Multimedia Designer, 1099 Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Analyze creative briefs, identify design needs, and ensure alignment with the Creative Director, Art Director, and Marketing Manager.

• Convert campaign concepts, product narratives, and raw footage into compelling video ideas that grab attention right from the start.

• Create polished edits utilizing footage, photography, animation, typography, music, sound design, and visual effects.

• Reimagine existing campaign footage, photography, and archival materials into innovative, channel-specific narratives.

• Edit social series, product narratives, designer and maker features, interviews, behind-the-scenes content, event summaries, and paid social media creative.

• Collaborate with design, copy, brand, social, and marketing teams throughout the entire process from concept to delivery.

• Prepare and provide platform-ready files, ensuring precision in aspect ratio, duration, resolution, captions, audio, color, and file specifications.

• Support graphic design, photography editing, retouching, campaign development, and other multimedia requirements.

• Uphold brand consistency and creative integrity while experimenting, testing, learning, and introducing innovative approaches to Sunbrella storytelling.

• Implement established brand books and guidelines while maintaining creative integrity.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree (preferably a BFA in photography, new media, or other visual arts) is desired.

• 5–10 years of professional experience in video editing, motion design, social content creation, or multimedia production, ideally within a brand, agency, editorial, or content studio setting.

• Strong eye for aesthetics and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated ability to create high-quality visual content tailored for diverse digital platforms.

• Experience in developing content specifically for organic and paid social media.

• Capability to unearth compelling narratives within campaign footage, interviews, behind-the-scenes content, still photography, archival materials, and user-generated content.

• A robust creative portfolio that showcases expertise in graphic design, video, and multimedia storytelling.

• Proven ability to handle multiple projects concurrently while adhering to tight deadlines.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, and Illustrator.

• Expertise in short-form editing, visual pacing, story structure, sound design, music editing, color correction, typography, motion graphics, and finishing.

• Strong editorial judgment.

• Willingness to test, learn, and innovate new strategies for content creation.

• Experience in efficiently creating multiple creative variations while maintaining brand consistency and production quality.

• Portfolio must feature several examples of short-form, social-first video content, demonstrating the candidate’s involvement in editing, motion design, sound, and concept development.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contract 1099 position, approximately 20–25 hours per week.