Job DescriptionRole PurposeCreative Director, Motion Design directs and oversees motion design, imagery, and graphics for all NBC Entertainment brand and content. This position reports to the Vice President Branding and Motion Design, NBC Entertainment Marketing.
Responsibilities- Develop, evolve, and lead motion design for title and brand video marketing for all NBC Entertainment placements, outlets and properties
- Work directly with IATSE motion designers/animators/production artists to drive the creation of visually bold, culturally relevant campaigns that break through across broadcast, streaming, digital, social, experiential, and out-of-home platforms
- Interface with Motion Design Creative Directors and Project Management to balance workload across internal designers and external agencies
- Lead ideation and creative development for title-related motion branding and talent capture shoots
- Proactively collaborate with creative peers in NBC Marketing, including Static Design, Creative Content, Project Management, Operations and Shoots teams
- Form and maintain professional working relationships with top out-of-house resources and agencies, and direct their day-to-day work on select motion projects/assignments
- Engage and partner with teams across NBC Entertainment, including Brand Strategy, Consumer Engagement, Social, Communications, Shoots, as well as across the NBCU portfolio, including Peacock, Sports, News and Cable nets
- Foster a positive, collaborative and inspiring working environment for all
QualificationsBasic Requirements- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 10 years of agency advertising and/or television creative marketing experience
- Minimum 8 years in senior design creative role, managing team of 5+
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat.
- Excellent working knowledge of 3D pipeline(s), creative, and software, with Cinema4D preferred
- Significant Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Powerpoint), Slack, Airtable, and Figma (or similar collaborative design tools)
- Must be willing to travel to motion branding shoots and professional conventions and events
Desired Characteristics- Excellent management and leadership skills, design judgment and creative abilities, with solid communication abilities, both written and verbal
- Strongly developed conceptual ideation skills and strategic judgment
- Extensive experience directing all aspects of motion branding and graphics for television and digital platforms, as well as experience with visual effects workflows and compositing pipelines
- Proactive leader who is assertive, enthusiastic and highly motivated
- Team player who is not afraid to step in and do what is needed to get the job done
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, team-oriented environment
- Keen understanding of timelines and costs associated with motion graphic creative production
- Innovative approach to problem solving and willingness to learn and implement new technologies and strategies
- Confident in collaborating with partners to formulate the best creative development
Additional Requirements- This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $155,000 - $200,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible).
Additional InformationAs part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
