# Art Director, Video

**Company:** [NinjaTrader](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/ninjatrader)
**Location:** Chicago, IL
**Role:** Brand Design
**Salary:** $90k – $140k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Ai Creative Tools, Motion Design, Typography, Live Streaming
**Posted:** 2026-05-01

> Leads visual direction and production for NinjaTrader Live, creating motion graphics, video content, and systems for broadcast, social, and experiential channels. Requires 5+ years in motion graphics/video editing, Adobe Suite expertise, and managing a designer in fast-paced environments.

## Job Description

## 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)

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