As a Production Artist at Overskies, you must work efficiently and be highly organized. In addition to a solid level of technical skill with Adobe Creative Suite, flexibility and versatility are highly valued. While solid design skills are a huge benefit, this is not a traditional design role, but a production role to work with pre-existing layouts and take design direction from Art/Creative Directors. The ideal candidate is a technician at heart, but may have basic design sense to handle simple graphic projects with minimal direction. Must feel comfortable in a fast-paced work environment, be deadline-driven, and an excellent communicator. We are a collaborative team that is currently working mostly remote, but expect to become a more blended in-office and remote workforce as the pandemic risks improve in 2021.

You’ll succeed at Overskies if...

You are a genuinely positive person who enjoys seeing the team succeed.

You are eager to learn and teach new things.

You leave your ego at home.

What you’ll do:

• Produce multiple versions of print and digital collateral using InDesign layers, master pages, Paragraph and Character Styles for print and Photoshop artboards and smart objects for digital pieces. Must keep all versions organized, labeled and filed according to preset process file-naming standards.
• Understand the intricacies of large format printing.
• Responsible for multiple rounds of revisions to files based on input from the Creative Director, Art Director, Studio Director or Account Executive. Must be able to take direction, and follow through on production tasks.
• Adhere to brand standards, using approved fonts, logos, colorways and protocols defined in clients’ brand guidelines. Responsible for quality control in this area.
• Use 2C to 4C print process to properly set up electronic files for reproduction. Must understand digital printing, offset printing and web printing, and know the distinctions in file preparation for various printing processes.

Your knowledge and expertise:

• Experience in production is a must; mastery of print collateral, digital presentations, digital advertising and UI design.
• Solid level of technical skill with Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint & Keynote.
• Have understanding of the graphic and photo reproduction process to troubleshoot problematic graphics, photos, layouts and unexpected challenges prior to release.
• Focused and have extreme diligence in handling detail, typography and creating 100% accurate page layouts.
• Be comfortable in a fast-paced work environment and be deadline-driven.
• Must be able to follow electronic file management processes. Must know how to save files to a server, upload files to FTP sites, and follow proper file naming conventions. Must know Adobe Acrobat to create pdfs to the proper specifications.

Education and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design, production or related field experience.
• 2+ years professional experience required.
• Agency, prepress or printing facility experience highly preferred.
• Solid communication skills.

Overskies Core Values:

• Dedicated: We do what it takes
• Respectful: We value our people, our clients and our work.
• Humble: We’re quietly confident.
• Driven: We evolve beyond the status quo.
• Passionate: We’ve got pure heart and energy.
• Fun: We don’t take ourselves too seriously.

If this position sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume (PDF format) to careers@overskies.com.

As a Motion Designer at Overskies, you will become an integral part of our creative, fast-paced and highly productive Video & Motion Design team. Candidates must be technically trained with strong 3D and 2D animation skills. Ideal candidates will be ready to dive into any project — in or out of their comfort zone — while bringing their A-game. Nothing should be considered too big, or too small for you. You will participate in all stages of the video production process including ideation and concepting, style frames and storyboarding; taking storyboard designs to final animation, ensuring that the video is created fluidly and accurately to the approved content. Please bring along a strong work ethic, flexibility, and an infectious positive attitude.

You’ll succeed at Overskies if...

You are willing to learn new things.

You are detail-oriented and take pride in your work.

You are a genuinely positive person who enjoys seeing the team succeed.

You’re not shy sharing your ideas at meetings and brainstorming sessions.

What you’ll do:

• Concept and design from style frames to storyboard, 3D & 2D animation in a wide variety of styles.

• 2D motion graphics such as titling/type graphics, infographic animations, kinetic type animations and character animations. 

• 3D modeling, texturing, lighting and animation using Cinema 4D.

• Assess creative briefs and review scripts in order to concept and articulate design ideas to team members during all phases of projects. 

• Edit live-action videos including testimonials, talking heads, employee interviews, training, and social media videos.

• Perform video ingest and logging, transcoding various video codecs, formats and standards, audio/music editing and mixing. As an important part of the creative team, this role not only requires a high level of technical skill but also a keen eye for creative details.

• Work closely with the video producer, project manager and creative director during the creative process through the execution phase of the animation. We are looking for someone who is passionate about bringing creative ideas to life and motivated to participate in all stages of video production, from concept to storyboard through final delivery.

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in all aspects of creating finished projects with Adobe Creative Cloud - Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Illustrator - and Cinema 4D.

• Knowledge of third party plug-ins and digital video and audio file formats

• Ability to edit video content for multi-platform use and distribution, including online, broadcast and social media channels.

• Working knowledge of web content platforms and streaming media encoding.

• Well versed in YouTube/Vimeo trends, Social Media video best practices.

• Ability to select and edit music to complement video projects

• Skills in media management and archiving.

• Ability to analyze and improve post-production processes.

• Working knowledge of video cameras, and audio recording equipment

• Creative thinking, dynamic problem-solving and superior storytelling abilities to ensure careful attention is given to timing, continuity and artistic vision.

• Conscientious asset management to organize and manage footage/assets, saving & maintaining files on company servers, and integrity of project files according to our workflow processes.

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment as well as work solo with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines.

• 3-5 years professional experience in motion graphics.

• BS or BA with a major course of study in Video Animation/Motion Graphics.

• Detail-oriented and proven ability to work under deadline pressure.

• Effectively manage project schedules and work under rigorous time constraints.

Nice-to-Haves:

• 3D hard-surface modeling and retopologizing skills

• Traditional drawing ability (sketching ideas, concepts, storyboards, etc.)

• Copywriting skills (outlines, concept rationale, treatments, scripts, etc.)

• Experience with table-top photography and high-end retouching skills

Overskies Core Values:

• Dedicated: We do what it takes.

• Respectful: We value our people, our clients and our work.

• Humble: We’re quietly confident.

• Driven: We evolve beyond the status quo.

• Passionate: We’ve got pure heart and energy.

• Fun: We don’t take ourselves too seriously.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Work-From-Home Schedule

• Unlimited PTO

• Summer Fridays All Year

• Group Health Insurance

• 401K with Profit Sharing

• Employee Bonus Program

If this position sounds like a good fit, please send your resume (PDF format), along with a portfolio link to careers@overskies.com.

As an Art Director at Overskies, you will be a strategic and curious thinker able to take design projects from creative brief to completion, providing new ideas and creativity while working closely within client brand guidelines. You will have great attention to detail and take pride and ownership in your work.

What You’ll Do:

• Oversee full design lifecycle from concept to execution.

• Create and manage original, persuasive, conceptually compelling work for campaigns, content and experiences.

• Develop new creative concepts, graphics and layouts across multiple platforms with a focus on user interaction and experience.

• Develop headlines and top-line messaging that are on-brand.

• Understand data and analytics used to track market trends, customer actions and campaign performance, and use them to inform the work.

• Deliver creative and messaging for digital marketing, including email, programmatic and content marketing.

• Pitch creative solutions in response to marketing strategies.

• Follow creative direction but be independent on developing the big idea.

• Prioritize multiple projects and deliver high-quality design on-time.

• Embrace creative challenges and work well as part of a team.

• Manage design needs such as print and digital ads, as well as production.

• Take constructive feedback.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge and hands on experience with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. HTML and video production knowledge is a strong plus.

• Ability to art direct and oversee creative on photo shoots.

• Deep knowledge and understanding of brand identity.

• Experience interpreting brand guidelines and leveraging them to push the boundaries of branded visuals.

• A passion for design and conception.

• A deep affinity with layout, typography and idea-generation.

• Ability to take on, interpret and deliver design projects with tight deadlines.

• Ability to self-manage and work autonomously to meet established goals and deadlines.

• Expert knowledge on print production and large format printing.

• Excellent time management skills. Can meet hard deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal, people and communication skills; ability to write and verbally communicate in a clear and concise manner.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage differing viewpoints so the final product remains true to the objective.

• Solid communication and presentation skills.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in a design

• 5+ years professional experience required

• Solid communication and presentation skills

• Demonstrated creative conceptualization skills

• Portfolio required

Benefits:

• Hybrid Work-From-Home Schedule

• Unlimited PTO

• Summer Fridays All Year

• Group Health Insurance

• 401K with Profit Sharing

• Employee Bonus Program

Overskies Core Values:

• Dedicated: We do what it takes.

• Respectful: We value our people, our clients and our work.

• Humble: We’re quietly confident.

• Driven: We evolve beyond the status quo.

• Passionate: We’ve got pure heart and energy.

• Fun: We don’t take ourselves too seriously.

If this position sounds like a good fit, please send your resume (PDF format), along with a portfolio link to careers@overskies.com.