Art Director Video

• Own the visual direction for NinjaTrader Live and all NT Live-adjacent creative — establishing a cohesive look and feel across broadcast social email and experiential touchpoints
• Define and develop video and motion graphics systems (intros outros stingers lower-thirds sizzle reels social clips) that elevate and unify the brand's dynamic identity
• Leverage AI creative tools as a core part of your workflow not a novelty
• Direct and contribute to video editing across formats — livestream recaps social cutdowns ads highlight reels and promotional content
• Define creative standards for short-form video ensuring strong hooks pacing and visual treatments optimized for engagement and retention
• Direct the Senior Graphic Designer ensuring static and motion systems evolve cohesively and the creative bar stays high across every deliverable
• Provide clear actionable feedback that supports the growth and output of your direct report while maintaining quality and consistency across all work
• Collaborate cross-functionally with producers media and social teams to translate business goals into compelling visual storytelling
• Own the creative process from concept through execution — balancing hands-on design work with strategic oversight
• Stay ahead on motion design video live streaming assets and AI creative advancements
• Build the systems that make scale possible: own templates style guides and asset organization workflows that enable the team to produce more faster without losing consistency
• Own and delegate the creative schedule — managing multiple live and in-progress projects with competing deadlines and same-day turnarounds

• 5+ years of experience in motion graphics video editing or art direction roles
• Strong portfolio demonstrating motion design video editing and brand storytelling across multiple platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including After Effects Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Experience developing and maintaining visual systems across multiple content channels
• Strong understanding of pacing storytelling and audience engagement in both long-form and short-form video and how delivery varies across channels
• Proven ability to produce high-quality video static and motion creative across multiple formats markets and languages at speed
• Ability to shape creative vision while remaining hands-on in execution
• Experience managing or directly overseeing at least one designer or creative contributor
• Familiarity with working in fast-paced environments with tight turnaround times ideally in live or near-live production settings
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in content-driven environments
• Strong communication skills and ownership with the ability to align stakeholders around a shared creative vision
• Strong design fundamentals: typography composition hierarchy color
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines

• Experience working with fast-paced live broadcast or streaming content
• Familiarity with trading financial markets or fintech products
• Experience partnering closely with designers across disciplines (static and motion)
• Knowledge of social media performance and content optimization strategies
• Deep hands-on experience with AI creative tools like Veo 3 Runway Pika Midjourney Sora ElevenLabs Synthesia

What We Do

More than 2 million futures traders trust NinjaTrader's award-winning software and brokerage services to help them trade smarter. Since 2003 we've been building better futures for all traders by making futures trading more accessible scalable and user-friendly. As a bold innovative thought leader in the trading space we build products and services that empower active futures traders to easily analyze and react to data from the world's leading financial markets. Veteran and new futures traders alike look to us for our always-on support daily free education and analysis access to developer apps and much more. We believe in the power of innovation to drive futures trading forward. Together we continue to redefine what's possible in trading advocate for our customers and provide the best tools support and experiences to the fast-growing retail futures trading community. Located in Chicago our entrepreneurial employee-centric culture is inspiring innovative and inviting. We're committed to diversity equity and inclusivity so our team members feel at ease to be themselves and empowered to deliver the work they do best.

Why Work With Us

Our team members are our #1 asset and the signature ingredient to our success. When you join NinjaTrader you become part of an innovative forward-looking community that encourages creativity collaboration and camaraderie to deliver the best futures trading experience possible to our more than 1.8 million users. See why better futures start here.

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