Graphic & Motion Designer

Why Utah?

Utah is home to five national parks, world-class skiing and snowboarding, hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails, and stunning deserts, mountains, and lakes, all within easy driving distance. Outdoor adventure is part of everyday life. The Salt Lake Valley consistently ranks high for safety, clean communities, short commute times, and family-friendly amenities. Draper offers a balance of suburban comfort and urban access, with downtown Salt Lake City just 15 minutes away.

Enjoy all four seasons without extremes—sunny summers, colorful falls, snowy winters, and mild springs, perfect for both outdoor recreation and city living. Utah’s communities are known for being engaged, supportive, and service-oriented, making it easy for newcomers to feel at home.

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (LLPA) is a mission-driven institution dedicated to inspiring people to explore, discover, and learn about Earth’s diverse ecosystems. Founded in 1997, the Aquarium provides impactful educational experiences for guests of all ages and backgrounds.

Since opening its Draper, Utah facility in 2014, LLPA has welcomed more than 10 million visitors and delivered over 650,000 educational experiences to students. Home to over 4,000 animals representing 650 species, the Aquarium features immersive habitats from around the world, including coral reefs, kelp forests, the deep ocean, Antarctic waters, tropical rainforests, Asian cloud forests, and Utah’s freshwater ecosystems.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 2019, LLPA is in an exciting phase of growth. With the opening of the Sam and Aline Skaggs Science Learning Center, the Aquarium became the largest in the Mountain West and the fifth largest aquarium in the continental United States, offering expanded opportunities for education, research, and professional impact.

The Motion & Graphic Designer creates engaging visual content that supports the Aquarium's mission, brand, marketing initiatives, exhibits, educational programs, events, and guest experience.

The primary focus of this position is motion design, with secondary responsibilities in videography and video editing and supporting responsibilities in graphic design. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in motion design, experience with video production and editing, solid graphic design skills, and the ability to manage creative projects from concept through final delivery.

Motion Design, Videography & Video Editing
- Primary Responsibilities

• Design and produce motion graphics for digital displays, social media, advertising, websites, presentations, events, and exhibits using Adobe After Effects, including kinetic typography, transitions, graphic overlays, titles, infographics, and visual effects.
• Develop storyboards, style frames, visual concepts, and motion treatments, and bring graphics, photography, video, and brand assets to life through movement and compositing.
• Plan and capture video footage for marketing, social media, exhibits, educational content, events, and other Aquarium initiatives.
• Edit video in Adobe Premiere Pro, including shot selection, pacing, transitions, audio adjustments, color correction, captions, and integration of motion graphics and other visual elements.
• Create motion and video content for multiple platforms and guest-facing environments, including digital signage and large-format displays, and adapt/export content for required aspect ratios, resolutions, frame rates, codecs, and formats.
• Apply strong principles of pacing, timing, movement, composition, typography, hierarchy, and visual storytelling across motion and video projects.
• Organize footage and project files and review final content for quality, technical accuracy, continuity, audio, branding, and messaging before delivery.

Graphic Design
- Supporting Responsibility

• Design print and digital materials, including advertisements, signs, brochures, event collateral, educational materials, exhibit graphics, presentations, social media graphics, and internal communications.
• Develop visual concepts and create…