Motion Designer/Video Editor

About the Opportunity

Join Kadena's creative team as a Motion Designer/Video Editor and delve into creating captivating and innovative animations and videos. In this dynamic role, you'll work closely with our Creative Director, playing a pivotal role from the initial concept to the final video production. We value efficiency, creativity, and a commitment to high-quality work.

This position will report directly to our Creative Director, with the opportunity to grow with the role and company. 

How You'll Make An Impact

• Take projects from concept through to completion, ensuring high-quality delivery at every stage.

• Create engaging concepts, style frames, and storyboards for a diverse range of projects, including 2D and 3D animations, and video editing.

• Collaborate seamlessly with our design and marketing, contributing to an environment that values creativity and technical excellence.

• Stay updated with current creative trends in visual effects and apply innovative approaches to your work.

• Manage time effectively to meet project deadlines and client expectations, both creatively and technically.

What Sets You Apart

• 3+ years of experience in motion graphics and/or video editing.

• Comprehensive understanding of video production and animation workflow.

• Proficiency in Premiere and After Effects.

• Knowledge of Cinema 4d and Redshift.

• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and minimal supervision.

• Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills.

• Artistic ability in asset and set development.

• Familiarity with production pipelines and current creative trends.

• Adaptability to new technologies and tools in the rapidly evolving field of motion graphics and video editing.

• Technical Skills

  • Microsoft Windows or Mac OS Operating systems

  • Adobe After Effects,

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Premiere

  • Cinema 4D/RedShift

  • X-Particles (Bonus)

  • GSG Products (Bonus)

  • Figma (Bonus)

Kadena requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Kadena considers requests for reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons pursuant to applicable law.

What We Offer

This role has an annual starting salary range of $80,000 - $100,000 + benefits listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to your individual skills and experience.

• Fully paid medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees

• Flexible savings accounts

• Company coin options

• Unlimited PTO (and a culture of taking time off) + Holidays

• Company wide closure between Christmas and New Years

• Remote company with annual in-person offsite

• Home office setup stipend

Who We Are

Kadena is the industry’s only scalable layer 1 Proof of Work (PoW) blockchain. The principal feature that drives Kadena is scalability, which enables Kadena to deliver infrastructure-grade performance for any blockchain project. Along with our own smart contract language Pact, Kadena's platform provides the world the tools and environment to turn ideas and ambitions into reality. Founded by Stuart Popejoy and William Martino who created JP Morgan’s first blockchain and led the SEC’s Crypto Committee, Kadena aims to allow for true blockchain mass adoption.

At Kadena, we value diversity, curiosity, a work/life balance, kindness, and teamwork.

Our Commitment to You

At Kadena we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.

With a commitment to maintaining a bias-free environment in which harassment is prohibited, we respect cultural diversity and comply with the laws of the places in which we operate. We expect our business partners, suppliers, clients, and all of our team members to uphold these commitments.