Creative Manager - Video and Motion Design

Atlantis; Dubai; On-site; AED 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary in UAE

Health insurance

Annual flights home

Discounts at Kerzner properties

Job summary

Atlantis The Royal stands at the intersection of luxury hospitality and bold visual storytelling. The Creative Manager - Video and Motion Design will personally develop high-quality video content, motion graphics, social videos, and brand storytelling across Atlantis Dubai properties including Atlantis The Royal and The Palm.

The role requires advanced Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects skills, a strong sense of narrative pacing, typography, sound design, and the ability to lead projects while

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in video editing and motion design.
• Hands-on production from concept through final output.
• Experience leading creative projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop concepts and execute video and motion projects across Atlantis Dubai portfolio.
• Edit brand films, campaign content, social videos, and short-form assets.
• Lead projects from brief through concept, editing, motion design, sound, and delivery.
• Create motion graphics, animated typography, transitions, and design-led visuals.
• Shape narratives through shot selection, pacing, music, and visual rhythm.
• Adapt video content for multiple platforms and formats while preserving brand identity.
• Collaborate with marketing to translate campaigns into assets.
• Mentor junior creatives and maintain hands-on involvement.

Skills

Video editing

Motion design

Storytelling

Creative direction

Project leadership

Brand storytelling

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Creative Manager - Video and Motion Design Job Snapshot Role: Creative Manager - Video and Motion Design Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Design Function: Creative Direction-Lead Experience: Strong professional experience in video editing, motion design, creative production, and project leadership with an advanced portfolio or showreel Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Creative Manager - Video and Motion Design in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Design opportunity for an execution-focused creative leader who can personally develop high-quality video, motion graphics, social content, campaign films, and brand storytelling across luxury hospitality, dining, lifestyle, entertainment, and consumer experiences.

The role requires advanced Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects expertise, strong visual storytelling, motion design, typography, sound, pacing, conceptual thinking, creative direction, and the ability to lead projects while remaining deeply involved in hands-on production.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Design Function: Creative Direction-Lead Salary: 20000-32000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Creative Manager will shape moving-image content across Atlantis The Royal, Atlantis, The Palm, Aquaventure World, restaurants, bars, and other guest experiences. The position sits at the intersection of creative leadership and hands-on production, requiring someone who can originate an idea, build the visual direction, edit the footage, create motion graphics, refine sound, and deliver polished final assets without stepping away from execution. Because the portfolio spans luxury hospitality, food and beverage, lifestyle, entertainment, family, and high-energy consumer brands, the role demands exceptional range. Each project must retain its own character while meeting a consistently high creative standard and supporting wider marketing objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop concepts and personally execute video and motion projects across the Atlantis Dubai portfolio.
• Edit brand films, campaign content, social videos, short-form assets, promotional content, and other moving-image deliverables.
• Take video projects from initial brief through concept development, editing, motion design, sound, refinement, and final delivery.
• Create motion graphics, animated typography, graphic transitions, titles, and other design-led visual elements.
• Shape compelling narratives through thoughtful shot selection, pacing, timing, music, and visual rhythm.
• Use sound design and audio choices to strengthen emotion, storytelling, and overall production quality.
• Adapt video content for multiple platforms, formats, aspect ratios, and audience requirements.
• Preserve the visual identity and creative character of each individual brand when repurposing content.
• Produce work that consistently meets luxury brand, technical, and creative standards.
• Develop treatments, moodboards, creative concepts, and storyboards for campaigns and content projects.
• Apply strong typography, composition, colour, layout, and visual hierarchy principles within moving-image work.
• Combine graphic design and motion techniques to create cohesive visual storytelling.
• Participate in the creative development of photography, video, and content shoots.
• Support pre-production planning when projects require location, talent, product, restaurant, lifestyle, or experience-based filming.
• Collaborate closely with marketing colleagues to translate campaign objectives into effective creative assets.
• Work with designers, editors, photographers, producers, and other creatives to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Lead assigned creative projects from briefing through final output while maintaining clear deadlines and priorities.
• Review video and motion work produced by other team members and provide practical creative direction.
• Mentor developing creatives and help strengthen their technical and conceptual capability.
• Maintain a hands-on role even while providing leadership and project oversight.
• Present creative ideas, treatments, and visual approaches confidently to internal stakeholders.
• Explain creative decisions clearly while remaining responsive to commercial and brand requirements.
• Balance multiple projects with different timelines, audiences, and creative objectives.
• Identify production risks early and adjust creative approaches when schedules or resources change.
• Explore emerging editing methods, motion techniques, technologies, and content formats.
• Apply new creative tools and approaches where they meaningfully improve storytelling or production efficiency.
• Stay aware of developments in social video, luxury content, entertainment, lifestyle, and digital creative trends.
• Challenge conventional approaches and identify opportunities to make Atlantis moving-image content more distinctive.
• Maintain high quality control across editing, typography, sound, graphics, transitions, and final exports.
• Ensure final assets are technically appropriate for their intended digital, social, campaign, or brand channel.
• Contribute ideas beyond the footage provided and actively identify stronger creative opportunities within each brief.

Ideal Profile

• Exceptional portfolio or showreel demonstrating advanced video editing, motion design, storytelling, and visual craft.
• Strong professional experience in a hands‑on video and motion design role.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects.
• Strong working knowledge of the wider Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Practical proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong graphic design fundamentals, including typography, composition, colour, and visual hierarchy.
• Sophisticated understanding of editing rhythm, pacing, shot selection, and narrative structure.
• Strong knowledge of music selection and sound design for moving‑image content.
• Able to build creative ideas from concept rather than simply assembling supplied footage.
• Experienced in preparing treatments, storyboards, moodboards, and visual references.
• Comfortable adapting creative style across different brands and audiences.
• Strong understanding of premium and luxury visual aesthetics.
• Equally capable of producing energetic and culturally relevant content for food and beverage, lifestyle, entertainment, and social channels.
• Experience in hospitality is advantageous but not essential.
• Relevant backgrounds may include luxury, fashion, lifestyle, food and beverage, automotive, entertainment, advertising, production, or other premium consumer sectors.
• Able to lead projects without moving away from day‑to‑day creative execution.
• Comfortable mentoring designers and other creative team members.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills.
• Able to manage several active projects and changing priorities simultaneously.
• Highly attentive to detail and committed to consistently high creative standards.
• Curious about emerging creative techniques, technologies, and production approaches.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and receptive to constructive feedback.

Skills Set

• Video editing
• Motion design
• Motion graphics
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Brand films
• Campaign videos
• Social video
• Short‑form content
• Animated typography
• Graphic transitions
• Visual storytelling
• Storyboarding
• Creative treatments
• Moodboards
• Concept development
• Creative direction
• Video production
• Content production
• Sound design
• Music editing
• Shot selection
• Editing rhythm
• Pacing
• Typography
• Composition
• Colour theory
• Visual hierarchy
• Graphic design
• Luxury branding
• Lifestyle content
• Food and beverage content
• Entertainment content
• Social media creative
• Multi‑format adaptation
• Creative quality control
• Art direction
• Team mentoring
• Stakeholder presentations
• Project leadership
• Creative workflow management

Why Join Us

This role offers unusually broad creative exposure within Dubai 's Design sector, covering luxury hospitality, destination entertainment, food and beverage, lifestyle, social media, and experiential brands within one integrated portfolio. The execution‑first structure allows an accomplished creative to retain direct ownership of the work while also influencing quality, mentoring colleagues, and shaping the visual direction of major campaigns. The position includes a competitive tax‑free salary in UAE Dirhams, food and beverage privileges, discounted rates across participating Kerzner properties worldwide, comprehensive health insurance including dental coverage, annual flights home, life insurance, an incentive programme, and colleague wellness initiatives. Access to high‑profile brands, substantial content opportunities, structured learning, and internal career mobility also creates a strong platform for long‑term creative development.

About the Company

Atlantis Resorts operates Atlantis, The Palm and Atlantis The Royal in Dubai as part of Kerzner International, alongside Aquaventure World and an extensive portfolio of restaurants, bars, leisure attractions, and guest experiences. Its in-house creative and marketing teams support a diverse range of luxury, lifestyle, dining, entertainment, and destination brands that require distinctive visual storytelling across campaigns, digital channels, and social content.