Interested in applying? Please send a cover letter along with your CV and showreel to careers@hellocharlie.com.
We are Hello Charlie. We create visual content for Broadcast, Live Events, Music, Commercials, Branding and Digital Media. Over the last decade Hello Charlie has grown in reputation into a formidable alliance of creatives, designers, producers, digital artists and film makers. With studios in Bristol and London, we work closely with production companies, agencies, artists and management. W e forge ideas from initial concept through to completion, engaging with the client at every stage to ensure overall creativity, unity and vision.
We have an exciting opening at our [ Bristol /London] studio for a Motion Designer to be part of our creative hub. Reporting directly to the Managing Director/Creative Director, w e are looking for a talented and highly skilled individual who can bring vibrancy and energy to the role. You will need to be driven with experience of creating pitch-winning design solutions to the highest standards. You will be engaged across a wide scope of work including brand-oriented creative projects for global clients. Creative thinking, ideas, and concept origination are vital to the role as much as being able to realise those designs – bringing brands to life to engage with their audiences.
The Motion Designer would be responsible for managing multiple, various sized design projects from concept to delivery with team members and external support across different clients. It is essential that the successful candidate is able to sequence animation and moving image from storyboard to delivery .
The y would have some experience of managing a small team beneath them, mentoring Junior Designers to ever develop the skills of the team and be a good communicator. Able to own responsibilities and be accountable for them. As well as used to the agile, fast pace of event and broadcast industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Conceptualise, create, develop and pitch new innovative ideas
* Able to work effectively with other departments ensuring you maintain professional relationships throughout
* Ability to work on numerous projects simultaneously with fast turnaround
* Be responsible for creating a positive working environment for colleagues from a diversity of backgrounds and experience
* Deputising where appropriate for senior team members
* Act as lead designer within the team to drive creative excellence
* As well as working on your own projects, you’ll be required to oversee work produced by other designers, as well as develop them, so must maintain accuracy and creative flair of their output
* Ability to use After Effects to an expert level
* Being client facing and managing client feedback with diplomacy
* E nsure that work is completed within time and budget. Able to flag any concerns at the outset of a project
ATTRIBUTES
* Strong creative mind with skills to realise designs
* A passion for motion graphics and aspirations to grow with Hello Charlie
* Able to hit deadlines and own their responsibili ti es on projects in creating and delivering effective design creative
* Ability to interpret clients’ ideas and add value to them
* Effective communicator internally across your team and to other teams
* Confident in presenting and pitching to clients
* Flexibility to travel nationally or abroad as and when required
* Keep s up-to-date with industry innovations and motion graphic trends
EXPERIENCE
* An understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite and are able to use Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects to an expert level
* Expert in the u nderstanding of layout, typography and high attention to detail
* A flair for typography that is evident within their work
* Branding and brand strategy are not essential but would be an advantage
* Although this role is not overly focused directly at C GI animation it would be an advantage that the candidate would have a strong understanding of how to integrate C GI within their work. Furthermore being able to use Cinema 4D to a moderate level or higher to help develop creative concepts would be an advantage
* Used to working within parameters of existing brand guidelines
* D elivering high quality motion graphics from Editorial Brief
* Leading a creative team, mentoring junior members of the team
* M anaging your own work loads and projects
* Comfortable and confident interfacing with clients for presentations and project management
BENEFITS
* 33 days Holiday including bank holidays- pro rata for first year
* 2 weeks off for Christmas (typically 3 days of holiday are reserved for this)
* Bike to work scheme
* Wellness Package
Interested in applying? Please send a cover letter along with your CV and showreel to careers@hellocharlie.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr