Motion Graphics Designer Position Open at Trace

Motion Graphics Designer Position Open at Trace. Trace, until recently a traditional media group dedicated to afro-urban music, is transforming into a global digital platform dedicated to Afro-Urban culture and youth success. Trace has defined a new mission: “to entertain and empower our people to stand up and shine”.

We are on the hunt for a passionate, curious and creative Motion Graphics Designer whose mission will be to enforce company guidelines to create brand material and to conceptualize and develop unique and disruptive ideas that are social at heart and create best-in-class content for social programs or integrated campaigns.

Role Summary: 

• In charge of designing a wide variety of communication tools  across digital & offline.
• Self-starter, capable of delivering brilliant creative ideas, and showing amazing attention to detail.
• You must have the ability to convey messages and information through illustrations, graphics and patterns.
• As the Motion Graphics designer, you must shape and own the animated  design of our products.
• Ultimately, you will design aesthetically-pleasing videos that capture our brand and engage our audiences.

For this role, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team, including designers, multimedia designers, product managers, stakeholders, campaign and traffic coordinator to ensure our image is consistent and appealing.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrating good knowledge and skills in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Creating and delivering motion graphics for various media
• Working with art and creative teams to select audio, video, colours, animations, etc. for graphic design
• Editing video footage and adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics
• Staying up to date on the latest graphic design techniques
• Reviewing and make sure to complete the list of requested files, finally check all tasks completed as required by internal team and complete the job bag procedures accordingly.
• Ideating content to achieve various marketing objectives.
• Ensuring close collaboration with account service staff to guarantee client satisfaction.
• Being self-motivated and hardworking, able to work independently both effectively and efficiently.
• Possessing good communication and presentation skills.
• Creating innovative and high quality artwork.
• Preparing computer files in various formats for all needed outcomes.
• Effectively and timely managing assigned projects as directed.
• Maintaining a superior knowledge of the latest technology, i.e. a vast knowledge of digital platforms and learn its capabilities and changes.

Desired Skills and Competencies:

• Experience and knowledge of animation/editing software. 
• Passion and creative flair for animation.
• Relish working in a fast-paced environment and be able to manage multiple project deliverables.
• Strong eye for aesthetics, visual composition and details.
• Solid people management and communication skills
• Ability to speak French would be advantageous.
• Great organizational competencies and be able to manage the creative process from start to finish, work methodically and meet deadlines.
• Strong “Can-do” attitude combined with an ability to use minimum resources to get maximum outputs
• Systems thinking – understanding the “big picture”.
• Time and stress management skills, specifically the ability to prioritize while working under pressure.
• Flexibility – the ability to adapt and change in the light of changing circumstances.
• Resourcing experience with high volume traffic projects.
• Solid knowledge of social media advertising platforms, social media trends and content marketing.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in multimedia, graphic design, fine arts or related field.
• 2-3 years experience as a motion designer, Editor or related field.
• Proven animation and editing experience in advertising agencies or post-production companies.
• Strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics.
• Understanding of marketing, production, design, corporate identity, , advertisements, and multimedia design.

We are committed to revealing the power of our youth by fusing entertainment and education into one inspiring and inclusive world, so we’re really looking for the right fit. You’ll be assessed if your resume stands out to us, so buckle up, Opportunity Starts Here! If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

By submitting your application for a position at Trace South Africa, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of the recruitment and selection process.

Closing Date: 5th September 2022

Apply by email

Nicole Arendse
[email protected]