Motion Designer

Discord · Silicon Valley CA

Company

Discord

Location

Silicon Valley CA

Type

Full Time

Job Description

The Discord family is looking for a Motion Designer for our in-house creative team (AKA Art School) to create fun and compelling videos. You will work with a team of experienced graphic designers, illustrators, motion designers, and copywriters. You may also high-five some people along the way...virtually.
As a member of Art School, you'll help create content to communicate the Discord brand to the world. We are a friendly, collaborative team that focuses on creating high-quality experiences that enhance Discord above everything else. We create memes too. You will report to the Lead Motion Designer.
Our primary purpose in Art School is to create compelling and outstanding creative content that meets our mission of creating a space for everyone to find belonging. If you love creating head turning animated videos that make folks laugh, you'll fit right in at Discord.What you'll be doing
  • Work with our Art Director and Project Managers, and Copywriter to produce compelling videos.
  • Create motion design projects - doing all of the creative work from concept to delivery of short form video content - ideating, storyboard, design, animate, render and ship to client.
  • Create video content for social media and other internal and external communications.
  • Create video content for User Acquisition ads and campaigns.
What you should have
  • 4+ years experience as a motion designer in entertainment, gaming, tech, agency or in-house creative teams.
  • Strong illustration and animation experience.
  • A strong grasp of animation and design principles.
  • A strong understanding of how to create inspiring visual effects.
  • Demonstrate creative and technical skills.
  • Experience working as part of a team of motion designers.
  • Proficient at creating motion graphics using Adobe After Effects.
  • Portfolio or reel required with application.
Bonus Points
  • You can gesture with motion blur
  • You can gesture without motion blur
  • Experience with Lottie animations is a bonus
  • Experience creating 3D animations using Maxon Cinema 4D is a double bonus

New York City residents only: Minimum salary of $109,000/year + equity and benefits
*Note: Disclosure as required by NYC Pay Transparency Law.
Colorado residents only: Minimum salary of $87,200/year + equity and benefits
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20).

Benefits and Perks
  • Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision (plus up to $20,000 for gender affirmation procedures)
  • Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
  • 16+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days 
  • Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
  • Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
  • Volunteer time off
  • A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups 
  • Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees
About Us

Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests — from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.

We’re working toward an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider, where genuine human connection is a click, text chat, or voice call away. A place where everyone can find belonging. Challenging? Heck yes. Rewarding? Double heck yes. It’s a mission that gives us the chance to positively impact millions of people all over the world. So if this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us!

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11/05/2022

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