About the Role
The Media Designer II (Video, Print & Social) produces engaging video, print, and social media designs. This role collaborates with studio production teams, clients, and executives to deliver high-impact creative solutions across digital, print, and experiential platforms to enhance brand visibility and drive business growth.
Responsibilities
- Shape and drive graphic design strategy and vision alongside producers and technicians.
- Design, illustrate, and animate digital and print graphics, presentation decks, and 2D/3D animations.
- Uphold and refine brand identity through consistent design systems and scalable templates.
- Translate complex strategic objectives into compelling visual narratives and consumer-centric storytelling.
- Maintain a detailed library of content and assets.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and social media best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to manage projects from concept to final deliverable.
- Create storyboards and animatics to scope animation projects.
- Visualize data in marketing and editorial videos.
- Assist producers and management in establishing industry best-practice workflows.
Requirements
- 4 or more years of experience in an agency, in-house team, or post-production studio.
- Demonstrated focus on videography, editing, motion graphics, and visual effects.
- Previous experience producing and managing video, live production, and photoshoots.
- Must provide a portfolio of work.
- Ability to lift and transport audio equipment up to 60 lbs.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and irregular hours.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
Skills
- Conceptual thinking with expertise in typography, composition, and color theory.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, and Davinci Resolve.
- Experience with 3D programs such as Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Cinema 4D, or Blender.
- Experience with rigging plugins such as Duik Bassel, Limber, or Rubberhose.
- Advanced video post-production skills including color-correction, audio sweetening, and compositing.
- Knowledge of RAW/LOG footage manipulation, frame rates, and delivery formats.
- Experience in compositing, motion tracking, matting, rotoscoping, and green screen removal.
- Ability to create educational, training, product demo, and explainer animations.
Work Type
- Full-time
- Regular
Experience Level
- 4 or more years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Film/TV Production, Communications, Multimedia, or a related field.
- Equivalent relevant experience may substitute for education requirements.
Salary/Compensations
- $73,000.00 - $109,400.00
Benefits
- Bonuses
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Telehealth and mental healthcare
- Health savings account and flexible spending account
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off
- Flexible paid sick time
- 11 paid holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of parental leave
About the Company
- Western Governors University (WGU) is an accredited online university founded in 1997 by a coalition of 19 U.S. governors.
- Mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
