Social Graphic/Motion Designer (Contract)

San Jose, CA (Hybrid)

$45/hr – $85/hrMid Level4+ years expPart time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end social creative process for Nex across platforms, delivering social-first design, motion assets, and scalable templates to support launches and ongoing campaigns.

  • Lead asset production from storyboard to final execution
  • Develop flexible templates and systems to speed content production

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and produce best-in-class social creative across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn, including carousels, static graphics, Stories, motion assets and campaign support.
  • Create motion graphics, animations and graphic treatments that elevate short-form video content and improve overall creative quality.
  • Support game launches, IP partnerships, seasonal campaigns and always-on content with polished, social-first design assets.
  • Develop and maintain editable templates and scalable creative systems that enable faster, more efficient content production.
  • Partner closely with the internal creative and social team to evolve and uphold Nex's social visual identity, templates and creative toolkit.
  • Optimize creative specifically for social platforms, ensuring assets are designed for engagement, readability and mobile-first consumption.
  • Adapt campaign creative into platform-specific social assets while maintaining consistency across channels.
  • Collaborate with the Social Lead, content creator and agency partners to bring creative concepts to life from storyboard through final execution.
  • Stay current on evolving social design trends, motion styles and platform creative best practices to continuously elevate the brand's visual presence.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing quick-turn reactive requests alongside larger campaign deliverables.

Requirements

  • 2–4+ years of experience in social graphic design and motion design, ideally for a consumer, gaming, or entertainment brand.
  • Strong portfolio of social-first creative (carousels, Stories, static graphics, motion assets) across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) or equivalent design and motion tools.
  • Experience building and maintaining editable templates and scalable creative systems.
  • Strong understanding of mobile-first, platform-specific design best practices.

Preferred

  • Experience in gaming, family, or consumer tech brands.
  • Experience supporting game launches, IP partnerships, or seasonal campaigns.
  • Familiarity with short-form video editing or motion graphics for social.
  • Experience collaborating with agency partners and cross-functional creative teams.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
  • Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
  • Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
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Nex

NEX is now part of CME Group. Clients can now manage risk and capture opportunities across the trading lifecycle.

Founded in 1998
London, England, GBR
368 employees (15 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$45/hr – $85/hr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
61.6%
Referral
3.9%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~369

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Social Graphic/Motion Designer (Contract)

Nex · San Jose, CA · Hybrid