
Posted 22 days ago
Junior Motion Designer - The Heist
ChicagoHybridFull-time
AI Summary
A junior motion designer creates 2D and 3D animation for web, social media, out-of-home activations and standalone content, collaborating within a creative studio on brand films, broadcast spots and campaigns.
About this role
Who We Are
Hi! We’re The Heist, the motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox, the Brief-to-Built agency.
We bring together directors, designers, animators, editors, and technologists to create work that moves. From brand films to broadcast spots to social campaigns and experiential content, our team blends craft and curiosity to push ideas further. Across our studios, collaboration is real, feedback is open, and culture matters. We take the work seriously. Ourselves, a little less so.
The Opportunity
As a member of the animation team you're going to have your hands and creative say on all things motion. Our diverse projects are going to push your creative boundaries on work from designing looks and animation. You’re going to be going from sketch to animation on micro-content campaigns, creating 2D and 3D assets to help realize AR apps, motion designing for projects ranging from smaller social media campaigns to short animated films , or even bringing UI to life with motion for high profile microsites or out-of-home activations.
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Skills
2D Animation3D AnimationAdobe SuiteAfter EffectsAR DesignBlenderCinema 4DMayaMotion DesignPortfolio DevelopmentRedshiftUI Motion
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