Visual and Motion Designer

About GameChanger:

We believe in the life changing impact youth sports have on and off the field. Sports encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence – important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community-building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

The Position:
GameChanger (the #1 rated youth sports app for live streaming, scheduling, and scorekeeping) is seeking a Visual and Motion Designer to join us on our expanding content team! In this role, you will be responsible for producing high-quality visual and motion graphics content that aligns with our brand's identity and enhances user engagement. You will work closely with the go to market, content, and product teams to create compelling visuals for digital and traditional media channels, including websites, social media, advertising, and video content.

What You’ll Do:

• Conceptualization & Design: Create visually appealing designs, including graphics, animations, and videos, for various platforms such as websites, social media, digital ads, and email campaigns.

• Motion Graphics Creation: Develop engaging motion graphics for videos, explainer animations, product launches, and promotional materials. (Occasional travel is expected to capture content, photos, or video.)

• Brand Consistency: Ensure all creative work adheres to brand guidelines and maintains consistency across different media.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, brand, and product to understand design needs and ensure a cohesive visual identity across all platforms.

• Creative Ideation: Participate in brainstorming sessions to generate creative ideas and visual concepts that align with campaign objectives.

• Video Editing: Edit video content, add animations, transitions, and special effects to enhance storytelling.

• Asset Management: Organize and maintain design files, including graphics, videos, and project assets, ensuring easy accessibility for team members.

Who You Are:

• You have 3 to 5 years of professional experience in visual and motion design, preferably in a creative agency, marketing team, or media production environment.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere).

• Knowledge of 3D animation software (e.g., Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya) is a plus.

• Familiarity with UX/UI tools like Figma, or Sketch.

• Strong creative and conceptual skills with the ability to produce innovative and visually compelling designs.

• High attention to detail and ability to produce error-free work in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present ideas and designs to stakeholders.

• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks efficiently to meet deadlines.

• Willingness to adapt and experiment with new design trends, technologies, and tools with a solutions-oriented mindset.

• You have a demo reel and/or portfolio that reflect instances of both excellent design and sleek motion graphics.

Perks:

• Work remotely throughout the US* or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Paid volunteer opportunities.

• WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.

• Snack stipend - $60 monthly to have snacks shipped to your home office.

• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HRA., and coverage for family/dependents.

• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.

• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.

• Retirement savings - 401K plan offered through Vanguard, with a company match.

• Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing.

• Generous parental leave.

• DICK’S Sporting Goods Teammate Discount.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The target salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $100,000. This is part of a total compensation package that includes incentive, equity, and benefits for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

*DICK'S Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect us from compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place, we are unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

Compensation Range: $90K - $100K