Senior Motion Designer

Special Broadcasting Service Corporation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care checks

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

SBS Creative is seeking a skilled motion designer to develop and produce graphics for broadcast and digital campaigns in Australia. You will respond to briefs, concept, design, and deliver high-quality outputs across channels.

With 5+ years in a relevant role, you’ll be proficient in After Effects and Photoshop, have a strong portfolio, and collaborate across teams to tell compelling stories through motion graphics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a motion graphics role.
• Conceptual thinker with strong design and technical skills.
• Proficient in After Effects and Photoshop; skilled in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Portfolio and reel showcasing motion and animation.
• Experience delivering marketing artwork and digital assets.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce motion graphics for broadcast and digital assets.
• Answer briefs with high-standard creative outputs for multiple platforms.
• Collaborate across teams to support campaigns and BAU graphics.
• Create BAU motion graphics for the wider SBS team as required.

Skills

Motion graphics

After Effects

Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

Portfolio

Tools

Cinema 4D

Figma

Job description

With a content portfolio like no other media organisation in the country, SBS occupies multiple channels and platforms, and provides a unique opportunity for employees to help make Australia a better place to live.

Be part of the award-winning SBS Creative team, bringing bold and distinctive campaigns and projects to life with your exceptional motion design skills.

At SBS, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

This role is classified as Level 5 under SBS Australia's current Enterprise Agreement. The successful applicant will be offered remuneration that is commensurate with their skills and experience and in alignment with this framework.

This opportunity is currently available to all internal employees, including full time, part time and casual staff.

The Role

Reporting to a Creative Manager, this full-time role is instrumental in the development and production of motion graphics for broadcast and digital marketing assets. This will include, responding to strategic briefs, conceptualising, designing and outputting creative to a very high standard for broadcast and digital platforms.

Key Objectives include:

• Working with our team to create motion & digital graphics for our SBS Channels.
• Producing impactful creative for our SBS marketing campaigns, including motion graphics for broadcast, social and digital media.
• Participating in marketing campaign brainstorms and creating conceptual solutions for graphics across multiple channels.
• Create BAU motion graphics for the wider SBS team as required.

About You

• You are passionate about design with 5+ years’ experience in a relevant role.
• You are a conceptual thinker; design focused and have strong technical skills.
• You are proficient in After Effects and Photoshop and know your way around the Adobe Creative Suite.
• You have a portfolio and reel that showcases your flair for motion and animation.
• Experience in ideation, creative development, art direction and creation of marketing artwork and the delivery of digital assets.
• You are confident sharing your ideas and communicating with a range of stakeholders.
• You enjoy collaborating with a team, have a can-do attitude and are solutions focused.
• You have strong time-management skills, essential for working in a fast-turnaround environment across a wide range of asset rollouts.
• You have a good knowledge of digital & social platforms and know how to use graphics to help tell a story.
• Ability to direct photo shoots if needed, and participate in art/set direction, location and wardrobe.
• Experience with Figma, After Effects Expressions and/or Cinema 4D is advantageous but not essential.

As part of your application, please share links to examples of your recent work, such as published articles / editorial content / digital portfolios/showreels, for the hiring team's review.

As part of our recruitment process, SBS may conduct reference checks and review information that is publicly available online, including social media profiles, in line with privacy and anti-discrimination laws. If we collect information from any other sources, candidates will be notified in line with privacy laws.

We recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support application drafting. While AI may assist with structure, clarity or grammar, submissions should reflect your own experience and judgement. AI tools must not be used during interviews or assessment tasks unless permitted by SBS. You remain responsible for the accuracy and originality of the information you provide throughout the recruitment process.

The Department

SBS Creative is part of the SBS Audience Marketing Division which connects audiences with the world of SBS, leading the strategy, creative execution and promotion of content across all platforms. This role sits within creative, a collaborative team that delivers integrated campaigns for priority content and BAU. You’ll work closely with specialists across content, digital, media and audience insights, to develop campaigns that help audiences discover SBS content.

Some of the reasons to consider working with us

• The people! We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work & you’ll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce! 90% of our employees have stated that they are proud to work for SBS!
• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with Fitness Passportprogram!
• We’re agile and innovative in the way we work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. At SBS we have been broadcasting for 50 + years and our future is packed with many more exciting developments!
• We also love to promote from within! Our divisions support development opportunities to help team members grow and move into new roles.

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful, and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society.

Our purpose, for the last 50+ years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

Reasonable Adjustments

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact [e-mail] and let us know.

Adjustments include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more. To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here .

In addition, SBS is a proud member with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative, helping us create a workplace where people feel seen, understood, and supported.

Applications closing date: COB 9th Oct 2026

To apply online, please go to http://sbs.com.au/careers