Senior Motion Designer

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE

This position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. Our clients include ASOS, Just Eat Takeaway, Twitch, TikTok, and The White Company. 

Our designers often work on projects that require art direction, graphic design, 2D motion, and/or editing. Each designer also has their own specialism, whether it’s illustration or 3D. We are looking for problem solvers who can help shape creative ideas as well as turn them into realities, including ideas in the metaverse, VR, AR and other cutting edge industry tech. 

You will understand traditional graphic design and motion theory but know how and when to break it.

You will collaborate with other disciplines to push development and innovation.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

This role is fast paced, varied and constantly evolving.

• Explore and work within a variety of different formats and platforms to create global campaigns
• Generate the creative ideas and campaign look and feel
• Oversee and lead members of the team to bring out the best in the designers
• Collaborate with other designers and creatives
• Be aware of and respond to current design and culture
• Contribute to our creative process by sharing your ideas and experience
• Present work internally and externally
• Stay up-to-date with industry development and tools 
• Build a productive and working relationship with other teams within the business to deliver projects
• Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects

WHAT YOU BRING:

Essential:

• Solid experience as a Motion designer, preferably some within an agency.
• Outstanding showreel and/or portfolio
• Expert knowledge of Adobe creative suite
• Strong aesthetic skills with graphic design principles knowledge 
• Ability to meet deadline and collaborate with a team and clients
• Attention to visual details
• Ability to remain focused under pressure within a fast-paced environment
• A love for learning new things and exploring new formats

Nice to have:

• Experience in video editing
• Cinema 4D
• Blender
• Experience with AR
• Experience with photography or videography
• Experience with sound design and using Audition

You will become an integral member of our team, and you will be encouraged to follow your passions. You’ll be supported when you want to try something new.

WE OFFER:

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies
• Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
• 26 days paid holiday (plus UK Bank Holidays).
• Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4 pm on a Thursday.
• Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.
• Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.
• Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events.
• Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.
• Buddy Programme: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get 

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.