Senior Motion Designer

Overview

As Senior Motion Designer, you lead motion design for a top-brand studio, shaping motion across identity, digital, and campaigns. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate strategy into distinctive, engaging moving-image work. You’ll own projects, guide creative direction, and mentor peers, raising the studio’s motion capability. This role offers the chance to influence high-profile brands and contribute to award-winning work in a collaborative, creative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• outstanding benefits
• hybrid working (four days in the office)
• supportive development and career growth
• award-winning culture
• global team connectivity
• inclusive, equal-opportunity environment

Responsibilities

• Lead motion design and animation across brand identities, digital experiences, campaigns, and brand films.
• Translate brand strategy into coherent, engaging motion across touchpoints.
• Own projects from exploration to delivery and shape creative direction.
• Present work and rationale to clients and internal teams; contribute to pitches and new business.
• Mentor and develop other designers and animators; raise studio motion capabilities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and manage external production partners when needed.
• Contribute to the creative direction of wider brand programs.
• Help maintain high creative and technical standards across motion work.

Key requirements

• Motion design specialist with a strong portfolio demonstrating brand storytelling through movement
• Experience leading motion design projects and contributing to brand programs
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro and Illustrator; strong video editing and moving-image storytelling
• Experience in branding, design, advertising or creative agencies
• Comfortable presenting to clients and senior stakeholders; ability to explain creative rationale
• Ability to mentor others and develop motion capability within a studio
• Experience with generative AI workflows for motion is valuable; familiarity with Cavalry is a plus
• Independent, proactive team player who collaborates and challenges ideas when needed

• energy
• originality
• curiosity
• Adobe After Effects
• Premiere Pro
• Illustrator

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