Media Designer (Video/Motion Design/3D Visualizations)

Who You'll Work With

As a Media Designer at McKinsey & Company, you will be based in our Lisbon office and work as part of our Visual Graphics & Media function.

Our team is passionate about creating impactful visual communication materials that support our consultants to communicate their findings and recommendations and inspire our clients.

You will collaborate with other creative colleagues and support our consulting teams across Europe as they serve our clients.

What You'll Do

As a Media Designer at McKinsey & Company, you will use your creativity and design skills to transform ideas into visually engaging and memorable experiences and media products for our clients.

You will conceptualize and produce compelling videos and 3D visualizations (e.g., explainer videos explaining processes, organizational structures, user journeys) that meet McKinsey’s highest quality standards, both in terms of product and process. You will collaborate with consultants to develop visual concepts and creative solutions tailored to the needs of their target audiences to best support their communication goals, tell visual stories, and bring together communicative and visual content.

You will work alongside colleagues as part of design project teams led by more experienced Designers or Creative Leads, and gain maturity to support projects from the initial briefing through the concept design to the realization of the final product.

As a Media Designer, you will have access to learning and development opportunities, mentorship, and on-the-job upskilling. You will embark on a design career that will allow you to deepen your expertise and further grow at McKinsey.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in a design- or media-related field (e.g., corporate design, visual communication, film and animation, media/communication studies, broadcast media, TV production, UX/UI design)
• 2+ years of proven experience in video/motion design, 3D visualization, animation, preferably in a consultancy, corporate, or design agency environment
• Attached portfolio
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects); familiarity with Blender or Cinema 4D; experience with DaVinci Resolve or Houdini is a plus; proficiency in MS Office (especially PowerPoint) and digital collaboration tools
• Strong skills in design theory and practice, with expertise in creating compelling concepts and effectively communicate ideas, data visualization, and corporate design (internal candidates should understand McKinsey Visual Identity); ability to animate 3D assets, create storyboards, and illustrations
• Excellent verbal and written English skills (C1 level CEFR or equivalent); fluency in an additional European language (e.g., French, German, Spanish) or Arabic (C1) is a plus
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines within a collaborative team environment
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to negotiate, persuade, and drive design projects forward
• Strong organizational skills and efficient project management, thriving in collaborative, diverse, and cross-functional teams; successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring high-quality deliverables
• Experience working in cross-functional and/or distributed teams, effectively collaborating with colleagues with different skillsets to achieve common goals and deliver high-quality design projects
• Customer-centric mindset with flexibility and adaptability to changing and ambiguous environments
• A keen eye for detail, a commitment to quality, and a strong drive for continuous improvement and achieving results