adobe Create Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) and Mac platform

• Experience with Figma / Sketch a must 

• A passion for motion graphics and video production

• Deep understanding of layout, typography, illustration, photography, and culture

• General understanding of web design, accessibility, and usability best practices

• Excellent time management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

• Openness to giving and receiving feedback to better yourself as a designer and better the team overall

• Understanding B2B design and best practices is a plus

• Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-project environment

Bonus

• Experience animating characters (plugins such as DUIK, Rubber Hose, etc.)

• Knowledge of Cinema4D

Additional Information

Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, this role is 100% remote until further notice.

We offer competitive salaries, paid vacation, work from home (WFH) support and set-up assistance, and a wide variety of other great perks!

Brainrider is a place where everyone can do their best work and be themselves. We work as a team, plain and simple. We respect and value the unique characteristics, skills, and experiences of everyone, and support and champion each other to be the best we can be — for ourselves, our team, and our clients. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive workplace leads to better ideas, better solutions, and better results. And we’re here for that — and for you.