Sr Motion Graphics Artist

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The Cincinnati Bengals seek a talented and creative motion graphics artist to support our production initiatives and gameday entertainment. Someone with start-to-finish experience in creative conceptualizing, designing, and execution at scale to deliver Who Dey Nation a best-in-class creative video experience...

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Director of Productions.
• Create and implement the organization’s brand design look and feel and establish consistency across all platforms including gameday, digital, marketing and broadcast.
• Assist in developing concepts, storyboarding and pre-production.
• Collaborate with other members of the creative team on motion graphic projects.
• Create impactful interstitials and prompts to be used on gamedays.
• Creates unique content on social media and digital owned-and-operated platforms.
• Collaborate with digital marketing team to maximize revenue generation via paid social ads.
• Collaborate with the Manager of Creative Services to plan, concept, and create the organization’s brand aesthetic for each season.
• Strong ability to integrate 3D elements into motion graphic productions.
• Create compelling motion graphics and infographics and help maintain quality and consistency.
• Help manage content used by gameday operators throughout the control room.
• Helps with finishing edited productions (effects).
• Assists with conceptual and storytelling productions.
• Continuously looks for new and innovative ways to create new fan experience content.
• Fill a control room role on Bengals gameday; Ross Xpression.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Will periodically be required to lift and carry production equipment totaling 50-75 lbs.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional motion graphics experience with a sports organization including.
• Open to feedback and has strong collaboration skills
• Must be proficient with Adobe Creative Suite; Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, etc...
• Experience with Ross Xpression.
• Must be proficient with control room standards and best practices.
• Proven ability to execute projects from start to finish.
• Demonstrate strong creative skills that can be applied to TV, digital, and gameday production
• Experience with Iconik or similar MAM
• Must be a team player, willing and able to learn new concepts and processes, and willing to travel for shoots when necessary
• Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required, as well as all Bengals games, home and away
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a professional or power-five college sports organization
• Must provide Reel / Work Samples and References.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.