Senior Motion Designer

Our client is a strategically-led design, digital and advertising agency. They create, refresh and invest in brands, with knowledge of how to connect with a new generation of consumers is where their strengths lie.  They focus on the ideation of new businesses and the redefinition of existing brands to create the most compelling customer experiences.

Our client is a London-based design agency currently looking for a talented 2D & 3D Mid-Weight Motion Designer with 5+ years of experience to join a multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for someone who thrives when working in a team with a proven ability to translate and express brand behaviours, compose creative narratives through exceptional and characterful animation, and also confidently take the lead on projects – from briefing through to final delivery.

You will be a self-motivated team player who is keen to take an active role, with a can-do attitude, and the drive to go that extra mile.  Clients range from start-ups to established global brands across a broad range of categories, work varies across design, digital and advertising.

Key Skills:

• Highly skilled in After Effects and the rest of the Adobe suite
• Proficient with working in Cinema 4D and associated render engines such as Redshift or Octane
• An excellent eye for animation timing and pacing
• A keen understanding of the principles of animation and an intuition for how and when to use them
• An ability to adapt to different animation styles across a range of projects
• Highly creative with a good eye for detail
• A passion for motion design and craft
• Strong knowledge of typography
• Able to work well independently, as well as working collaboratively within a larger team
• Ability to balance projects and timelines

Key Responsibilities: 

• Developing creative and conceptual work with a strong executional style across film, animation and digital briefs to a broad range of client categories.
• Maintaining an outstanding level of motion design craft with high standards of attention to detail
• Have a true passion for animation, motion design and film that inspires and excites the rest of the team
• Leading on creative deliverables of projects from briefing through to delivery.
• Contributing on art direction for motion-led content, from briefing to storyboarding and elements of post-production management
• Working alongside agency partners, the broader design team, strategists, creatives, copywriters, account managers, web developers and the performance marketing team
• Working directly with client teams and building positive client relationships

You’ll be:

• Hardworking, flexible, adaptable self-motivated, enthusiastic and pro-active
• Curious and always learning
• Well organised with the ability to think ahead
• Collaborative and a real team-player

Our client is a strategically-led design, digital and advertising agency. They create, refresh and invest in brands, with knowledge of how to connect with a new generation of consumers is where their strengths lie.  They focus on the ideation of new businesses and the redefinition of existing brands to create the most compelling customer experiences.