This role is in the organization to support the Motion & Sound team & to ensure a cohesive motion output. The core expectation of this role is to contribute to the creative excellence of our motion design team by participating in the conception, execution, & delivery of impactful solutions for clients & to collaborate with other artists, creative directors, & producers, to develop motion graphics & animations, applying fundamental design principles to create engaging visuals.

You will:

• Work alongside a team in end-to-end productions, including concepting, creative ideation,
• animatics, rough cuts, final edits, versioning, optimization & scaling
• Create high quality visually impactful motion design
• Guide & mentor emerging talent, with the support of your team lead
• Evolve & move the work forward daily
• Contribute in meetings & conversation with teams on ways to elevate the work
• Ensure that all motion graphics adhere to brand guidelines & project specifications throughout the creative process. 

You have: 

• Advanced proficiency in After Effects, skillfully applying easing techniques to achieve fluid & natural motion transitions, basic experience with expressions
• English Proficiency (B2+/C1 reading, writing, & conversation)
• In-depth knowledge of video formats, compression, & optimization, delivering high-quality motion content tailored for various digital platforms.
• Basic blueprints knowledge is required, C++ experience is a bonus
• Familiarity with emerging creative tools like Midjourney, Unreal Engine & AI applications is a bonus.
• Worked in automotive & with high-end rendering pipelines (Arnold & Redshift). 
• Understanding film, real-time development, & virtual production
• Proficiency with post-production & VFX pipelines
• Rendering knowledge with focus on real-time & near-real-time.

What We Offer:

• Maternity & parental leave extra days
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, & flex days
• Access to online services for families & new parents
• End-of-year closure days (not deducted from vacation balance)
• Diversity & Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
• Internal learning & development programs
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts
• And more

At Critical Mass, we value our employees & offer competitive compensation & benefits packages. If youre looking for a challenging & rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, & employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, & we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 5 days a week.