Video and Motion Graphics Senior Specialist

About the role

The Video and Motion Graphics Senior Specialist is responsible for concepting, producing, editing, animating, and delivering high-quality video and motion content that advances the firm’s marketing, communications, brand, business development, and recruiting goals. This role brings complex ideas to life through motion graphics, video storytelling, animated explainers, campaign assets, executive and event content, and social-first video.

The Specialist works closely with the Creative Services Senior Manager, Design Senior Specialist, industry, business line and brand and communications marketing leadership, along with BDO professionals and leadership, to develop and execute the visual elements of marketing strategies, campaigns, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a strategic internal design resource to marketing professionals, industry groups, and business lines regarding integration of visual identity and marketing programs, including media, web, promotional logo and font treatments, and training materials.
• Participates in the end-to-end production process for assigned projects, including creative intake, concept development, storyboarding, pre-production planning, editing, animation, review cycles, final delivery, and archiving.
• Leads and provides support on internal/local design projects and campaigns.
• Illustrates visual concepts by designing and refining layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
• Employs color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various digital techniques when designing, aligning with firm brand standards.
• Obtains approval of concepts according to national marketing protocol and defined processes.
• Optimizes video and motion assets for multiple platforms and formats, including web, LinkedIn/social, email, paid media, events, presentations, large screens, and internal channels.
• Stays current on video, motion, production, accessibility, AI-assisted creative workflows, and platform trends, recommending practical improvements to team processes.
• Champions the BDO brand to ensure all marketing and communications reflect the firm’s messages, positioning, and visual identity.
• Develops tools and resources to communicate corporate visual identity and design processes in alignment with global standards.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Graphic Design, Video, or Illustration preferred.
• Three (3) or more years of design, video, or marketing and communications experience.
• Experience working within a professional services environment (e.g., accounting, financial consulting, business advisory services, or banking industries) preferred.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere Pro.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to translate complex professional services, industry, and business concepts into engaging visual narratives.
• Excellent project leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Understanding of the latest video, motion graphics, and animation trends and their application in a professional services environment.
• Ability to leverage AI-assisted creative tools responsibly to enhance efficiency and workflow effectiveness while maintaining creative quality and brand integrity.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, handling multiple projects simultaneously and managing internal and external service providers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and client service skills with a consultative approach to working with marketing and client service professionals at all levels.
• Capable of understanding and communicating BDO’s business, marketplace, and value proposition.
• Driven self-starter with a proactive approach to serving professionals at all levels in a client-oriented, matrix environment.

Pay

Individual salaries are determined based on qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

• Illinois Range: $67,000 - $73,000
• Ohio Range: $64,000 - $71,000

Benefits

BDO provides a comprehensive Total Rewards benefits package, including:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance financial well-being.
• Additional benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements. Learn more about BDO Total Rewards.

About Us

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. We are proud to be an ESOP company, fostering an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.