Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio known for the indie horror game 'Poppy Playtime'. They are seeking a Marketing Video Production Designer to create engaging marketing materials, including trailers and visual content, to enhance the brand's presence across various platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate marketing creative briefs and develop video and static marketing content in support of Mob Entertainment content across owned and partner channels
- Collaborate with fellow designers and Marketing leadership to ensure projects are successful and cleared through leadership approval channels
- Maintain Mob Entertainment's visual language across all marketing output, ensuring brand consistency
- Adapt deliverables for multiple formats and aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, etc.) across platforms along with creating versions for various partner channels
- Contribute to concepting sessions, bringing visual ideas and references to the table during pre-production
- Iterate quickly on feedback from internal stakeholders, keeping projects moving without sacrificing quality
- Manage and organize project files, assets, and templates to support the broader production team
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in video production, animation, or a closely related field
- Moderate proficiency in video editing and vfx (Davinci Resolve or Adobe Suite); Autodesk Maya or Blender experience is a strong plus
- A strong portfolio demonstrating motion graphics/animation work across trailers, social content, or entertainment marketing
- Solid understanding of design fundamentals in typography, color, composition, and visual hierarchy and how they translate to motion
- Experience designing assets for gaming, entertainment, or digital-first brands
- Ability to work efficiently across multiple projects with tight turnaround times, with a demonstrated organizational method that accounts for multiple channels of feedback
- Strong communication skills and comfort working within a collaborative creative team
- A sharp eye for detail and a high personal bar for quality
- Enthusiasm for the evolving zeitgeist around social media assets, what succeeds, and what doesn't
- Familiarity with Mob Entertainment's IP (Poppy Playtime) and its aesthetic — childhood nostalgia through a horror lens
- Familiarity versioning assets to first-party requirements (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, etc.)
- Experience working with rating board guidelines (ESRB, PEGI, etc.)
- Experience with game capture, gameplay editing, or working alongside game development teams
- Scrappiness is key - the ideal candidate can work creatively with limited resources to make impactful and exciting marketing content
- Experience with Unreal Engine, particularly in cinematics
- Background in illustration, animation or character-driven design
- Comfort designing for global audiences and adapting assets for localization