WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PART OF THE OVERSKIES TEAM
Overskies exists to continually exceed our client’s expectations. We come to work everyday, leaving our egos at home, striving to deliver tangible results for our accounts through the work we produce. We do this while forming positive relationships with our team members, as well as our clients. We support each other and our community. We jump in head first to overcome challenges, and make sure we’re having fun while we do it.
For over 30 years we’ve maintained these ideologies, through all the ups and downs, and that’s something we’re very proud of. From our roots as a design agency back in the early 90s, we have never lost sight that strategic thinking, collaboration and hard work can overcome almost any challenge. From in-store activations and events, to video and high-end product photography, we are here and ready to assist you.
We believe in community, so we do what we can to support it.
Christina Davies, Trade Marketing Manager
Citizen
Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organizations in the United States. It is a 501 non-profit organization whose mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Adult volunteers are matched with children from age 5 to young adulthood in communities across the country.
The Community Chest has been awarding grants to local nonprofit organizations assisting diverse and under-served members of the community since 1933. They embrace the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion as moral imperatives and raise and distribute funds to organizations in need that share and practice these same values and their mission is to lead initiatives and support nonprofits that make our communities stronger and benefit people in need in eastern Bergen County.
Jewelers for Children was founded in 1999 by the U.S. jewelry industry with the mission of helping children in need. Since then, Jewelers for Children has donated more than $59 million to help children who are the victim of catastrophic illness or life-threatening abuse and neglect. They have reached this goal working with their many charity partners.
Their mission is to provide financial support to credible organizations and individuals that Benefit the Welfare of Animals. Through donations, this foundation provides financial support to credible organizations and individuals that benefit the welfare of animals— many for veterinary care and medicine that pet owners cannot afford for their pets themselves.
Books for Kids is dedicated to promoting literacy among preschool-aged children in under-resourced communities. They create libraries in underserved preschools and family homeless shelters and implement literacy programs in order to help children develop the critical early literacy and social-emotional skills they need to be successful in kindergarten and beyond.
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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 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.
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.
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