Lead Animator CNBC Make It
Lead Animator CNBC Make It
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CNBC Make It is looking for a talented Lead Animator to join its expanding video team based in NYC. CNBC Make It is a fastgrowing consumerfriendly section of CNBC devoted to aspirational content about entrepreneurship leadership careers and money. The Lead Animator will design and execute original animations and motion graphics for CNBC Make Its shortform documentaries social media platforms interviews and explainers. The ideal candidate has proven design and animation skill and is comfortable working in a multiplatform digital production environment. Collaboration with animators producers editors and the social team is essential.
What you will do:
- Work creatively to produce original and aesthetically pleasing designs animations and title sequences
- Collaborate with producers to create animations for original videos
- Create and update motion graphics templates (mogrts)
- Oversee and maintain brand guidelines across video and graphic design initiatives
- Support and mentor other animators
- Lead strategy and execute social media assets like thumbnails
- Design and animate charts maps and documents
- Design promotional graphics for the Smarter by CNBC Make It online courses initiative
- Bring titles and text to life in a highly visual and impactful way
- Meet tight deadlines and work in a fastpaced environment
Examples of CNBC Make Its animations and graphic designs:
- We Accidentally Started A Chocolate Company Now It Brings In $162 Million A Year
- How Dad Shoes Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
- Smarter by CNBC Make It promotional images
- YouTube thumbnail designs
Qualifications :
- 5 years of experience producing animations
- Expert understanding of Adobe Creative Suite (specifically After Effects Illustrator and Photoshop) and applicable plugins
- Expertise in creating and maintaining templates and brand guidelines
- Ability to create errorfree 2D/3D animations and motion graphics from a script
- Ability to illustrate original concepts when vectors and footage are not available
- Ability to express data in visually engaging ways for a mass audience
- A portfolio or reel showcasing expertise in animation graphic design motion design typography illustration and storytelling across various platforms
- Expertise in factchecking and consistently delivering errorfree work.
- Strong leadership skills including motivating others effective delegation and delivering and receiving feedback gracefully
- Social media savvy with experience creating content for platforms
Desired Characteristics:
- Detailoriented with the ability to work efficiently in a fastpaced environment while meeting tight deadlines
- General knowledge of current events business news and financial markets.
- Strong teamwork and work ethic
- Strong analytical skills to identify opportunities for new content and strategies
- Proven news judgement and high ethical standards
- Willingness to work nontraditional hours and weekends
- Bachelors degree preferred but not required
Additional Requirements:
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $95000$120000
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to .
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
