Freelance Storyboard Artist

1 month ago


Chicago, United States Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Full time

Freelance Video Storyboard Artist / Designer – CONTRACT POSITION


Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is a global educational publisher with products that promote knowledge and learning. We provide timely, relevant, and trustworthy information and instructional products used in schools, universities, homes, libraries, and workplaces throughout the world. Britannica's mission is the same today as it's been since its first encyclopedia was published in 1768: to create products that inspire confidence, with content people can trust. Britannica is seeking talented freelance storyboard artists to help build storyboards for our educational videos.


The role involves assembling storyboards using stock images, footage and sfx, creating custom graphics, preparing assets for animation and translating motion design to post-production editors. You will be an artistic visualizer, a master of lines and shapes, type obsessive with an unmatched sense of color and composition and have a great sense of motion and timing. These roles will help to ensure the highest levels of quality and production values in our fastmoving digital product environment. We are looking for people with creative visual flair, meticulous attention to detail, the ability to be flexible and rethink; people who excel at working in small teams with multiple projects, where collaboration can mean pitching in and helping with anything. Although this is not a pure animation role, illustration and animation abilities are a huge plus.


Location: Chicagoland/Hybrid

Hours: 30-40 / week


Responsibilities

● Design and contribute to the visualization of short form scripts and concepts to create videos that include graphics, images, templates, charts and infographics, and various video elements

● Acquisition of visual and audio assets

● Graphic design and asset creation

● Storyboard assembly either in Google docs or Adobe XD

● Revise and update progress as requested by art department and editorial teams


Requirements

● 3-5 or more years industry experience designing for video products

● A portfolio of past industry work

● Mastery of required design software (Adobe CC, including Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, XD)

● Exceptional eye for stock research

● Adept at creating eye-catching graphic typography, logotypes and titling

● Adept at creating still and animated infographics

● Skilled at assembling products utilizing assets from other designers, with a penchant for file management and organization.

● Ability to produce multiple concepts and iterate quickly based on feedback

● Degree in a related field, such as visual design, graphic design, motion graphics or animation


Key Traits

● Can craft modern, bold, eye-catching visuals

● Has an instinctive understanding of visuals, timing and motion

● Is meticulously organized

● Builds engaging (educational) experiences with elegant simplicity

● Loves working collaboratively in teams with varying experiences and backgrounds

● Has excellent communication skills and can negotiate conflicts with many stakeholders

● A passionate advocate for the customer who never loses sight of the big picture


How To Apply:


Please apply through LinkedIn. Resume with a link to your portfolio must be

attached to your profile to be considered.



Britannica strives to provide its users with trustworthy, verified information in a constantly changing world. We aspire to fulfill that mission with a diverse, multigenerational workforce who represents a variety of life experiences and points of view. All backgrounds and cultures are welcomed.



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