Motion Designer: Creative Automation & After Effects

Socket.dev

Toronto

Hybrid

CAD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

9 days ago
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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

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