Integrated Systems Solutions is hiring: Animation and Visual Effects Artist in S

As one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s top contractors, ISS is seeking a Animation and Visual Effects Artist to support National Ocean Service (NOS) office.

Where you will be: This role is fully remote.

What you will do: Function as the animator to support the animation development for the NOAA Ocean Today program. This includes:

• Work independently and with a small team to design, illustrate, storyboard, coordinate, and implement high quality character, data and photo-realistic animation for messages and products intended for internal and external audiences;
• Demonstrate strong skills and experience with the software needed to execute day-to-day animation tasks and communicate effectively;
• Demonstrate ability to determine customer needs; apply standard NOAA communication protocols and approaches and relay to clients; implement branding in all aspects of work;
• Demonstrate creative vision to improve upon proposed animation concepts and solve problems in telling the story;
• Demonstrate excellent organization and communication skills; possess the ability to convey animation concepts in written or spoken form prior to production;
• Demonstrate experience translating complex science topics into visual products that are easy to understand by a middle school-aged audience;
• Must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator. Experience with character animation, including rigged characters and/or knowledge of Adobe Character Animator preferred;
• Carry out the vision of the video producer and executive producer while also generating original ideas for animated projects or specific scenes;
• Advanced hand-drawn illustration skills as demonstrated by project samples and ability to design original artwork to fulfill client needs (potential candidates must provide a portfolio);
• Advanced storyboarding experience;
• Experience with 3D rendering, animation and visual effects software such as Maya or Cinema 4D preferred; and
• Train and assist other video editors/graphic designers as needed with various animation or visual effects tasks.

What you bring: 

• Master’s degree in Communications, Fine Arts, or related field
• Six (6) years of general experience of which at least four (4) years must be specialized
• Experience with character animation, including rigged characters and/or knowledge of Adobe Character Animator
• Experience with 3D rendering, animation and visual effects software such as Maya or Cinema 4D
• Demonstrated ability to design, illustrate, and implement high quality animations
• Communicates effectively in both written and oral forms and among various age groups
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrates advanced hand-drawn illustration skills
• A self-starter, team oriented attitude

• Bonus points: You are familiar with NOAA.

You’re REALLY going to love it here if:

• You thrive in a close-knit, friendly corporate culture dedicated to fostering personal career development
• You work in an environment with accessible and available senior corporate leadership without the micromanagement
• You’re looking for a great work/life balance
• You’re seeking above standard benefits – Health insurance where the company pays 75% of premiums, 401k match, paid holidays, referral bonuses, and ‘take what you need’ paid time off
• You seek a work environment where you have a voice in the development and modification of the policies by which the company is governed

The admin stuff: You must be a US Citizen and be able to pass a Public Trust investigation from the U.S. government.