The design team plays a pivotal role in offering creative solutions to brand, innovation, and experience challenges. Whether it’s helping to define the experiential potential of a new brand strategy to expressing a powerful voice throughout every aspect of a user’s journey, we bring the best of design thinking to the rest of our practices.

As a Senior Motion Designer at Lippincott, you will work with teammates to develop thoughtful, immersive design solutions that lie at the intersection of brand and interaction design and bring a brand’s story to life. You will use your high-end digital skills and expertise with interactive media software (graphic design, video editing, 2D & 3D animation) to design innovative, integrated solutions.

With a specialization in video and motion graphics, you are a digital artist. The computer screen is your canvas, and your work can be found everywhere – from smartphones to television, from handheld electronics to the web. You use motion graphics to communicate an idea, concept or story. Your team will look to you to combine fresh thinking with practical knowledge to make our work even stronger.

On an average day, you will:

Design Creatively and Strategically

• Conduct design research, contributing to communications audits and digital mood board creation
• Develop preliminary concepts into refined, comprehensive motion graphics
• Help guide the design process from start to finish — participate in team ideation, help advance all concepts, and check accuracy and quality of all deliverables to the highest standards to meet design goals

Research and Build Ideas

• Develop storyboards and brainstorm to come up with custom graphics that transmit ideas across digital platforms
• Stay up-to-date on trends and new techniques in the design world, as well as best practices in both motion design and user interface and experience design integrating those findings and understanding into projects and sharing those findings with the team
• Probe more deeply into concepts and design solutions when confronted with inconsistent and challenging findings
• Develop strong and engaging case studies, including storyboarding, gathering materials,
  creating exhibits

Manage Time and Projects

• Prioritize tasks to meet deadlines across projects and teams
• Work within budget and time constraints
• Participate in managing projects as required
• Document and archive all work and files logically and in a timely manner for team/studio access

Communicate and Collaborate

• Clearly articulate design ideas, share research findings and explain thought process to team members — both in writing and in person
• Constructively participate in team ideation and design critiques, working collaboratively to come up with a workable design
• Communicate project objectives clearly to team members and clients
• Share specific, constructive and actionable feedback to team members, as appropriate
• Assist in producing and occasionally delivering client presentations
• Be involved in maintaining the client relationship, acting as a Lippincott representative, working with and influencing junior client contacts, participating in client calls and meetings, and gathering and communicating feedback to the team

We look for you to:

Be Knowledgeable

• A design-related bachelor’s degree or equivalent portfolio
• 3+ years of motion/animation design experience in a professional setting or relevant graduate degree
• A proven ability of applying basic design principles to creative work across a range of experiences (digital, 3D, motion, UI, UX)
• The ability to incorporate inputs from strategy, research and other disciplines into design development

Be Skilled

• Strong experience with motion and animation software (Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D)
• Experience with Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere)
• Strong interest in animating for mobile UI and digital prototypes (Adobe XD, InVision, Principle, Sketch, Figma)
• Ability to prepare production-ready assets and to package files for distribution and deployment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and file management skills

Be Passionate and Driven

• Demonstrate high quality design that balances creativity and rigor
• A true enthusiasm for the evolution of design, motion graphics, branding and experience
• A passion for design that is both beautiful and functional
• An unparalleled work ethic and desire to contribute and to collaborate with others
• A desire to proactively seek constructive feedback
• A desire to enhance and grow your skillset, learning about technology, media, production process, design applications, and working methods
• The ability to work independently in the face of complexity and seek clarity when necessary

Lippincott is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Lippincott are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, national origin, age, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in locations where we operate. We are committed to promoting a workplace that we are all proud to be a part of.

To submit your application, please select Apply Now and attach your resume and cover letter. For all design applicants, please include a link to your online portfolio. Someone from the recruitment team will be in touch with you.