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Lead Product Motion Designer

Remote

Full Time

Experienced

Cooler Screens was founded on the core idea that consumers deserve a far better experience than what is available today in brick-and-mortar retail. We call this concept Consumer Experience (“CX”) and it guides all that we do. We have begun the CX journey by bringing what consumers love about shopping on-line to the frozen and refrigerated food aisle.

Cooler Screens is re-imagining the business of brick-and-mortar retail for retailers and brands. We are transforming retail cooler surfaces into IoT enabled screens that deliver new marketing opportunities and smart merchandising for the ultimate shopper experience. Cooler Screens is building the world’s first and largest in-store digital media and edge computing platform at the retail point-of-sale.

Cooler Screens is powered by proprietary innovation and a global network of industry-leading partners. Global technology, CPG, and retail leaders have partnered with Cooler Screens to be part of this important and rapidly growing industry initiative. We are backed and led by some of the most prominent Silicon Valley and Chicago leaders, advisers, and investors.

As the Lead Product Motion Designer, you will be responsible for leading motion design in support of a holistic user experience across different channels (in-store, mobile) and customer touchpoints (attraction, engagement, advocacy). You will provide creative support for the Cooler Screens product team, contributing to both group and independent projects. Ultimately, you will ensure that our creative output meets and exceeds the highest quality standards.

If you’re looking to get on the ground floor of the next digital revolution and Chicago tech success story – this opportunity may be for you.

Who You Are:

• Possess expert skills in product motion design, with a portfolio that showcases world-class caliber of visual and motion design craft
• User-centered in your design decision making and processes
• Innovative with a passion for developing creative solutions
• You possess a strong ability to learn quickly
• You have a positive, determined and collaborative mindset
• You constantly push your creative and user-centered design skills to higher levels
• You have experience in supporting digital and/or other media businesses
• You have a bias towards action and can work both independently and collaborate as a teammate
• You are comfortable and have a track record working in fast paced environments (Start-up experience is helpful)
• You are passionate about building something from scratch and thrive operating in unchartered territory

What You Will Do:

• Create and evolve product motion design for Cooler Screens
• Explore innovative and creative product motion designs that help take our product motion design to a world-class level
• Drive a holistic motion user experience across different channels (in-store, mobile) and customer touchpoints (attraction, engagement, advocacy)
• Shape overall motion design standards and best practices for Cooler Screens product design
• Translate project details and creative direction into custom design, animation, and layout solutions
• Research and answer technical questions with respect to design/animation techniques or systems in use
• Maintain high standards of efficiency, consistency, accuracy, creativity and timely delivery of all requests
• Must be highly motivated, work well under pressure, and regularly effectively prioritize multiple assignments
• Produce and animate digital ads, shaping the vision and best practices of our consumer ad experiences

What You Need to Succeed

• 10+ years hands-on design/animation/motion experience
• 5+ years of experience working within one or more world-class consumer tech companies is a plus

• Passion for rapidly conceptualizing and creating visually appealing animations for products
• Ability to frequently visit locations of Cooler Screens installations
• Familiar with user-centered design methods and comfortable performing guerilla-style user testing of design is a plus
• Successful track record collaborating with other designers, product managers and engineers to prototype world-class user experiences and help execute on product development
• Proficient with industry tools, including Adobe Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator and other related programs
• Demonstrated 3D animation skills, particularly with inanimate objects, is a plus
• Online portfolio/demo reel showcasing your creativity, design and type layout skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects at once
• Eagerness to regularly contribute creative ideas, desire to push designs/animations to the next level, and aptitude to learn new software to enhance inidual versatility
• Strong communication skills to be an asset during workshops and product demonstrations
• Strong inidual and team communication skills with the ability to take direction well
• Excellent organization skills with a keen eye to detail
• Relevant knowledge of the retail, e-commerce, or advertising industries
• Experience on teams that brought new products from idea to launch
• Previous experience at a tech-powered startup

Cooler Perks

For the right candidate, we have a competitive compensation and ownership package with an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, paid time off, and many other perks. Come join our fast-growing team. You can be based in Minneapolis, Chicago or possibly elsewhere. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, native origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.