Motion Graphic Designer jobs in Santa Ana, CA

What You'll Do

• Plans, schedules, and implements non-complex graphic design projects for marketing collateral and packaging.
• Generates and manipulates graphic images, animations, sound, text and video according to pre-determined layout or style guidelines.
• Designs documentation components, covers, and pages.
• Creates graphics for company's marketing materials.
• Creates and implements style sheets and sets color specifications.
• Creates illustrations and produces mechanicals.
• Troubleshoots screen shot process.
• Obtains price quotes from printers and copy centers.
• Troubleshoots production problems and interacts with company's staff and outside vendors regarding production issues.
• Responsible for applying established corporate branding specifications to ensure work meets corporate guidelines.
• Prepares job specification forms, performs press checks, and reviews blue lines.
• Creates slide presentations, icons, and other graphics for the company's products and assists in the creation of graphic elements used in product demos.
• Stays up to date with technological advances in the field and identifies areas of use in the organization.
• Applies graphic design principles (i.e., layout, imagery, typography, etc.) to communicate themes and messages in non-interactive communication materials.
• Maintains corporate identity, design standards, and policies.
• Coordinates vendor services as required.

What You'll Bring

• General knowledge of graphic design practices and procedures
• General knowledge of graphics software (i.e. Quark, Illustrator, PageMaker, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc. and web-based graphics and design tools (i.e. Flash, FrontPage and Dream Weaver)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good proofreading and editing skills; able to interpret color specifications
• Good time management, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented
• Good interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated; self-starter
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and focus on immediate assignments
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Typical Range of Experience

• 2-4 years related experience

Pay Range: $27.00-$37.00

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location