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GRAPHIC DESIGNER (contract)

Microsoft · Redmond, WA · Yesterday
Art & Creative$38–$43.5/hrContract

Job Responsibilities

  • Create high-quality motion graphics, video edits, animations, and visual treatments for customer-facing, marketing, and social media use
  • Translate original files and product narratives into compelling video and motion design assets
  • Develop polished visual executions that support storytelling, product education, and customer engagement
  • Edit and refine video content to improve pacing, clarity, visual quality, and overall impact
  • Edit raw footage, screen captures, product demos, animations, and visual assets into cohesive finished videos
  • Apply transitions, typography, motion effects, sound sync, color adjustments, and visual polish to meet quality standards
  • Prepare video outputs for multiple formats, channels, and aspect ratios including customer presentations, marketing campaigns, and social platforms
  • Ensure final deliverables are accurate, brand-aligned, accessible, and ready for stakeholder review or publication
  • Apply strong visual design judgment across composition, timing, typography, hierarchy, pacing, and storytelling
  • Maintain consistency with brand guidelines, design direction, and product experience standards
  • Identify opportunities to improve clarity, visual appeal, and customer relevance through motion and editing choices
  • Manage production responsibilities including file naming conventions, asset organization, version control, and delivery tracking
  • Maintain clear production timelines, milestones, deliverable schedules, and status updates across assigned projects
  • Track feedback, revisions, approvals, and final outputs to ensure work remains accurate and organized
  • Proactively communicate risks, blockers, dependencies, and changes that may affect delivery quality or timing
  • Partner with design, product, and business stakeholders to understand goals and translate feedback into effective creative execution
  • Contribute creative recommendations that improve storytelling, customer understanding, and asset performance

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of professional motion design, video editing, or digital production experience
  • 2–4 years of demonstrated high-end motion design craft with attention to detail and ability to clearly tell a story, as evidenced by portfolio
  • 2–4 years of experience in a production environment with file naming conventions, file management, versioning and revisions, and tracking via a central tracking system or spreadsheet
  • Demonstrated experience translating product narratives and raw creative files into polished, customer-ready video and motion assets
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating motion graphics, video editing, visual storytelling, and polished production execution
  • Bachelor's degree in Motion Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Film/Video Production, Digital Media, Studio Art/Fine Art, or a related field
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects and/or Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Strong understanding of motion principles, typography, pacing, composition, visual hierarchy, and brand consistency
  • Experience creating video and motion assets for marketing, customer-facing, social, digital, or product-related content
  • Experience and background with Microsoft 365 products including Copilot, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working in structured production environments with formal review cycles, stakeholder feedback, and delivery tracking
  • Familiarity with accessibility considerations for video including captions, readable text, contrast, and clear visual communication
  • Experience creating motion or video content for technology, productivity, SaaS, or enterprise customer scenarios

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