Staff Motion Designer

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa Global Design is looking for a creative designer, well versed in video and motion, to join our Content Studio team, which works with internal stakeholders to create web videos, animated shorts, trailers and product demos. We are a diverse group of content creators, storytellers, strategists and design (and payments) enthusiasts who believe content is the connective tissue between our products, our brand and our users. Our team members are innovative thinkers and strategic problem solvers who are as analytical as they are creative. We value hard work, accountability, and collaboration, and we prize proven skills and team success over personal gain. 

A qualified candidate will have an advanced knowledge of After Effects, Premiere Pro and best-in-class animation principles. Knowledge of character animation, video and audio production and Cinema 4D, or other 3D programs, is a plus. The candidate should also possess a deep understanding of typography, color and composition, as well as the ability to demonstrate a range of design styles and stay abreast of evolving design trends. Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, and able to prioritize multiple tasks at once. As this is a senior role, the candidate will be expected to represent the team to stakeholders, design peers and leadership.

Role responsibilities include

• Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team of scriptwriters, visual designers and video wizards to craft bespoke videos that meet stakeholder business objectives.
• Follow animation best practices and contribute motion standards to Visa’s design system for use cases where none exist.
• Establish video and animation strategy during project planning in support of team leadership and project partners, and work within the established scope to ensure timely delivery.
• Adapt to the visual requirements of Visa internal teams and third-party partners.
• Create production artifacts to support the creation of final videos, such as storyboards, custom illustrations and motion samples.
• Review and critique the team's work to boost quality assurance and ensure motion standards are met in practice. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members across Design, Product and Sales and work with Brand, Marketing, Communications and others as needed. 
• Understand the technical requirements of rendering videos deployed to various streaming platforms.
• Design tailored, customer-centric motion content. 

Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
•6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
•Bachelor’s degree in Motion Design, Animation, Video, or similar discipline or equivalent experience, master’s degree in related field
Essential Functions
•Advanced knowledge of industry standard design, animation and video tools
•Experience creating informative and entertaining short-form video preferred
•Working knowledge of content strategy and user experience practices across the industry and ability to apply such knowledge to the work
•Regularly seek project feedback and insight from supervisor, collaborators and stakeholders
•Ability to translate complex concepts into clear content that is active, understandable and human
•An understanding of the business goals behind animation and video
•A desire to lead through contribution and providing deep subject matter expertise in motion
•Strong verbal and written communication s