Motion Designer: Creative Automation & After Effects

Socket.dev; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working policy

Early Finish Fridays

15 days paid holiday annually

Birthday Leave

Mental health resources

Dept Allowance

Refreshments in office

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Learning and Development

Buddy Program

Diversity & Inclusion commitment

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Creative Automation specialist to design and animate templates in Adobe After Effects, integrating with Lightspeed for scalable asset generation. You will need a portfolio with technical depth, strong AE skills, and knowledge of JavaScript basics.

A proactive, detail-oriented team player mindset will help you thrive in a hybrid work setup. You will contribute to a global studio environment, collaborating with engineers and designers, while maintaining clean project files and

Qualifications

• Portfolio showing technical creative work with a clear focus on motion design.
• Strong Adobe After Effects proficiency and ability to write expressions.
• Understanding of JavaScript basics and AE scripting concepts.
• Interest in third-party scripts/plugins for Adobe software.
• Proactive, self-motivated and detail-oriented with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Build reusable creative automation templates in Adobe After Effects.
• Solve creative challenges with novel technical solutions.
• Become an expert in Lightspeed, the AE extension for automation templates.
• Maintain project file housekeeping and clear layer naming.
• Act as an ambassador for the creative automation team.

Skills

Portfolio

After Effects

AE expressions

JavaScript basics

Third-party scripts

Proactive

Detail-oriented

Team player

Communication

Tools

Lightspeed

AE scripting plugins

Scripts for AE

Job description

DEPT® is seeking a Creative Automation specialist to design and animate templates in Adobe After Effects, integrating with Lightspeed for scalable asset generation. You will need a portfolio with technical depth, strong AE skills, and knowledge of JavaScript basics.

A proactive, detail-oriented team player mindset will help you thrive in a hybrid work setup. You will contribute to a global studio environment, collaborating with engineers and designers, while maintaining clean project files and