Motion Graphic Designer (fixed-term contract)

At Viaplay Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, and TV channels. We believe in the power of content not just as a way of telling stories and touching lives, but also expanding worlds – from live sports, movies and series to music and original shows. Our world class sports-rights portfolio is unparalleled and includes the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Nations League, Premier League, Bundesliga, FIS Winter Sports and Formula 1, just to name a few.

We’re looking for the best people to join us on our journey. Right now, Viaplay Group Sport are searching for a Motion Graphic Designer to join our cutting-edge creative Look & Feel Team. The Look & Feel team consists of a group of passionate, creative professionals who pride themselves on delivering high quality sports graphics and visual assets for over 50.000 hours of live sport every year.

This position is a fixed-term contract for one year (with the possibility of extension), based at our headquarters in Stockholm or Copenhagen.

The role 

Our Motion Graphic Designers are an integral part of every stage of the creative Look & Feel process, collaborating with our team of visual directors and editorial sport teams on a wide range of projects. From launching a new graphics package for one of our multinational sports rights and creating title sequences to telling a local story with motion graphics.

What will you do?

• Use illustrative, sound, visual and multimedia effects to tell stories.
• Be able to prioritize workload and respond well under pressure.
• Develop stunning graphic assets for our world class sports broadcasts.
• Work independently or as part of a large team depending on the project.
• Brainstorm and pitch ideas to our visual directors and editorial team.
• Receive a creative brief and deliver stunning results under tight deadlines

What we’re looking for 

We are after a designer who understands the look, feel and physics of motion. A designer who can execute projects from the initial idea all the way to final production. This is a fantastic role for someone looking to work for a fast paced, successful and expanding international organization working with world class sports. In order to thrive in this role, we do believe you’ll have at least some experience in the following: 

• Degree level or equivalent experience in Design, Motion and Animation.
• Advanced user of Photoshop/After Effects/plugins/CS.
• Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Premiere Pro & Cinema 4D preferred but not required
• Have exceptional design, animation and typographical skills.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Fluent in English. Fluency or proficiency in Danish or Swedish is a major plus, but not necessary if you are the right candidate.

Who are you?

• Highly self-motivated and responsible.
• A conceptual thinker with the confidence to be able to pitch ideas both to the team and editorial departments.
• Able to prioritize workload and respond well under pressure.
• Strong communicator with great people skills.
• Excellent concept development skills.
• Have previous industry experience as a motion designer
• You take pride in the work you produce, and you view every task as an opportunity to shine
• You consider design problems as opportunities to finding solutions

Please note: A showreel that showcases your talent in motion design and animation must be included with your application. Submissions that do NOT include a showreel will not be considered.

What we offer you

We are a company that prioritizes people over everything else — from every single employee to every single one of our millions of customers. What unites us all at Viaplay Group is our passion to create meaningful moments and evoke emotions with our content.

We achieve these by going through our day to day processes abiding by our company values: Bold, Engaging, Smart and Curious.

With them, we can create the future we want to experience. Together we can make the right decisions - the decisions that helps us achieve the company's vision and goals.

Hit play today 

If this feels like your kind of challenge, make sure you apply by attaching your CV here – you may also want to add your LinkedIn profile. Please don’t send us your application via email because we won’t be able to accept it. We do, however, welcome any questions you may have about this particular position. 

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