Multimedia Designer, Fulltime (hybrid) Springfield, MA

The Opportunity:

As a Multimedia Designer, you will be responsible for handling multiple projects from concept through execution across all digital, print, and video mediums with a primary focus on motion graphics/animation, microsites, HTML emails/newsletters, and web assets.

You must possess in-depth understanding of visual design principles and desire to push conceptual thinking according to the latest design and technology trends to create brand experiences for various audiences. Collaborate with Clients, Senior Design Staff, Account Managers, Video Producer, Editors, Copywriters, Developers, and technology partners, to deliver digital messaging solutions for multiple products and services across different lines of business. You'll be expected to marry highly creative out-of-the-box thinking with brand/campaign guidelines while understanding both the challenges and opportunities of the digital channel. This position requires visual storytelling to produce the highest quality video content and uphold the expectation of creative excellence for Brand Creative. You will work with the Adobe Creative Cloud to create the latest animation and VFX techniques to meet all creative needs. You must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while accurately executing creative to meet tight deadlines is a must.

The Team

Our candidate will be joining a growing, diverse and talented team of Multimedia Designers, Videographers, Editors, Photographers, Art Directors and Copywriters. Our in-house team is an agile, inclusive, hard-working group, dedicated to bringing our MassMutual brand to life across many media solutions. We strive to work with our in-house clients to deliver proper and consistent messaging and content across our brand, while continuing to grow, learn, and stay on top of new industry technologies and trends.

The Impact:

• Support the creation of engaging communications, that tell a story and support the look and voice of the MassMutual brand from concept through execution.

• Edit multimedia projects and maintain a consistent level of quality

• Maintain communication with internal teams, production and clients on the status of projects with responsibilities to ensure deadlines are being met

• Demonstrate constant innovation and creativity

• Continually evolve and elevate the aesthetic while supporting the overall brand direction, especially in the digital landscape.

• Maintain relevancy in the field by monitoring visual design and digital trends, as well as emerging technology and usability trends

• Ensure design/brand consistency and quality across multiple channels

• Work to grow integrated digital strategy

• Select music tracks, photography, stock footage, iconography, graphic elements and integrate all into finished videos for internal and external viewing
  (MM.com, MM intranet, MM Sales & Marketing, MM social media)

• Ability to ensure quality control and consistency on each output, with a high level of finishing skills including design aesthetic, asset integration, audio optimization, color correction

• Weave together brand stories with storyboarding, video footage, brand assets, illustrations and make creative decisions throughout projects based on written scripts or input from the Brand Creative team and clients.

• Design for motion graphics to include color theory, digital effects, typography, iconography, and illustration

The Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with focus in Fine Arts or related design focus

• 5+ years professional experience creating branded communications (Animation, print, digital and motion graphics) under aggressive deadlines.

• 2+ years of experience in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Premiere Pro

• 2+ years of experience with current design, animation, and technology trends

• 2+ years of experience with content creation that encompasses concepting, storyboarding, and creating motion graphics with the ability to integrate designed assets into creative videos

• 2+ years of experience working with HTML/CSS/Java script and various web platforms and coding (ex. WordPress)

The Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience with innovative web/digital content on a project basis for clients as needed

• Ability to present and sell ideas to high profile clients

• Familiarity with a wide variety of media and presentation techniques

• Ability to perform complex creative concept development through brainstorming and idea generation. Understand and visually interpret complex business concepts to develop innovative, creative, and results-oriented marketing deliverables.

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with the Creative Brand, 258

• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager

• Access to mentorship opportunities

• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups

• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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Salary Range:

At MassMutual, we focus on ensuring fair equitable pay, by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component.

Why Join Us.

We’ve been around since 1851. During our history, we’ve learned a few things about making sure our customers are our top priority. In order to meet and exceed their expectations, we must have the best people providing the best thinking, products and services. To accomplish this, we celebrate an inclusive, vibrant and diverse culture that encourages growth, openness and opportunities for everyone. A career with MassMutual means you will be part of a strong, stable and ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits. And your voice will always be heard.

We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company owned by our policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to put customers first. It’s more than our company structure – it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources, and rely on each other when it counts. At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.

MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

At MassMutual, we focus on ensuring fair, equitable pay by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component. For more information about our extensive benefits offerings please check out our Total Rewards at a Glance.