Martini Design

We're hiring - After Effects/Motion Graphics Designer

2010-06-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

Position: After Effects Designer
Location: Seattle, WA
Status: Contractor with possible full-time opportunity
Employment term: Per project
Start date: Immediately
Pay: DOE

Martini Media, a full-service video production and video marketing agency based in Seattle, WA, seeks an After Effects Designer for upcoming projects. Martini Media began as the video production arm of Martini Design five years ago, creating high-concept marketing videos for clients like Microsoft, Concur, and the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Along with high-concept pieces, we also provide lower-concept business films that are perfect for small to mid-size businesses.

General Description: We are looking for an After Effects Designer who will work within both the design and video realm. Due to the diverse breadth of work we create, our AE designer will need to be comfortable designing a 60-second spot as well as a website comp. Frequent interaction with a collaborating team of creative directors, project managers, developers and designers will be part of day-to-day operations. Common tasks may include animating designs created by the art director, designing small animations, bouncing between straight editing in Final Cut to animating in After Effects, and completing update requests on video edits.

Software Skill Requirements (skill level):
• After Effects (intermediate/expert)
• Flash (intermediate)
• Motion (intermediate)
• Photoshop/Illustrator (intermediate/expert)
• Final Cut Pro (intermediate)

"Nice to Have" Software Skills:
• Expression Blend/Silverlight
• 3D tools
• Green screen software
• Soundbooth

Other Required Characteristics/Skills
• Sense of humor. We’re a small shop and we like to have fun. You should too!
• Desire to tell stories through their work
• Ability to interact with clients

It's Time for Business! Martini Design and Media Debut Video at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

2009-09-26T13:26:00.000-07:00

Our video for the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce debuted yesterday at the 127th Annual Meeting, marking the official start of the campaign It's Time for Business: Leading the Regional Economic Recovery. The video features members of the Seattle business glitterati, including regional Chase CEO Phyllis Campbell, Governor Christine Gregoire, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Tom Douglas, Tetro Zinzanni, Mariner's Manager Don Wakamatsu, Wing-it Productions Creative Director Andrew McMasters, Ross Asdourian, and Ezell's Chicken founder Lewis Rudd. Special thanks also goes to Starbucks Coffee, Pike Place Market, Ivar's, and Qwest for appearing in the film.

Visit the official It's Time for Business website to post jobs, share your business story, see upcoming events and more.

Martini Design and Martini Media are Seeking an Office Administrator

2009-09-23T12:47:00.001-07:00

Martini Design is seeking an office administrator for its Greenlake office. Responsibilities include basic administration duties (filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, opening mail) as well as some light bookkeeping. This person will also be assisting the company principals as needed.

Key Qualifications/Experience
- Must be happy, boisterous, outgoing! We have a fun and creative office, and we'd like to keep it that way (No haters).
- Must be detail-oriented.
- Familiarity with Quickbooks or another accounting software is preferred (we can train).
- Must have excellent communication skills.
- Must know MS Office suite.
- Bookkeeping experience a plus.
- Reception/Administration experience required.
- Valid drivers license required.
- Love of cooking a plus.

Please email blog@martinidesign.com with resumes or questions.

Potlifter Video Up on Martinimedia.com

2009-09-20T10:47:00.001-07:00

A new video is up on Martini Media website. Potlifter is a tool the helps gardeners and do-it-yourselfers lift and move large items. This video is a good example of how you can take our basic full-day shoot and add a few simple touches to enrich the experience. In this case, we added some simple animations and voiceover. View the finished video here. To find out more about Potlifter, visit their website.

Martini Media Debuts "It's Time for Business" at Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

2009-09-19T15:46:00.000-07:00

We're very excited to announce that we will be debuting our latest video, "It's Time for Business," at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting next Friday, September 25. This event hosts more than 1,000 of the region's business and civic leaders. Jeff Raikes of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will present the keynote address, and featured speakers include current and former Chamber chairs Kirk Nelson and Tayloe Washburn. Register for the event on the chamber website. We hope to see you there!

Martini Media Seeking Voice Over Talent

2009-07-09T16:42:00.000-07:00

Martini Media, offering affordable video production in Seattle and Portland, is seeking male and female voice over talent for our web commercials. These jobs would be great for individuals seeking to build their portfolio while getting paid for their work. If you are interested, send me an email at elizabeth@martinimedia.com.

Update: We are seeing more demand for Male VO talent. If you are are a male VO talent and live in Seattle, email me today!

ACS Video and Dental Video Now Live on Martinimedia.com

2009-07-08T18:54:00.000-07:00

We've posted two new video production projects on the Martini Media video site this week. The first is a video we produced for the American Cancer Society's Hope Gala. This event helps fund a lot of the activities at the ACS, and tickets are still available! Visit their website for more information.

The second video is for the redesigned Web site of TenderCare Dental Center in Beaverton, OR. Both of these videos are really good examples of our one-day shoots, and both were produced for prices that most small businesses can afford. Keep checking the Martini Media site for projects as they go up.

Martini Media, our video production arm, will be exhibiting at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Trade Show

2009-05-06T12:24:00.000-07:00

Martini Media will have a booth at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Trade Show on May 12th, 3-7 pm, at Qwest Field. Martin, Rich, Chris, and I will be there to talk about Martini Media, video production, viral video, and online video marketing. Come by and say hi! We will also be giving away a FREE, one-day video production and marketing plan. This video will be shot at your place of business, edited within 24 hours, deployed online, and delivered with an online marketing plan. It is a $1000 value! Great prize for whoever wins it. For more information, visit the Chamber website.

We'll see you there!

Elizabeth

Microsoft Webcast Referencing the Martini Design Christmas Card

2009-02-04T17:38:00.000-08:00

Microsoft India has a live webcast on Friday on how to create a Silverlight eGreeting with multiple videos, similar to our Christmas Card. So similar that they referenced our card on the Microsoft site! To see for yourself, or to register, go here.

Martini Design YouTube Channel

2009-01-15T15:37:00.000-08:00

For some reason, we haven't created a Martini Design YouTube channel... until now! We only have a few videos up now, but we'll be adding more in the coming weeks. Subscribe to our channel here. Oh, and don't forget to leave your rave reviews!

Martini Holiday Card on the Microsoft Silverlight Showcase

2009-01-07T21:20:00.000-08:00

Our 2008 Silverlight Holiday Card was selected to be included in the Microsoft Silverlight Showcase. Ours is the first entry on the second page. If you liked the card, be sure to give us a good ranking!

Happy Holidays from Martini Design!

2008-12-17T08:50:00.000-08:00

We wish everyone Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year. View our Silverlight holiday card here.

Martinidesign.com is now live!

2008-11-19T21:40:00.001-08:00

Well, there were a few delays, but the alpha of Martinidesign.com is now live! We will probably launch beta sometime next week and the final site will be up in about three weeks. On behalf of Martin, Chris, and myself, thanks to Terry, Amy, Rich, Lisa, Durr, and Jason for helping to produce the site and video. And of course, thanks to everyone in the extended Martini family for donating your time and sexiness to create the video. We couldn't have done it without you!

Martini Design at the Microsoft Digital Vendor Fair

2008-11-07T13:03:00.000-08:00

Come see us at the Digital Vendor Fair, November 18th from noon to 2 pm in Building 33. We will be showcasing our latest and greatest work at our booth. Come by and say hi!

We have a launch date!

2008-10-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Check out our site on Monday, November 10, 2008. On that day we are launching our completely re-designed company site and video. You can also see our latest and greatest work, much of which has not been included on this blog. Save the date!

FREE Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce session with Martini Design

2008-10-21T13:09:00.000-07:00

Martin Rincon, Creative Director at Martini Design, and Rich Cranor, Video Director, will be hosting Marketing Mondays at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce on November 18, 2008. Their free session, titled "Beyond Broadcast - Using Internet-based Video to Reach Your Market," will detail how to create a video that communicates your marketing messaging at the lowest possible cost.

To view a full description or to sign up, please visit the Seattle Chamber website. We hope to see you there!

MICROSOFT SQL SERVER, DATABASE COMPETITIVE CHALLENGE :: viral video, e-mail campaign, and viral game website

2008-07-31T12:32:00.000-07:00

Martini Design was asked to produce a unique campaign that would encourage Oracle database administrators to give their contact information to Microsoft SQL Server sales staff. Martini created an online contest with a funny viral video and online game that portrays SQL Server 2005 as a cost-effective, intuitive alternative to Oracle 11g, which is depicted as a complex, ineffectual, and expensive corporate product.

The campaign was a success. Users visiting the website had a 15 percent conversion rate for sign-up and registration. The YouTube.com version of the video contributed to a 200 percent rise in hits in just one week. The video also was posted to five different database blogs within 24 hours of being released.

HITACHI CONSULTING :: website

2007-07-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

Leveraging a global Web branding initiative, Martini Design designed a Web site showing the stability and successful track record of Hitachi Consulting’s business and IT service offerings. The new site brings volumes of content into a compelling, intuitive and informative experience. It expresses the consultancy’s unique personality and focus while tying back to the overarching Hitachi brand. The site also incorporated robust content management features allowing for ease in updating.

BLITZ: THE LEAGUE :: interactive campaign

2007-07-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

Midway Amusement Games challenged Martini’s creative team to develop a website to capture and extend the brand of their upcoming release of their alternative sports title, “Blitz: The League” where players learn that winning means to Win At Any Cost. At the core of this game title is an interactive, action-packed story about the gritty underbelly of professional sports. In that spirit, Martini wrote and designed the game’s prequel and released in segments online. The site, like the game, blurred the lines between fantasy and reality. The Blitz: The League online campaign included sites for an official sports franchise; a sports news and information portal; a sports apparel company; and a performance-enhancing
beverage. Martini also produced an online banner campaign providing linkage and push. Talk about a brand extension full of infinite possibilities, some of the creative from the campaign even worked its way back into the game itself.

ED, EDD N EDDY :: interactive website

2007-07-23T12:28:00.000-07:00

In creating their first collaborative title with the Cartoon Network, Midway Amusement Games charged Martini Design to create an immersive, experience-based website for the new title, Ed, Edd n’ Eddy: The Mis-Edventures. With a target market of boys from ages 6-12, Martini designed an experience that would let boys hang out with the characters at home. This fully interactive site let boys walk right into the cul-de-sac where the Eds live and just play with stuff in Ed, Edd or Eddy’s rooms. Now that’s fun.

HOMETEAM :: Branding

2007-07-23T12:09:00.000-07:00

HomeTeam is a national television show with the mission of becoming the leading brand among the first time homebuyer market. The charge: take the existing logo mark and brand and give it a consumer friendly and authentic voice while developing a trustworthy mark among real estate and mortgage professionals. Martini Design delivered a revised identity, supported by a compelling tagline and a complete style guide communicating the rules of usage. Additionally, Martini Design developed a suite of supporting presentation and marketing materials used to secure investors and partners.

LIVE.COM :: Interactive Demo

2007-07-23T11:55:00.000-07:00

MSN called upon Martini to create an interactive demo for Live.com that showed not only its function, but also the appeal of having a personalized home page. To do this, Martini created a product demo and three video vignettes showing Live.com users keeping up with the stuff and the people they love. Through the eyes of an adoring adolescent, a passionate ping pong patron, and a loyal lobster-lover, we see how Live.com brings their online worlds together.

GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY & MANDY

2007-07-23T11:53:00.000-07:00

Midway Amusement Games engaged Martini to design a teaser site and an interactive website that will engage kids and build awareness and hype for the Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy video game. Based on our experience, our shared understanding of the target, and the intersection of the Cartoon Network and Midway Home Entertainment brands, the over arching concept behind these ideas is that kids love to click and they love to play. To that end, we designed an online space to mirror the world of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, a place where kids will come and play. It’s the place to become immersed in Billy and Mandy’s precocious and sensory universe — a place where things move, make sounds, and compel unique and delightful challenges.

GETTY IMAGES :: Event Branding

2007-07-23T11:45:00.000-07:00

When the international leader for royalty-free images celebrates 10 years in the business, it’s a very big deal. Martini Design created event branding to for Getty’s 10-year Anniversary parties happening in 11 cities (in 6 languages) around the world. From Sydney to Seattle, our mission was to help unite this international, culturally diverse and geographically dispersed employee group with a communications and event design strategy that no one could forget. Martini’s creative strategy extended into everything from the event graphics, to multi-lingual animated Flash clip, posters, to the napkins and giveaways. The events were recognized as the best party experience that Getty Images has had in 10 years.

ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS :: Demo & Workbook

2007-07-23T00:26:00.000-07:00

Microsoft’s Licensing team came to Martini to produce a learning tool to educate licensing specialists and account representatives on Enterprise Agreements. Martini used a unique story-telling approach to “edutain” and engage the audience. Using a 1950’s film reel style, we created a 12-minute demo and two interactive quizzes, telling the story of Sad Hal, a hapless salesman who is empowered through the Enterprise Agreement. This campaign also included a 40-page workbook.