About the role and why it’s unique:

• As a Senior Video Designer at Underdog, you will drive how the brand moves with the sports industry and responds to season scripts
• Establish new techniques and styles for Underdog, contributing to the overall enhancement of the Video Design Team's current and future systems and capabilities
• Lead high-level design campaigns in collaboration with marketing and content teams, overseeing look development end-to-end, broadcast design, product integration, and platform-specific social-media design
• Set and maintain a high personal standard, ensuring consistency and reliability as a valuable partner to the design team and all Underdog employees
• Raising the bottom-line by creating engaging designs and continue to embody the Underdog Mentality
• Innovate current design systems, taking ownership of Variable Spend and Content Branding activations, particularly for events and content network initiatives
• Engage in high-level communication with stakeholders, providing clarity on the design role and intention; Ability to provide researched documentation for working with non-designers
• Drive the development of new brand activations and engaging content on Underdog Network
• Navigate small windows for ideation and roadmapping with larger teams, ensuring appropriate support for cross-team activations
• Address pinch points exacerbated by the seasonality of the business, ensuring effective planning to overcome roadblocks and meet narrative-driven deliverables

Who you are:

• Experienced (6-8 years) working with an emphasis in motion design and/or animation; post-production environment is welcomed
• A big sports fan, any fandom! Our work moves in parallel with the professional sports industry
• Mastery of Adobe Design Programs and Figma workflows (Heavy emphasis on Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder)
• High-level design proficiency and comfortability for various media platforms (social, broadcast, mobile, etc.)
• Knowledgeable in split track mastering, stems, and templating for multiple aspect-ratios
• Familiarity with marketing analytics for data-driven design decisions (utilizing creative briefs and monthly reports)
• Proficient in kinetic typography, composite work, and 2.5D/3D modeling and animation
• Ability to lead end-to-end video design campaigns, ensuring alignment with Underdog brand standards
• Strong background in video production and post-production, including problem-solving and execution at each project stage
• Cross-team collaboration, asset sharing, and expertise in DAM (Digital Asset Management) and media management

Even better if you have:

• Passion for fantasy and sports betting
• Skill in infusing personal style with marketing narratives and voices - we love a good collab!
• Proactive "designing their way out" of challenges and effectively communicating the process

Our targeted compensation rate for this position is between $85,000 and $110,000, depending on experience, plus equity. Think your skills are exceptional and warrant higher pay? Apply anyway! If we agree, we're willing to negotiate.