Our lively digital advertising agency is seeking an experienced and talented motion designer to join our creative team! This person will help create short- to mid-length videos as part of our post-production workflows, as well as design other creative for digital and traditional advertising campaigns for our progressive political and responsible corporate clients.

Responsibilities:

• Have a great attitude, a willingness to learn, and to work hard

• Collaborate with the creative and strategy teams to brainstorm, conceptualize, and execute impactful, client-ready advertising creative, often on tight deadlines

• Work on every phase of the production workflow from scripts, style frames and storyboards, color-correcting selects and stringouts from raw footage, to rough and final cuts
• Assist in the day-to-day organization, logging, and media management of new content
• Design motion graphics including kinetic typography, animation, and data visualizations
• Translate scripts/storyboards/creative direction into engaging, effective motion and audio
• Generally, assist the creative team in creating assets for digital and traditional advertising campaigns

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of motion design and video editing experience, preferably at an agency
• Demonstrated familiarity with current 2D motion design principles, trends, and best practices
• Ability to provide and receive feedback in a positive and constructive manner
• Strong organizational and time management skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite (especially After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
• Familiarity with the post-production video workflow, including content sourcing, organization, editing, color correction, sound mixing, and delivery
• Experience working with both raw footage and stock
• Strong sense of timing, typography, and color
• Experience working independently or with a team on multiple competing tasks and demands in a fast-paced environment
• Experience designing advertising creative is a plus (but not a prerequisite), especially in progressive politics or advocacy

Benefits:

C+K offers a full benefits package that includes: medical insurance (Platinum-level reference plan is 100% paid by employer), options for dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with company contribution, short-term disability, flexible spending accounts, transportation benefits, paid time off, and paid holidays, among other benefits. C+K is an equal opportunity employer.

Location:

This position is remote within the continental United States, or in-office (including flex schedules between office/home) in Washington, DC (a small number of location exclusions apply). At this time, we are not able to sponsor visas and require non-temporary authorization to work in the US.

Compensation:

Compensation is commensurate with experience and skills, but our compensation assumption for this position is a base salary of $80k-89k with significant bonuses based on company and individual performance (averaging 1-3 months’ salary).

How to Apply:

Please send your résumé, cover letter, and a link to a portfolio/reel that includes 5-15 samples of your best work to email. Any additional non-video creative you would like to show us is also welcome.