Motion Designer - Music Industry

GTC is seeking a high-energy Motion Designer to join our fast-moving Los Angeles promo team. This role is built for a rhythm-driven creator with experience in animation of promo material for artist content. You must be an expert in the Adobe Creative Suite, with a proven ability to deliver in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Successful Candidates Will Have

• Strong understanding of motion design for high-volume production, including broadcast and digital delivery specs, codecs, frame rates, and compression standards.
• Proficiency in building and working within After Effects projects, including precomps, expressions, templating, and efficient render workflows.
• Ability to handle heavy localization/versioning workflows (text swaps, date/city changes, multi-market rollouts) with speed and accuracy.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across creative, production, and client teams while maintaining professionalism.
• Technical problem solving ability across animation, rendering, and file delivery challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while working quickly and independently under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Execute motion graphics and animations while maintaining visual consistency and brand integrity across all deliverables.
• Organize and maintain project files, templates, and assets for scalability and reuse.
• Prepare and export final deliverables across multiple formats, specs, and platforms.
• Collaborate closely with designers, editors, and producers to bring creative concepts to life.
• Troubleshoot and provide efficient solutions during production and delivery.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative team environment—easy to work with, responsive, and reliable.

Qualifications

• Strong motion design reel demonstrating animation, typography, and compositing skills, and/or a Bachelor’s degree in Motion Design, Animation, Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.
• Experience in an agency or in-house creative environment is a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Ability to handle multiple projects in parallel in a fast-paced production environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. This is critical for success in this high-volume environment of production workflows.
• Familiarity with HTML5 banner workflows is a plus (AE → video → developer handoff or tools like Google Web Designer/Celtra).