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About the Role
This role reports to the head and deputy head of video and will play a key role alongside the current video motion graphics designer in developing different styles of motion graphics to illustrate and report FT stories. Success will be measured by your contribution to broadening viewership and engagement both on and off-site while remaining true to the brand.
Responsibilities
- Develop different styles of motion graphics to illustrate and report FT stories.
- Broaden viewership and engagement both on and off-site.
- Create high-end, visually clean and stimulating motion graphics.
- Export and deliver projects with required specifications for FT.com, YouTube and other online destinations.
Requirements
- Clear understanding of financial graphics and ability to handle and translate datasets into graphics.
- Experience designing for online, social media and animation graphics for promotional purposes.
- Confident using at least one 3D animation application such as Cinema 4D or Blender.
- Knowledge of QGIS and/or ability to create maps for video output using other applications (e.g., GeoLayers, DEM Earth).
- Ready to acquire new skills using broadcast style on-air graphics, in particular RT Software tOG AR.
- Solid knowledge of design principles.
- Expertise in layout and typography.
- Storyboarding and illustrating skills are desirable.
Skills
- Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- 3D animation (Cinema 4D or Blender)
- QGIS
- GeoLayers
- DEM Earth
- RT Software tOG AR
- Design principles
- Layout
- Typography
- Storyboarding
- Illustration
Location
- Onsite (minimum three days per week)
Work Type
- Onsite
- Flexible working requests will be considered
Experience Level
- Extensive experience using Adobe Creative Cloud
Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Medical cover
- Inclusive parental leave packages
- Subsidised gym memberships
- Opportunities to give back to the community
About the Company
- The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.
- Curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded.
- A warm, collaborative culture with a diverse community of experts.
- Opportunities that challenge and inspire.
- No fixed career path, discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued.
- A supportive workplace where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential.
- Committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.
- We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.