Motion Designer - Videographer within the Communication Department

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Motion Designer - Videographer within the Communication Department

The Communication Department of the CHUV is looking for a Motion Designer - Videographer, with a workload between 80% and 100%, to strengthen its creative team.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, the CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Creative Unit of the CHUV Communication Department provides advice, design, and production of innovative audiovisual and multimedia content in support of the institution's communication, teaching, and research missions.

Mission

Within a multidisciplinary creative team, you design and produce high-value audiovisual content intended for diverse audiences, both internal and external. You help make sometimes complex topics accessible and attractive by using video and motion design to support the communication of one of the country's main university hospitals.

Your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Imagine and develop creative concepts adapted to different communication channels, with particular attention to social networks and emerging digital formats
• Design and produce motion design animations for institutional or educational videos
• Participate in all stages of audiovisual production: scripting, filming, editing, graphic design, and distribution
• Take full responsibility for certain video projects, from needs analysis to final delivery
• Identify emerging trends, new formats, and topics with high dissemination potential
• Ensure the artistic, narrative, and technical quality of productions
• Collaborate with communication specialists, healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators at CHUV
• Participate in projects related to various fields linked to health, education, and research
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of production processes, technical tools, and collaboration methods within the team

Demonstrate flexibility in work organisation and ensure, when necessary, presence in the evening and/or at weekends as part of the department's missions.

Profile

• You hold a university degree from an Art School or an equivalent qualification
• You have experience in scientific popularisation, health, education, or institutional communication.

This position is aimed at a person with the following key skills:

• You are passionate about visual creation, communication, and digital media
• Motion design is your main area of expertise and you have a strong portfolio demonstrating your creativity and technical mastery
• You possess solid video production skills (filming and editing)
• You are naturally curious and creative, have a good general knowledge and a great capacity to adapt
• You demonstrate rigour, autonomy, and excellent organisational skills
• You appreciate exchanges with demanding interlocutors and quickly understand their needs
• You are able to transform complex content into clear, engaging, and accessible visual stories
• You have excellent analytical, synthesis, and responsiveness skills
• You know how to work both independently and as part of a team
• You are comfortable with medical image representation and hospital environments
• You have perfect command of French, both spoken and written
• You master the Apple environment as well as the Adobe Creative Cloud suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop) and/or DaVinci Resolve
• You learn new tools quickly and are comfortable with technological developments, notably AI-assisted creation tools.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• A varied, stimulating, and meaningful activity
• The opportunity to contribute to projects with a concrete impact in health, education, and research
• A collaborative work environment within a creative and multidisciplinary team
• High-quality technical resources and opportunities for continuous professional development
• The chance to participate in ambitious audiovisual projects reaching several hundred thousand people each year
• Top-tier social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished accommodations offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on electric bike purchases)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Jessica Scheurer, Team Leader, Head of Creation, tel.: 079 556 30 49.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send us your complete application including your CV, cover letter, a portfolio or showreel presenting your motion design and video production work, as well as your diplomas, work certificates, and any distinctions.

As all our applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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