Creative Services Lead - Federal Reserve Bank (FRB)

Company

As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.

We are a dynamic hybrid workplace environment that requires at least 2 days a week in the office.

Consults with clients at every level providing visual solutions for internal, external and system communications.  This role carries significant responsibility for the management of creative resources, processes, programs and manages multiple editing and multimedia projects simultaneously.  With minimal oversight, you will be a solutions focused dynamic storyteller specializing in video editing, motion graphics, and animation to create engaging content in a highly collaborative environment and responsible for monitoring quality control guidelines, maintaining production scheduling/deadlines, improving service and production levels and assume responsibility for maintaining and improving the means of design and production.  You must exhibit a high degree of proficiency and an eye for detail in post-production, effectively communicate strategies, conform to organizational identity standards, and demonstrate awareness of current trends in corporate multimedia production.  Working closely with all levels of the organization including high-level subject matter experts, C-suite and organization leaders to lead, create, execute, deliver and archive projects across all bank channels. Exemplify standards for customer service, responsiveness, team and client collaboration. Provides work guidance and direction to other creative professionals as needed.

 Who You Are:

• Video Editing Expert – capable of synthesizing complex ideas to build engaging and concise stories that meet client needs and comply with brand standards

• Creative – developing new ideas and concepts that tell our stories in a meaningful way

• Video Chops – a capable video shooter using professional equipment

• Motion Graphics/Animation Guru – strong design and animation skills to build engaging content

• Audio Expert – a good ear for sound mixing from a variety of sources

• Sense of Design – strong background in design fundamentals that support our brand

• Customer Service Expert – deliver solutions in a customer focused environment

• Continuous Learner – desire to constantly learn new trends, tricks and the latest tech that enhances our creative work.

• Team Player – collaborate with all members of Creative Services, Management and stakeholders to create best in class creative

• Communicator – Strong communication and presentation skills that drive progress and express ideas in a respectful, positive manner

• Independent – ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a creative environment

• Self-Aware – deep sense of how you interact with others

Responsibilities:

• Manages creative projects and processes or programs from ideation to implementation with minimal supervision. Leads projects at the department, District, and System level, consulting and coordinating with writers, graphic designers, web developers, social media/marketing and subject matter experts. Consults with clients at every level to establish program goals, envision effective graphic design or multimedia solutions, and author and update detailed project plans. Engages stakeholders as necessary.

• Procures, manages, maintains, and supervises the use of studio equipment, from low-end supplies to high-end equipment; server hardware and software; solutions for archiving and sharing media; and software or hardware solutions supporting the editing and production of photography, graphic designs, motion graphics, and/or video. Defines business cases and schedules for retiring and upgrading the means of design and production. Interacts with vendors and manages the work of contractors to expand capacity and develop new solutions. Monitors and works within budgets provided by the department leadership.

• Establishes, maintains, and refines processes with an eye toward increasing speed, enhancing effectiveness, and reducing the cost of production while maintaining standards of high quality and timely delivery.

• Use video production camera skills to assist in all video shoots, live events, and broadcasts in the studio and on location

• Efficiently ingest, organize, synthesize and edit raw video footage to create engaging stories

• Match proper compression and output of all products to needs of the client

• Use technical skills to manage and troubleshoot Mac computer systems, peripherals, camera systems, and sound systems for video production applications

• Utilize established file management practices and processes to organize, process, distribute and archive work products in DAM and media server applications

• Manage the use of studio equipment, from expendables to high-end equipment, server hardware and software; solutions for archiving and sharing media; and software or hardware solutions supporting the editing and production of photography, graphic designs, motion graphics, and video.

• Organize, media manage, and backup all files on behalf of the team to server, linear tape and DAM as needed

• Provide work guidance and direction to less experienced staff.

• Critically review your own work while seeking feedback from team and stakeholders adjusting to reflect the needs of our stakeholders

• Use strong verbal and written communications that reflect a positive professional image

• Produces work demonstrating a high degree of mastery over five or more of the following skill sets: graphic design, web design, user interface/user experience design, motion graphics design, presentation design, interactive design, multimedia

Technical Skills:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Illustrator, PS, Bridge, Audition, Media Encoder)

• Microsoft O365 (Teams/Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint)

• Lighting techniques, Sound Devices audio, Sony video equipment

• Mac Computer Systems & Mac OS

• Digital Asset Management – systems and practices

• Project Management software (Asana)

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)

• 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan

• Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment

• Generously subsidized public transportation

• Education Assistance Program

• Professional development programs, training and conferences

• And more…

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent experience; bachelor's degree preferred

Experience:

Eight + years preferred

Portfolio:  Link toonline portfolio highly preferred

Travel:  Some domestic overnight and extended travel that may include weekends

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments).

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.

Full Time / Part Time

Regular / Temporary

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

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The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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