Senior Motion Graphic Designer at Andela

About Andela:

Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world.

For technologists, Andela offers competitive long-term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and education opportunities with leading technology providers. 

For companies, Andela provides access to a global network of fully integrated team members that unlock their business’ innovation and growth potential. 

At Andela, we are deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all and doing it in an E.P.I.C. way.

We are excited to continue building our team with incredible people like you!

About the role:

A Senior Motion Graphic Designer with a passion for telling compelling, visually interesting stories. This role will bring our brand stories and messages to life by combining motion graphics, animation, design and video into standout visual and media experiences that engage, excite and educate audiences.

The ideal candidate is an intelligent storyteller and dynamic creative who is excellent to work with, likes to learn, is a people person, and has the skills to think laterally and conceptually to bring briefs to life through standout visual executions. You are someone with exceptional skills in, and a demonstrated passion for, design, as well as a point of view on how concepts translate into images.

You are comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively and are able to take a concept from idea right through to execution.

Responsibilities :

• Distil, decode and deconstruct creative briefs into visual concepts
• Storyboard, design, animate and create standout design and animations across formats and platforms
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team with writers, Art Directors, freelance videographers and the marketing services team
• Generate great ideas/concepts that are on brand strategy and adhere to visual guidelines
• Independently execute approved concepts on time, on budget and to a high standard

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional experience
• Expert in motion graphics and animation is mandatory
• Expert fluency on a Mac platform Adobe Creative Suite and After Effects
• Knowledge of 3D tools and software a plus (e.g. Cinema4D, Blender, Maya)
• Comfortable editing raw footage

Benefits:

• Fully Remote work culture
• A fair and competitive salary
• Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
• Quarterly work from home stipends
• Paid time off
• Additional paid holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Health insurance (country-specific)
• Equity
• 401k (US only)
• Andela Affinity Groups
• And more!

At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lies in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds & orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.

Andela is home for all, come as you are.

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