# Creative Director, Motion - The Heist

**Company**: The Heist
**Location**: Vancouver, BC
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-Time
**Salary**: CAD 160,000-175,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

We’re The Heist, a motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox. We bring together directors, designers, animators, editors, and technologists to create work that moves. As a Creative Director, Motion, you’ll lead a tight-knit team of motion designers, crafting visually stunning 2D and 3D motion graphics and animation for high-impact marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and inspire a team of motion designers, guiding projects with strong creative direction.

- Be hands-on, demonstrating intention when needed, in design or animation.

- Develop clear storyboards and polished styleframes that convey campaign narratives and aesthetics.

- Oversee and participate in creating campaign assets, including 2D and 3D animation, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and art direction.

- Provide clear, actionable feedback to team members, fostering growth and maintaining high-quality work.

- Engage directly with clients, interpreting their needs and providing creative insights throughout project lifecycles.

- Collaborate with the motion team to adopt new processes and workflows meeting unique campaign demands.

- Contribute to project budgeting and resource planning to ensure efficiency.

Requirements:

- Portfolio showcasing refined taste in motion design in 2D and 3D across varied marketing and campaign styles.

- Desire to further skills driven by curiosity.

- 8+ years of experience in motion design, with 3+ years in a leadership or senior capacity.

- Strong proficiency in Cinema 4D and Redshift.

- Demonstrated ability to create clear storyboards and refined styleframes aligning with campaign goals.

- Mastery of Adobe Suite (After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator) and understanding of animation pipeline.

- Strong design sensibilities, merging aesthetic and technical skills.

- Working knowledge of XParticles, Marvelous Designer, and/or Houdini is a plus.

- Working knowledge of Figma.

- Strong organisational skills, with a solution-oriented approach to creative and technical challenges.

Benefits:

- Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays remote optional)

- Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days

- Consistent culture and team-building events

- Employee recognition and incentive programs

- Seasonal celebrations and gatherings

- Office lunches

- Branded company swag

- Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches

- Dog-friendly offices

- Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

- Flex work and travel options

- Comprehensive extended health benefits

## Skills

### Required
- Cinema 4D
- Redshift
- Adobe Suite
- After Effects
- Premiere
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Figma

### Nice to have
- XParticles
- Marvelous Designer
- Houdini

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