Senior Motion Graphics Artist, Blizzard Video - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

About the position

Blizzard Video is the internal creative video production arm of the Story & Franchise Development team. We exist to engage, inform, and activate the global Blizzard community through the creation of epic video content, and we're looking for a talented Motion Graphics Artist to join our team. The ideal candidate must first and foremost be an exceptional graphic designer with a strong portfolio that includes original designs demonstrating a deep understanding of typography, composition, color theory, size, shape, line, value, tone, and other fundamental graphic design concepts, with a chief focus on spectacular title design across a wide range of styles. These core skills will be evident in a candidate's impressive motion graphics reel, which will demonstrate a mastery of animation principles, lighting, timing, direction, camera composition, depth & dimension, and other motion design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Use existing art assets and/or create original art assets to develop and design cohesive, industry-leading graphics packages.
• Create inspired motion effects, stunning animations, fluid transition effects, and animated lower-thirds and logo bumpers.
• Communicate effectively with outstanding written, verbal, and linguistic communication skills.
• Organize and optimize compositions to streamline render times.
• Quickly adapt to new technologies and different work methodologies.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4+ years of professional motion graphics experience in a film, animation, television, or videogame cinematics environment.
• Mastery of Adobe After Effects, as well as other Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Working knowledge of professional 3D packages (Cinema 4D Preferred).
• Ability to draw rough storyboards/compositions and/or create style frames to sell concepts.
• Knowledge of current industry-standard post-production workflows and organization.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and different work methodologies.
• Ability to work closely with directors, producers, editors, and other team members under tight deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with Localization processes and associated workflows.
• Knowledge of and passion for Blizzard's game worlds and the stories told within them.
• Knowledge of simulation tools like X-Particles, Pyro, or Embergen.
• Experience with Color Correction software packages and color standards.

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.
• Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations for the job.