Senior Motion Designer

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Job description

About the team
Zillow is building an extraordinary creative organization that drives the vision and development of compelling Brand, B2C and B2B communications for all customer touchpoints in the U.S.! As a brand, Zillow brought transparency to the real estate market 10+ years ago by allowing buyers and sellers to see the value of every home-and we are about to reinvent the industry again! This team will be responsible for understanding the business and delivering delightful experiences to our customers. If you have a passion to make great work for a beloved brand that moves people, we'd love to talk with you.

About the role

Studio Z, Zillow's internal creative agency, is in search of a brilliant Senior Motion Designer to support its growing production team. The Production Team includes producers, production management, film and photo editors who develop and implement the vision of creative concepts that ladder up to Zillow's overall marketing strategy. In this role, you are agile at brainstorming with a creative team, coming up with custom graphics that translate ideas across digital channels. This role requires the ability to manage deadlines, be organized, love details and to have a mad animation skills. You have top notch interpersonal and communication skills and are a self-starter, able to work both independently and within creative groups. The ideal candidate must have agency experience - working in a creative, iterative world, while easily partnering with others in a dynamic, fast-moving environment. You will report to the Lead Video Editor.

Some of what you will be doing:

• Partner with Associate Creative Directors and Senior Designers to establish Studio Z's overall motion design vision, philosophy, and processes
• Collaborate with ACD's, graphic designers, copywriters, and project managers on all motion projects
• Lead production for all motion graphics projects, including asset preparation and animation - translating brand guidelines into consistent expressions of our visual identity systems
• Concept and implement high-quality, insightful 2D and 3D short animations
• Create high-fidelity, photorealistic renders of the product for digital and print placement
• Oversee consistency and quality among the work produced by internal and external agency
• Supervise the development of guidelines and playbooks to establish standards for Zillow animation
• Collaborate with Creative Teams to ensure consistent brand visual identity across multiple customer touch points
• Grow team knowledge of standard methodologies and trends in 3D renders and motion graphics design

This role has been categorized as a Hybrid position. "Hybrid" employees regularly work at an existing ZG corporate office for approximately 10 to 80 percent of their time each month, and the rest of the time they may work from a remote physical location of their choice within a reasonable commuting distance from the corporate office which must be identified to the Company in advance. The Recruiter and Hiring Manager will set expectations on the employee's preferred time in office. ZG has not defined a reasonable distance, and expects employees will use judgment in determining this for themselves and understand the implications re: time commitment and cost of daily commute.

Who you are

• 8+ years working experience as a Motion Designer
• You understand the principles of good design and are passionate about creating best-in-class animations
• You are endlessly curious & constantly pursuing opportunities to better your skills
• You are adept at managing multiple projects at once and prioritizing
• You communicate effectively and proactively with team members
• You have experience with workflows in a post-production environment and strong grasp of graphics workflows to and from AE & Premiere
• You value feedback as a critical means for personal and professional growth
• You thrive in a fast-paced agency setting and enjoy the challenge of expressing varied brand guidelines across a range of project types
• You are a self-starter with high ambitions and higher standards. You take direction and run with it
• You have an online portfolio that shows off a range of design styles, diversity of project types and your outstanding animation, storytelling, and design skills
• You have mastered the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, After Effects and Illustrator as well as robust knowledge of Figma
• You have dabbled in CINEMA 4D, Maya 3D & VR/AR
• You enjoy mentoring and teaching more junior designers (and editors) the tricks of the trade
• You are comfortable with remote based design collaboration and adore Zoom
• You want to join a collaborative team that demands excellence, celebrates ideas over egos and likes each other as much as they enjoy their job

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life's next chapter.

As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates offer customers an on-demand experience for selling, buying, renting or financing with transparency and nearly seamless end-to-end service. Millions of people visit Zillow and its affiliate sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help them finish it - and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.

At Zillow, we're powered by our innovative and inclusive work culture, where everyone has the flexibility, support and resources to do the best work of their careers. Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction is supported by our passion to redefine the employee experience, a deep-rooted culture of innovation, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. But don't just take our word for it. Read our reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For® List 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2021, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and HRC's Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021, Fortune Best Workplaces for Technology 2020, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials 2020, Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents 2020, and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at .

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