Procreate is hiring for a position of Senior Motion Designer in Hobart, Australia

Senior Motion Designer

Create compelling motion graphics that excite and inspire.

At Procreate we’re dedicated to making exceptional creative tools by combining beautiful user experiences with high performance engineering. Used by millions around the globe, Procreate is committed to placing more power in the hands of creatives.

We’re looking for a Senior Motion Designer to create campaign assets for web and social content using visual effects, animation, and other cinematic techniques to bring our designs to life. Your experiences and skillset will allow you to create powerful stories that capture audiences and pique their curiosity.

The role.

You’ll work closely with designers and content creators as well as other Marcom team members including the Comms team to understand design requirements and interpret and deliver on internal and external projects. You’ll meet tight deadlines and respond to user and client feedback.

Your interactions and communication with the wider Marcom department will allow you to understand the scope and objectives of projects and use your professional discretion to creatively execute on the project/asset.

This is a highly collaborative role that sits within the Content team as a part of the Marcom Department. You’ll report directly to our Art Director, Saxon Shing.

What you’ll do.

Produce a wide range of animation and motion content.

You’ll create and collaborate on content for social media, marketing campaigns, and product UI overviews and layouts which communicate the vision set out by the Art Director.

You’ll have a focus on and passion for quality.

Maintain high visual standards, with a strong attention to detail, the client, audience and overall context. You’ll work closely with all Marcom teams to ensure assets meets technical and aesthetic standards as well as align to business goals

Cross departmental collaboration.

You’ll build relationships and collaborate with cross functional departments – marketing, engineering, customer experience – to bring engaging narratives to life through specialised motion design projects.

Set aesthetic and design tone and lead by example.

You’ll be accountable for the day-to-day look and consistency of our motion graphic storytelling. Provide creative input, brand stewardship, and hands on design and animation for internal and external projects. While delivering designs you’ll teach and mentor other Design Team members both from a technical and conceptual perspective.

Skills.

– Experience with templating, editing, and illustration.

– Comfortable with creative direction across projects and teams.

– Well organised portfolio in animation and visual design.

– Exposure to highly collaborative, fast-paced environments.

– Demonstrated ability to create 2D and/or 3D animations.

– Familiarity with After Effects, Fable, Cinema 4D and Blender.

– Ideally, bachelors in design with a Motion Design major.

Who we are.

One of the driving factors behind Procreate’s success is our close-knit teamwork. We believe the key to invention is the open flow of ideas and collaboration — revelling in the creative process and taking the time to hone our craft. Together we’re dedicated to building creative software that is powerful, accessible, and intuitive. We’re not afraid to rethink, iterate and persist until we genuinely believe in our work.

At Procreate we’re a rare breed of driven people from all over the world. Each of us brings something special to the table, through our unique backgrounds and experience. Every day we inspire each other to continue our relentless pursuit, passion, and hunger to produce the highest quality work, while remaining humble in our achievements.

Co-founded by James and Alanna Cuda in 2011, Procreate has remained independent and self-funded for over 10 years. Since its launch, Procreate has been loved by millions around the world, received two coveted Apple Design Awards, and been the best-selling app on iPad for the past six years running. In 2018, Procreate Pocket also received an iPhone app of the year award.

Role Benefits.

We invest in you 

Every employee at Procreate receives an individual training budget to help them grow personally and professionally. And because transparency matters, the whole company is included in the coming year’s plans and strategies at our annual off-site company meet.

Time to reset, recharge and look after yourself

Australia already has some of the most generous annual leave provisions in the world at a mandated 4 weeks per year. We also offer you extended parental leave, an extra 5 Mental Health Days per year, plus an Employee Assistance Program open to you and your family members.

Everything you need to do your best work

We’ll provide you with all the hardware and software you need, including a fully adjustable desk set up for your way of working. But it’s the personalised professional support, and growth and development opportunities we think will really help you fly.

We want to hear from you

Our recruitment process is made to provide you with opportunities for you to show us what you’re capable of, instead of assessing you solely on your CV. Regardless of whether you meet all requirements or experience listed, we’d love to hear about how you see yourself contributing to Procreate in this role. If you have specific questions or ideas on how we can support you, please reach out to careers@procreate.com.

We offer relocation support and working visa sponsorship for successful candidates that are based overseas or interstate.

Apply now or reach out to discuss what working at Procreate looks like for you.