Group Manager - Motion Graphics & Editorial
- Pay
- $118,300 – $259,800 per year
- Location
- San Francisco, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Listed
- 14 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Traditional motion graphics and animation experience
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Figma
- Frame.io
- DAM/MAM and archiving systems
- AI and automation tools in post, motion, animation, and social
- Template, asset library, and process building
- Shortform, advertising, and social storytelling
- Vector product UI animation
- Typography and type animation
- People management
- Multi-tasking and prioritization in deadline-driven environments
Also useful
- 3D tools and workflows
- Design background
- Pipeline and team infrastructure development
About the role
- Group Manager and Lead -
- Motion
- Graphics
- Editorial
We’re looking for a highly skilled and very energeti c candi date to come help us evolve
- & expand our internal Motion
- Graphics
- & Editorial team
- . This role sit s within the Adobe
- Global Marketing
- O rganizat ion in t he Video
- Production
- COE
- , and will lead and manage our in-house motion and editorial team
. Initial f ocus is on building the team producing video content at velocity for lower to mid-funnel rapid
- response work, including shortform videos (usually:06 -:59) for product & feature release s,
PR & Comms, advertising, paid and organic social, and more across a wide array of channels and specs
. B ut this role will help evolve and lead our greater motion and editorial team as well.
This is an important new role in a dynamic dept. The ideal candidate will:
- Be ready and able to build and manage teams and build
- & evolve team infrastructure, workflows, pipelines, and assets
- , a nd systems.
- B e very experienced in fast-turn motion and animation workflows, tools, methods, and storytelling, and working in a fast-paced
- , complex, deadline driven environment.
- Be
- AI fl uent and passionate about finding ways to automate and optimize motion animation workflows and tasks towards efficiency.
Requirements
- D eep experience (10 years +) in traditional motion graphics and animation work at agencies
- , post-houses
- , and/or brand s.
- State of the art motion tool ability
- & comprehension
- . Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro skills essential, as well as Adobe Creative Cloud
- , Figma, and other industry standard motion, editorial, design
- , and 3D tools & workflows.
- Strong proficiency in frame.io and general
Dam / Mam
- & archiving systems.
- AI experience flu enc y.
Knowledgeable on
- AI and automation tools in the post, motion, animation
- , and social space.
- Can efficiently build & manage templates, asset libraries, systems and proces ses.
- Understanding of and experience making effective work across all channels
- , specs, and sizes.
- Excellent shortform, advertising, and social storytelling skills.
- Experienced animating vector product
- UI with precision.
- Strong design background, and attention to detail
- , including t ypography & type animation expertise.
- Strong people manager.
- Great communication skills.
- Strong multi-tasking and prioritization in deadline driven environment.
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Expected Pay Range
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $118,300 - $259,800 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $179,400 - $259,800
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About Adobe
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