Associate, Motion Graphic Designer

About the role

The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization hosting the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The Brand Design team is responsible for shaping and maintaining LA28's visual identity, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence across all platforms and touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Work within the LA28 brand design system to ensure consistency and visual cohesion across all deliverables
• Contribute to the development and expansion of the LA28 motion design language across Olympic and Paralympic touchpoints
• Collaborate in the development of mood boards, style frames, and animatics to communicate motion concepts during the exploration phase
• Animate 2D graphics, emblems, program marks, and brand elements such as Pictograms as looping animations, ensuring every motion decision carries a storytelling element and is on-brand
• Create dynamic motion graphics across a wide range of digital formats and aspect ratios including social content, venue takeover, and live event screens
• Design and produce broadcast and digital content assets including lower thirds, animated transitions, and video packaging elements for social and digital platforms
• Build and animate graphic packages for sport presentation including opening sequences, in-game presentations, and in-venue branded content for live event environments
• Create seamless looping animations optimized for LED displays, ribbon boards, IPTVs, and large-format venue screens
• Manage the full motion production pipeline from concept and ideation through animation, export, and final delivery, organizing and delivering assets according to project specifications, venue technical requirements, and established naming conventions
• QA all motion assets thoroughly before delivery to ensure they meet both creative and technical standards
• Work with the Manager of Motion Graphics and the broader Brand Design team in the execution of key Games deliverables and internal creative service requests
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Marketing and other functional areas to fulfill motion design needs across the organization
• Present motion concepts and work-in-progress to internal teams and stakeholders in a clear and organized manner
• Implement creative feedback efficiently, iterating thoughtfully while staying true to the original creative intent
• Contribute to the creation of motion templates, MOGRTs, and rendered asset libraries that allow the broader organization to produce on-brand content at scale

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of professional motion design experience in an integrated marketing, agency/studio, or broadcast environment
• Strong design fundamentals in composition, typography, and storytelling with a solid understanding of how they translate into motion
• Understanding of character animation and the 12 principles of animation including intentional and storytelling motion
• Strong eye for design with keen attention to detail and the ability to QA before final delivery
• Strong proficiency in Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Adobe Media Encoder as primary tools for motion design and asset delivery
• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, with a bonus for Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, or Unreal
• Experience in taking a project through typical design phases including research, ideation, concept, approval, and final production
• Proficient in macOS and comfortable working within a Mac-based creative environment

Position Requirements

• Education: BFA or BA in Motion Graphics, Animation, Graphic Design, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience
• Experience: Strong conceptual motion design experience and example work, experience designing and producing assets across multiple formats and aspect ratios including broadcast, digital, social, and large-format LED displays, experience with sport presentation graphics, broadcast packaging, and live event production is a strong plus, demonstrated ability to work within and apply an established brand design system with consistency, experience creating MOGRTs, motion templates, and asset libraries for cross-team use across the organization is a plus, experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing competing priorities, and delivering quality work on time, ability to manage independently and take initiative once given creative direction, effective communicator with the ability to present ideas, articulate creative decisions, and implement feedback efficiently, comfort collaborating with cross-functional partners across various teams and departments, passion for sport, the Olympic and Paralympic movement, and the power of design to bring major events to life

Submission Requirements

• Resume
• Portfolio required. We'd love to see a range of motion work that demonstrates a growing sense of composition, animation, and visual storytelling, including any combination of brand animation, kinetic typography, graphic package design or narrative-driven motion projects.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $69,000.00 - $75,000.00. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28’s operational business needs and applicable law.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Ability to work on-site in an open office environment, based in Los Angeles, CA
• Most of the work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods

Equal Opportunity Employer

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We strive to build a team that is diverse, inclusive and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We will consider all qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local law. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to our team.