Offer summary

Qualifications:

7+ years of professional experience as a 2D animator., Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere, Photoshop)., Experience editing live-action video footage., Strong portfolio showcasing diverse animation and video editing work..

Key responsibilities:

Collaborate with designers, animators, and program managers on projects.

Create storyboards, shot lists, and visual assets for animation.

Produce full animations and edit live-action footage with appropriate timing.

Deliver high-quality animations and videos on time, incorporating feedback.

Job description

Description

About Us:

Advanced Systems Group, LLC enables creativity through better technology and operations for media creatives and content owners. From acquisition to delivery, on-premises or in the cloud, ASG ensures our clients’ success through tailored solutions. One of North America’s largest Media and Entertainment Technology and Operations suppliers, we provide engineering services, physical and cloud integration, training, support, and managed services. Our Managed Services deliver customized operations and services for all phases of media production, including creative and engineering. Founded in 1997, and providing nationwide services, ASG has teams based in Northern California, Los Angeles, the New York Tri-State Area, the Southeastern US, and the Rocky Mountain Region. This is a remote temporary full time position through end of year with the potential for extension.

Job Responsibilities:

Collaboratively working on projects with other designers, animators and program managers
Conceptualizing ideas for characters, scenes, backgrounds and other animation elements
Developing storyboards and/or shot lists
Producing visual assets (artwork) for characters, scenes, backgrounds and other animation elements
With minimal direction or guidance, producing full animations end-to-end with appropriate timing and pacing
With minimal direction or guidance, editing live action video footage with appropriate timing and pacing, in order to tell a compelling story
Producing or sourcing sound effects and background music for animation
Recording voice overs for narration and/or characters, where necessary
Presenting animations and edited videos for review and editing based on feedback in a timely manner
Delivering animations and edited videos in a consistent and timely manner, ensuring quality while always meeting deadlines
Proactively staying abreast new animation technologies, tools and trends

Qualifications & Experience:

7+ years experience working professionally as a 2D animator
Experience editing live-action video footage
Full proficiency in Adobe CS (After Effects, Illustrator, Premier, Photoshop)
An online portfolio that showcases strong and diverse animation and video editing work
Ability to drive creative direction on any project
Experience making storyboards
Ability and drive to build in efficiency into animation processes and workflows
Experience working within a brand; successfully adhering to brand guidelines while creatively pushing the envelope
Excellent project management skills; ability to independently guide workload and prioritization
Strong communication skills
Understanding of audio best practices in music, sound effects and narration
Resourceful, self-motivated, and adaptable with an enthusiastic and positive attitude
Comfortable using Mac OSX

Preferred Qualifications:

Solid creative problem solving skills with ability to identify solutions that work for multiple stakeholders
Proficiency in Figma, Camastia, & Google Suite
Strong illustration skills
Ability to perform voices for animated characters

Compensation & Benefits:

This full-time role has an annual base salary of $80,000 - $95,000 USD.

ASG LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, 401k, paid time off, and more. Applicants from the state of Washington may contact [email protected] to request a full disclosure of the benefits offerings.

Advanced Systems Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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