# Junior Motion Designer - The Heist

**Company**: The Heist
**Location**: Chicago
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: Full-Time
**Salary**: USD 60,000-70,000 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. As a Junior Motion Designer, you'll be part of the animation team, working on various projects, from brand films to social campaigns and experiential content.

Your role will involve:

- Creating 2D and 3D animations for web, social media, out-of-home activations, and standalone content

- Learning new skills and software driven by your curiosity

- Staying up-to-date with current design, visual art trends, and best practices

- Accurately estimating time for assigned tasks

- Adapting to project roadblocks with a solution-driven approach

To succeed in this role, you should:

- Have 0-2 years of experience at an agency or animation studio

- Be comfortable using the Adobe suite, especially After Effects

- Demonstrate graphical 2D and 3D motion design skills in your portfolio

- Have a demo reel or portfolio showcasing a well-rounded and nuanced motion portfolio

- Be able to take direction and feedback

- Be able to hit deadlines, work in a team, and work independently

- Experience with C4D, Blender, or Maya and Redshift is a plus

We offer:

- Monday to Thursday in-office work with optional remote Fridays

- Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days

- Regular 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

- 401k matching

## Skills

### Required
- Adobe suite
- After Effects
- 2D and 3D animation
- motion design

### Nice to have
- C4D
- Blender
- Maya
- Redshift

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