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Post Production Effects Artist
Snapchat
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Over 150 million people use Snapchat every day to Snap with family, watch Stories from friends, see events from around the world, and explore expertly-curated content from top publishers. In short, we are a passionate team working hard to build the best platform in the world for communication and storytelling.
We’re looking for a Post Production Effects Artist to join Team Snapchat! You’ll create a wide variety of videos spanning the breadth of Snapchat’s products and services. Working from our Venice, CA headquarters, you’ll collaborate with the Creative Media Team to tell impactful stories that help shape Snapchat’s voice and identity.
What you’ll do:
• Work on the Creative Media Team (within the Marketing Team) to create visually striking and emotionally appealing video content for internal and external projects
• Make creative decisions to shape the style of projects and properly represent the Snapchat brand
• Create mockups of visuals and animations for proposed concepts, and rapidly iterate on them to generate and refine new looks
• Collaborate with the design team to prototype and animate upcoming Snapchat UI and meticulously recreate accurate representations of the current build of the app
• Produce flawless VFX shots of people interacting with prototyped displays
• Develop new approaches to complex VFX tasks and production workflows to improve efficiency and visual quality
• Manage, organize, and reduce complex VFX projects to aid other editors and ease future updates
• Update existing product videos and assets with the most current Snapchat UI and user flows to ensure consistency after product releases
What we’re looking for:
• 4+ years experience creating photorealistic visual effects for film or television
• 3+ years experience creating high-end 3D and 2D motion graphics
• Someone with a strong and refined sense of design, composition, and aesthetics
• Demonstrable mastery of static and kinetic typography
• Understanding of UI/UX design, information hierarchy, and user flow
• In-depth knowledge of design principles as related to branding, marketing, and publishing
• Expert knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and other Adobe CC applications
• An expert at keying, rotoscoping, and tracking all manners of footage
• Working knowledge of Mocha Pro
• Experience working in a broadcast/episodic production pipeline
• A positive, self-motivated person who’s able to take direction and work within a team
• Bachelor's degree in design, fine arts, visual effects, or related field preferred
• Ability to quickly draw or storyboard by hand
• Passion for Snapchat!
Required Attachments: Link to an outstanding reel of VFX and motion graphics work