# Creative Director, Motion - The Heist

**Company**: The Heist
**Location**: Chicago
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: CAD 160,000-175,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Design

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## Description

The Heist is on the hunt for an exceptional, hands-on Creative Director, Motion, to join our team in Chicago. In this role, 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. Reporting to the Director of Animation, you will work on advertising projects for a diverse range of clients, ensuring each campaign's creative vision aligns seamlessly with client goals. Your role includes hands-on creation, storyboarding, and collaboration with our animation team, as well as client-facing responsibilities.

### Responsibilities

- Lead and inspire a nimble team of motion designers and guide projects with a strong creative direction.

- Be hands-on and demonstrate intention when needed, be it in design or animation.

- Develop clear storyboards and polished styleframes that convey the narrative and aesthetic of each campaign.

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

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

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

- Collaborate with the motion team to adopt new processes and workflows that meet the unique demands of each marketing campaign.

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

### Requirements

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

- A desire to further your skills driven by your own curiosity.

- 8+ years of experience in a motion design role, 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 that align with campaign goals.

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

- Strong design sensibilities, demonstrating the ability to merge aesthetic and technical skills.

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

- Working knowledge of Figma.

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

### Benefits

- Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays are 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 throughout the year

- 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

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## Skills

### Required
- Cinema 4D
- Redshift
- Adobe Suite
- After Effects
- Premiere
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- XParticles
- Marvelous Designer
- Houdini
- Figma

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