Motion Designer

ABOUT US
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
WHAT MATTERS THE MOST
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.
WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
Love taking flat, two-dimensional graphics and breathing new life into them with motion, color, sound and music? Or creating videos and motion graphics that build excitement, turn heads and maybe even give people goosebumps? Then we should talk.
Today we're looking for a passionate Motion Designer to join our growing team.
As Motion Designer, you'll get a chance at turning flat designs and storyboards into dynamic and compelling pieces of motion used in everything from online videos, to in-game applications, social media, online banners, tutorials, etc.
Working closely with the Sr. Motion Designer and the broader creative team, you'll get a chance at flexing your motion skills while helping make the work better across our entire portfolio of business.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION
We're looking for someone that loves motion and is obsessed with learning new ways of making magic and delivering work that wow ourselves and our clients. The Motion Designer should be eager in helping push the boundaries of our work, making everything shine brighter. Here are some additional details and responsibilities:

• Ability to generate and deliver compelling creative that's on brief and outside the box.
• Meets timelines and expectations, while continually improving the overall creative product.
• Follows the direction from senior creatives and when necessary, provides direction in helping make the work stronger.
• Executes and manages a balance of multiple jobs and projects daily, gathering project information and seeking out solutions.
• Supports creative delivery and execution of multiple projects at the tactical level.
• Maintains knowledge and skills of creative applications, staying on top of new and evolving technology, software, and trends.
• Ability to apply learnings and solve problems creatively.
• Ability to work under pressure within a small team group.
• Ability to meet timelines and expectations, while ensuring the work is exceptional.
• Follows direction from senior creatives and provides strong rationale behind their work.
• Executing and managing multiple jobs and daily tasks, while independently gathering project information and seeking out solutions.
• Assist with creative presentation materials when necessary.
• Communicates openly, honestly, and respectfully to everyone.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

• 2-4 years as a Motion Designer in an agency or organization that edits/animates videos.
• Experience in video editing, web motion graphics, in-game animations, HTML5 banners, training videos, graphics and post-production.
• Strong design aesthetics and a well-rounded understanding of how to bring the work to life from concepts through to storyboards into deliverables.
• Great collaboration and team skills as well as a detailed oriented approach to their work.
• Strong portfolio with examples of motion projects that back up and showcase your work and creative process. Work should demonstrate a range of genres, visual styles and use cases (social media, broadcast, GIF, etc.).
• Program proficiencies: Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma as well as the suite of Microsoft products like Microsoft Word, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with motion graphics and typographic elements. Ability to create conceptual storyboards as well as mock-ups of interaction designs.
• Some knowledge of working with 3D programs and experimenting with the use of 3D graphics is a plus.

Starting salary between $75,000.00 - $85,000.00
TOTAL REWARDS
Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers'-and our company's-success

There's more ...
Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits
Paid parental and medical leave programs
401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
15 days of paid time off plus company holidays
Hybrid work model
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
Inclusive employee resource groups
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
RECRUITING AGENCIES
tms does not accept agency resumes submitted by third-party vendors unless a valid agreement has been signed and the tms Talent Acquisition Team has granted authorization for submissions for a specified position. Please do not submit or forward resumes to our site, tms employees, or any other company location. tms is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Nearest Major Market: Chicago