Senior Motion Designer
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What You'll Do
Senior-level motion designer with strong graphic design skills that elevate campaigns across digital marketing and brand channels
True master of the Adobe Creative Suite, with an unmistakable and consistent creative voice
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects in motion at once, prioritizing and delivering without sacrificing quality
Translate creative briefs for brand and marketing campaign strategies into polished motion graphics and visual executions from style frames and storyboards through finished animation, for integrated campaigns across digital, social, video, and brand marketing
Build motion systems with strong typography, transitions, and visual effects within established creative direction
Own the full production pipeline: asset prep, animation, rendering, optimization, and delivery across multiple formats and aspect ratios
Collaborate with copywriters, designers, and strategists to keep campaigns consistent and on brand
Incorporate generative AI tools into creative workflows
Stay current on emerging design tools and trends and contribute to a culture of feedback and continuous improvement
Who You Are
Advanced proficiency in After Effects including advanced expressions, scripting, and complex compositing workflow; domain expert in Photoshop and Illustrator, with strong motion design, compositing, image manipulation, and vector design skills
Proficient in Cinema 4D (or Blender) for 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and virtual camera work, with the ability to composite 3D renders seamlessly into 2D motion pieces
Expert understanding of animation principles, typography, transitions, visual effects, and building polished motion systems for digital, social, and video campaigns
Strong foundation in layout, typography, color, composition, branding, and visual storytelling across static and motion creative
Ability to translate creative briefs and brand strategies into compelling visual concepts, style frames, storyboards, and finished executions
Comfortable managing complex After Effects projects, asset preparation, rendering, optimization, and delivery across multiple formats and aspect ratios
8+ years of professional visual design experience within an agency or in-house creative team
A strong portfolio or reel demonstrating range, craft, and senior-level motion and graphic design work
Ability to design across multiple channels and formats, with digital marketing experience a strong plus
A fast worker who doesn't sacrifice quality, with a strong personal point of view and original creative instincts
Excellent time management skills and the ability to context-switch between multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in Figma for digital design, collaborative workflows working with design systems, and UI-based creative
- Experience using generative AI and AI animation/video tools to concept, generate, modify, and accelerate creative production
- Working knowledge of building and designing animated HTML5 display ads in Google Web Designer or similar software
- Discretionary Performance Bonus: 8-12% of base salary based on individual and company performance
Salary Range
- $90,000-$135,000
Company Perks + Benefits
- Performance Bonuses
- Stock Purchase Options
- Medical/Vision/Dental Benefits
- 401k Plan
- 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)
- 10 Paid Sick Days
- Gym Membership Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Pet Insurance
- Wellness & Mental Health Programs
- Charitable Donation Matching
- Two Paid Volunteer Days Off
- Daily catered lunch when in the office
- Full kitchen with snacks and beverages
- In-building gym
- Shuttle to/from Metra
- About IGNA + tasty IG North America is home to tastytrade, tasty live , and tastyfx—a family of brands built to democratize trading and empower individual investors. Founded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof.
- From our headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible. tastytrade is our retail brokerage for self-directed investing and trading, with tasty live providing content to educate our customers. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US.
- We're a lean, collaborative team that values autonomy, pragmatism, and impact. Whether you're building technology, creating content, serving customers, or supporting operations, you'll work alongside people who are passionate about disrupting traditional finance and genuinely care about helping traders succeed. Our culture rewards initiative, embraces experimentation, and measures success by the value we create for our users. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG|tasty – the future gets built here. Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars. tastytrade | tasty live | tastyfx 1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
- *Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
About tastylive
Online financial media and education network providing live options and futures market analysis to retail traders.
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