Art Director, Video

Responsibilities

• Own the visual direction for NinjaTrader Live and all NT Live-adjacent creative — establishing a cohesive look and feel across broadcast, social, email, and experiential touchpoints
• Define and develop video and motion graphics systems (intros, outros, stingers, lower-thirds, sizzle reels, social clips) that elevate and unify the brand's dynamic identity
• Leverage AI creative tools as a core part of your workflow
• Direct and contribute to video editing across formats — livestream recaps, social cutdowns, ads, highlight reels, and promotional content
• Define creative standards for short-form video, ensuring strong hooks, pacing, and visual treatments optimized for engagement and retention
• Direct the Senior Graphic Designer, ensuring static and motion systems evolve cohesively and the creative bar stays high
• Provide clear, actionable feedback that supports the growth and output of your direct report while maintaining quality and consistency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with producers, media, and social teams to translate business goals into compelling visual storytelling
• Own the creative process from concept through execution — balancing hands-on design work with strategic oversight
• Stay ahead on motion design, video, live streaming assets, and AI creative advancements
• Build the systems that make scale possible: own templates, style guides, and asset organization workflows
• Own and delegate the creative schedule — managing multiple live and in-progress projects with competing deadlines and same-day turnarounds

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in motion graphics, video editing, or art direction roles
• Strong portfolio demonstrating motion design, video editing, and brand storytelling across multiple platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop
• Experience developing and maintaining visual systems across multiple content channels
• Strong understanding of pacing, storytelling, and audience engagement in both long-form and short-form video
• Proven ability to produce high-quality video, static, and motion creative across multiple formats at speed
• Ability to shape creative vision while remaining hands-on in execution
• Experience managing or directly overseeing at least one designer or creative contributor
• Familiarity with working in fast-paced environments with tight turnaround times, ideally in live or near-live production settings
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in content-driven environments
• Strong communication skills and ownership with the ability to align stakeholders around a shared creative vision
• Strong design fundamentals: typography, composition, hierarchy, color
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working with fast-paced live broadcast or streaming content
• Familiarity with trading, financial markets, or fintech products
• Experience partnering closely with designers across disciplines (static and motion)
• Knowledge of social media performance and content optimization strategies
• Deep hands-on experience with AI creative tools like Veo 3, Runway, Pika, Midjourney, Sora, ElevenLabs, Synthesia

Compensation

• Salary range: $90,000 - $140,000 USD
• Annual target bonus: 10% (50% individual performance, 50% company/team performance)
• 401k with 3.5% company match
• Generous PTO (23 days/year), 7 paid holidays + 5 conditional, 1 service day
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Health, vision, dental coverage
• Life and disability insurance (100% company-covered)