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JOB TITLE: Artist (Motion Design)
DEPARTMENT: Marketing Creative

Our world

Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the world’s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activisionʹs Call of Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzardʹs World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Heroes of the Storm®, and Kingʹs Candy Crush™, Pet Rescue™, Bubble Witch™ and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune ʺ100 Best Companies to Work For®ʺ. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products and services can be found on the company’s website, www.activisionblizzard.com

This role provides support services to all engaged departments: PR, Marketing, Production and development studios to produce high-quality art assets, primarily videos and motion graphics. Typical end use will include editorial, social, marketing, internal, and occasionally in-game use.

This role includes, but is not limited to the following tasks/duties:

• Create original motion graphics assets, including lower thirds, title cards, and cinemagraphs, for use in broadcast marketing, social media marketing, and editorial projects.
• Update After Effects projects and other assets received from external sources.
• Coordinate, archive, and back up projects.
• Versioning GFX to various specifications including frame rates, aspect ratios, and codecs for various viewing platforms.
• Perform visual effects tasks including tracking, matchmoving, keying, rotoscoping and compositing.
• Implement feedback from creative leads and customer groups.
• Light, re-map textures, animate, and render 3d models provided by development studios.
• Troubleshoot Audio/Video Equipment, including Apple Mac Pro and PC workstations.

PLAYER PROFILE

• Provide a demo reel.
• Sophisticated knowledge of After Effects.
• 3d experience with Element 3D and/or Cinema 4D.
• Confirmed knowledge of commonly used plugins such as Element 3d and Trapcode Suite.
• Good eye for composition, framing, alignment and timing.
• Ability to conceptualize, plan, and implement the creation of original GFX for projects.
• Ability to integrate Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro into workflow.
• Good listener and able to accept feedback.
• Experience with social media and digital marketing campaigns and strategies.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize projects.
• Strong technical and troubleshooting skills.
• High level of attention to detail and strong communication skills.

BONUS POINTS

• Experience with 360 videos/VR;
• Experience with Keynote and PowerPoint;
• Experience shooting live video/still photography.
• 2-4 years of experience; industry experience a plus.
• College degree in the requisite field or equivalent experience preferred.

Your platform

We’re headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across the many fields of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

The video game industry and therefore our business are fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Activision Blizzard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.