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Motion Graphics Designer/ Animator

$94.9k - $209.6k
Full-time

Adobe

Motion Graphics Designer / Animator:
We are looking for motion graphics designer / animators to work on a newly forming team, in a dynamic environment, making short-form videos for product & feature release, PR & Comms, advertising, paid and organic social, and more. The motion graphic specialist(s) should have experience in fast-turn motion and animation shops with strong motion, animation and editorial tools and workflows in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years experience at Motion Graphics agencies / brands / social shops.
  • Strong tools ability; Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro skills essential, as well as other industry standard tools, including Figma. 3D chops a plus.
  • Experienced storytellers of fast paced, short-form work – generally :06 - :60. Good sense of advertising & social storytelling rhythm, pacing, and story-flow.
  • Understanding and experience making effective work across all channels and sizes (9:16, 16:9, 1x1, folding phones , etc.). Experiencing re-sizing and re-purposing existing content.
  • Experienced animating UI and using vector animation / files, etc. Experience animating UI elements for marketing/advertising in engaging and intuitive ways. Attention to detail.
  • Excellent design & typography fundamentals, and type in motion design skills.
  • Enthusiastic about finding efficiencies, and using automation and AI to augment workflows. Can work with templates / MGRTs / brand components.
  • Storyboarding skills.
  • Mastery of the graph editor and acceleration curves.
  • Editorial, music, color, SFX a plus.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.


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Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

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Expected Pay Range:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $94,900 - $209,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $144,800 - $209,600

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California :

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

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