Digital Designer (Motion/Code)

Company Overview:

STUDIOCANAL is a subsidiary of the CANAL + Group. It is one of Europe's leading companies in the market for co-production, acquisition, distribution and sale of international feature films. STUDIOCANAL is the only studio operating simultaneously in France, the United Kingdom and Germany. STUDIOCANAL owns one of the most important libraries in the world with more than 5,000 international titles.

STUDIOCANAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, without regard to gender, race, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity.

Role Overview:

Working alongside two other designers to help deliver high-quality marketing campaigns across print and online, this predominantly front-end design role will give you a great opportunity to apply your creativity to work that is fast-paced and constantly changing. The work will allow the right candidate to push themselves as a designer, as well as having the chance to have their work seen by a huge audience on a daily basis.

We are looking for a Digital Designer who is passionate about delivering high quality work, has excellent motion graphic skills and a good understanding of back-end development issues to join an ambitious in-house team working across Film and TV series.

The Role:

• You will be responsible for creating engaging content for websites (site takeovers, interactive banners), social channels (video assets, GIFs, etc) and other promotional material for our extensive line-up of Theatrical and Home Entertainment releases.
• Using Adobe Creative Cloud programs to produce eye-catching design for a wide variety of platforms, and repurposing existing artwork to multiple formats.
• Collaborating with marketing teams to develop creative, from initial concepts through to final production.
• Working under pressure with strict deadlines across several projects as well as managing your own workload.

Essential Experience:

• An excellent portfolio of graphic and digital design showing a good understanding of web typography and responsive design.
• Great experience using Adobe After Effects.
• Producing digital content using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, incorporating video, sound and interactive elements.
• Knowledge of React would be beneficial but not essential.
• Video compression and knowledge of native video codecs for web.
• Image compression and how to work within small filesizes, for example with HTML5 online ads.
• Email/newsletter construction and working with email databases (Mailchimp).

Essential Skills:

• Skilled user of Adobe programs - excellent knowledge of Photoshop with good working knowledge of Illustrator and InDesign, video editing skills using After Effects and Premiere (3D knowledge a bonus).
• Creating impactful ideas, visually presenting these ideas to teams.
• Strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A keen interest in film and popular culture and an understanding of the role marketing and advertising plays in the design-process.

Preferable Knowledge, Education, Experience:

• Previous experience in a similar role in the film/music/entertainment industry.
• A degree in Graphic/Motion/Digital Design or similar.
• Experience using PHP or other server-side languages beneficial but not essential.
• Experience with using ad servers (Sizmek, DCM), understanding of email client quirks and work arounds.
• A good eye for execution, quality and finer details.
• Experience in producing and preparing work for print.
• A willingness, and desire, to learn and improve your skillset.
• Create impactful ideas for clients and pitches.