Creative Automation Motion Designer (After Effects)

DEPT®; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Early finishes on Fridays

Paid holidays

Birthday leave

Mental health resources

Dept Allowance

Office refreshments

Family friendly policies

Learning & development

Buddy program

BCorp Agency

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a motion designer to build reusable creative automation templates in Adobe After Effects, integrated with Lightspeed to render assets at scale. You will design, animate, and organize templates with clean project structure and clear layer naming.

You will join our Global Studios team, bringing a curious, technically-minded approach, collaborating across disciplines, and contributing to high-impact campaigns for global clients with hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating creative projects with a technical element.
• Strong understanding of Adobe After Effects.
• Comfortable writing and using expressions in After Effects.

Responsibilities

• Build reusable creative automation templates in Adobe After Effects.
• Help solve creative challenges with technical solutions.
• Become an expert in Lightspeed—our After Effects extension for templates.
• Maintain tidy project files with clear naming conventions.
• Be an ambassador for the creative automation team.

Skills

After Effects

JavaScript basics

Expressions scripting

Portfolio

Tools

Lightspeed

Adobe After Effects extension

Job description

DEPT® is seeking a motion designer to build reusable creative automation templates in Adobe After Effects, integrated with Lightspeed to render assets at scale. You will design, animate, and organize templates with clean project structure and clear layer naming.

You will join our Global Studios team, bringing a curious, technically-minded approach, collaborating across disciplines, and contributing to high-impact campaigns for global clients with hybrid work arrangements.