Senior Motion Designer (FTC)

DEPT®; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working arrangement

Early Finish Fridays

20 days paid holiday

Birthday Leave

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

Job summary

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company blending technology and marketing to help brands grow. As a Senior Motion Designer, you’ll work across diverse accounts in our Global Studios, delivering emotive, conversion-focused video and digital creative. You’ll often lead on multimedia questions, source assets, and drive projects from storyboard to final output.

You’ll bring deep After Effects, Figma and Adobe Suite experience, plus a collaborative, deadline-driven mindset. 3D skills are a bonus.

Qualifications

• Agency experience across brand, direct and above-the-line creative work.
• Extensive experience with After Effects, Figma and the wider Adobe suite.
• 3D experience is a bonus.
• Strong collaboration and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Create video, animation and digital creative solutions for clients.
• Lead multimedia questions and issues across the team.
• Deliver constructive feedback to peers.
• Source images and footage for projects.
• Take accountability for flawless design output from storyboard to completion.
• Contribute innovative ideas at creative review meetings.
• Protect brand integrity and advocate inclusive practices.
• Support teammates and help manage deadlines.

Skills

After Effects

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Animation process

Team collaboration

Deadline-driven

Tools

After Effects

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

This is a fixed-term contract initially until 17th December 2026.

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 role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients.

As Senior Motion Designer, you’ll be joining a nimble team that jumps in wherever the action is. Instead of being tied to one client, you’ll get to work across a variety of accounts—perfect for someone who thrives on variety, thinks on their feet, and enjoys solving problems without missing a beat. If you’re adaptable, self-sufficient, and great at working with different personalities, you’ll feel right at home here.

You will produce video, animation and digital creative solutions to help communicate DEPT®’s clients’ goals. You’ll use movement to inspire, educate and engage a wide audience across social media, email and onsite.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Digital animations and video editing.
• Taking a lead on any multimedia questions and issues across the team.
• Delivering constructive feedback.
• Image and footage sourcing.
• Taking accountability for flawless design output.
• Taking briefs from start to finish, from storyboarding to completion.
• Contributing innovating ideas at creative review meetings through research and the inspiration you seek in the external world.
• Protecting brand integrity and guardianship.
• Champion inclusivity and manage change effectively by cascading information to your team.
• Drive the delivery of work on time and to the highest standard by the understanding of your team’s capabilities.
• Support your team members
• Advocate DEPT® as an employer of choice and support in interviewing.
• Working within existing templates
• Creating new templates
• Collaborating with the team to set art direction for campaigns.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• A great source for up-to-the-minute creative knowledge and trends. You are well-versed in working in an agency context and have relevant experience covering brand, direct and above-the-line creative work.
• Must have extensive experience with After Effects, Figma as well as the wider Adobe suite
• Any 3D experience is a bonus!
• Wide knowledge of the animation/video creation process, from storyboards to rendering.
• A great teammate who supports their colleagues and doesn’t act as an individual.
• Highly motivated.
• Adds something unique to the culture of DEPT® and wants to be a part of a social environment.
• Comfortable designing static assets when required.
• Very organised with attention to detail.
• Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines.
• Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges.
• Keen to build client relations and pitch their ideas to them.
• Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching.

WE OFFER

• A flexible hybrid working arrangement policy to enjoy the best of both worlds.
• Early Finish Fridays, kickstart your weekend early with alternating early-finish Fridays.
• 20 days of paid holiday each year, plus relevant public holidays.
• Doona Day - 1 additional day off paid leave each year to enjoy some downtime.
• Birthday Leave, 1 day paid day off each year to be taken during your birthday week.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.
• 12% Superannuation Contribution.
• Access to dedicated mental health resources including sick & carer’s leave scheme, employee assistance programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Dept Allowance, a dedicated company contribution towards professional development.
• Long Service Leave, provided in accordance with relevant state legislation.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Learning and Development, continuous growth opportunities through internal training, and “inspirational talks” guest speakers.
• Buddy Program, you will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you navigate your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A Certified BCorp Agency and is multi-award winning “Agency of the Year”.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• GlobalDEPT® Cares Month, an annual initiative where our teams donate their professional skills and time to support local charities and pr-bono projects.
• Talent Referral Scheme.

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.

AI Disclosure

At DEPT®, we use AI-assisted technology (Metaview) to capture notes and summarize interview conversations, so our interviewers can stay fully focused. Using the AI is optional, just let us know if you’d prefer it not be used.

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? 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.