Associate Artist, Motion Design - Activision at Activision Blizzard | Santa Monica, CA | $21/hr – $40/hr

Activision Blizzard

Associate Artist, Motion Design - Activision

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

$21/hr – $40/hrMid Level3+ years expOther

Posted 5 months ago

Job Summary

Drive motion design and VFX work for a top gaming-marketing team with a focus on original assets and fast delivery.

Own end-to-end motion design tasks from concept to delivery
Must-have: 1–3 years of motion design experience and proficiency in After Effects
Standout: Tight collaboration with creative directors and brand standards across a team of artists

Job Description

Responsibilities

Create original motion graphics and visual effects assets including title cards, animation loops, and custom FX
Perform visual effects tasks including tracking, keying, rotoscoping and compositing
Build organized, efficient projects for shared use by team and wider organization
Update or repurpose existing projects from teammates or external sources
Interpret and address feedback from creative directors and other stakeholders
Follow and maintain standards for visual quality, brand guidelines, and production best practices
Follow team process for media management, organization, and archiving

Requirements

1–3 years of professional motion design experience or equivalent portfolio development.
Portfolio showcasing ability to concept, plan and execute original motion design work
Working knowledge of Adobe After Effects including:
Proficiency with graph editor and Bezier animation curves
Proficiency with motion blur, easing, and secondary animation
Proficiency with masking, rotoscoping, and keying techniques
Familiarity with depth of field, parallax, and multi-plane setups
Familiarity with Particular, Optical Flares and other commonly-used plugins
Awareness of project optimizations for render efficiency and performance
Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro
Familiarity with design principles such as hierarchy, balance and contrast
Familiarity with common delivery workflows, codecs and technical specs
Experience with social media best practices, both creative and technical
Comfortable with tight deadlines, shifting priorities and prioritizing multiple tasks
Humble, communicative, and open to growth

Preferred

Experience with 3D packages such as Cinema 4D or Blender
Experience with games industry marketing or product development

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Activision Blizzard

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world’s largest interactive entertainment companies, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Skylanders®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy CrushTM, and Bubble WitchTM. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!We’re proud to be recognized as one of FORTUNE’s "100 Best Companies To Work For®” for four consecutive years and have earned a spot on FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies,” and “Future 50” lists. Our 10,000+ global employees are some of the best and brightest talents across entertainment, media, and technology.

Founded in 2008

Santa Monica, California, USA

1.5K employees (304 in marketing)

www.activisionblizzard.com

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