Product Engineer Director

As leader within ArtBot, the Product Engineer Director - Content, will work collaboratively with the VP and ECD to lead the the creative output for ArtBot. You are an expert hands-on artist; able to lead teams to conceive, execute, and deliver beautiful, thoughtful, and impactful solutions for our clients. You have worked as a leader in a creative setting, nurturing and developing creatives by example.

Please note this is a creative role, not a traditional engineering role.

You have:

• 5-8 Years of Motion Design experience with 2 years in a senior role.
• Holds a degree in graphic design and/or a strong portfolio with proven experience with motion design.
• Proficiency with After Effects and Premiere is desired.
• A robust background with extensive experience in a client facing, creative leadership role in a digital agency environment.
• Recognized expertise in motion design, user-centered experience design, brand development, illustration—as well as new platforms and technologies for the digital channel and related media.
• Strong ability to provide clear creative direction, career path guidance and timely and helpful feedback to improve creative processes to keep work on budget and schedule.
• Proven leadership skills. We need people who are confident with everything from team building to mentoring to guiding large groups of creative talent.
• Excellent presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels of both internal and client organizations.
• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term need. Timelines, budgets, and availability change—we need someone who can adapt and thrive in a dynamic environment.

You Will:

• Manage the team, client, and company's expectations
• Concept and create motion assets and animation content
• Manage multiple projects and organize project folder structures
• Review, teach, and mentor novice, intermediate, and senior level artists
• Be an expert in your field with a multidisciplinary sense, who lifts up the teams creative confidence to provide the best creative execution

What We Offer:

• Global maternity and parental leave
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• Extensive winter holiday office closures
• Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programs
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 4 days a week.

This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@criticalmass.com.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

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