MMD Designer - Animator

Leo Burnett is a communications agency powered by its HumanKind operating system, with the belief that creativity, data and technology work together to transform human behavior and drive prosperity for clients. Part of Publicis Communications, Leo Burnett Worldwide is one of the world's largest agency networks with 85 offices and more than 8,000 employees. The global agency works with some of the world's most valued brands including Aldi, Bank of America, Campbell's, Dunkin, Firestone, Jim Beam, Kellogg's, Nintendo, Tillamook and UnitedHealthcare among others. To learn more about Leo Burnett Worldwide and its rich history of creating iconic brands, visit our site, Facebook page and follow us on Twitter and Instagram via @leoburnett.

Job Description

Responsibility and Focus

Highly skilled Motion Graphics Designer working across a wide variety of short format broadcast and digital content projects. This talent should be able to interpret creative briefs with creative flair and accuracy.

Main Tasks

Technical & Product

Highly skilled in 2D tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Highly skilled in 2D animation including After Effects, Toon Boom, Adobe Animate

Good knowledge in 3D softwares such as Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini and Maya. With expert level animation in any one of them.

Strong understanding of Animation Principles, Lighting setups, Camera and Composition.

Cell animation/Stop motion/Hand drawn animation is a plus.

Rigging skills are a plus.

Ability to work with live footage, camera tracking. Basic knowledge in tracking tools such as Mocha, Synth Eyes, Boujou.

Scripting knowledge to enhance and work faster.

At times produce drawings, storyboards etc. to visually communicate with clients.

Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency

Create high-quality 2D/3D motion graphics for a variety of projects

Work hand in hand with editor and producer to create motion graphics for a variety of projects that would fit the requirements of a specific video edit

Manage time efficiently to meet project deadlines and budget constraints

Continuously strive to improve skillset and push creative boundaries

Breakdown briefs with the editor and producer to understand the requirements and better cater to the agency requirements

Work multiple design projects simultaneously

Innovative & Analytical Mindset

Keeping up on current technology trends and tools (hardware and software) that best suits the production and the agency in the development of a stronger creative technical environment.

Understand the technical limitations of various platforms and devices and create animations accordingly

Creative storytelling ability through video and motion graphics

Take initiative to troubleshoot problems and offer solutions

People & Leadership

Effectively follow the direction and feedback of producers and agency creatives

Gain knowledge and expertise from others in the team to help develop and push the department creatively and technically.

Hands on experience using post-production and design software such as:-

o Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effect is a must

o Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, InDesign is a plus

2+ years experience as an Animator/Video Editor

Ability to design overall creative test assets incl. aesthetics, typography, color, brand, iconography, imagery, layout, and concept sophistication (Owner of the brand's VBL Visual Brand Language/Design Guidelines)

Work across asset types (static, video, animation); review existing content and identify how to pivot into testable assets

Comfortable challenging content strategist and brand team and asking the right questions to push work forward