Visual Design & Motion Lead

Akcelo Australia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks vacation + travel options to (

Job summary

Akcelo is seeking a Senior Designer to deliver world-class design and craft for our global clients. You’ll lead visual design across campaigns, brand systems, content, activations, and digital experiences, with motion experience a strong plus.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to elevate brand storytelling and create emotionally resonant, visually unforgettable work. We value curiosity, ambition, and collaboration in a fast-paced creative environment.

Qualifications

• Craft in visual design with strong brand identity work.
• Strong portfolio of brand identities, design systems, campaigns, and digital experiences.
• Ability to translate client briefs into compelling visual solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from briefing through final delivery with a focus on innovation and quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with creative directors, strategists, producers, and developers.
• Present work confidently, articulate design rationale, and guide client storytelling.

Skills

Visual design

Brand storytelling

Portfolio-driven

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (PS/AI/ID)

Figma

After Effects

Cinema 4D / Blender

Job description

Akcelo is an independent, award-winning brand experience agency founded in 2019, with 200+ staff across Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia. We build brands for the experience era - creating unique, end-to-end brand experiences that connect across the customer journey. Our integrated in-house capabilities span strategy, creative, design, content, technology, and activation.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Designer to deliver world-class design and craft for our global clients. This is a unique opportunity for a design visionary who's equally fluent in static and motion design - someone who thrives at the intersection of brand identity, storytelling, and dynamic digital experiences.

As a creative designer, you'll create and deliver the vision for visual design excellence - elevating work across campaigns, brand systems, content, activations, and digital experiences. You'll inspire clients to embrace bold, strategically grounded ideas that are emotionally resonant and visually unforgettable - work that moves audiences and drives real impact. While motion design isn't the core focus of the role, experience bringing design to life through animation or motion is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

Creative & Craft

• Develop brand systems, campaign aesthetics, and visual identities from concept to execution
• Champion excellence in visual design across brand touchpoints: print, digital, DOOH, social, and activations
• Bring static creative to life when needed through motion, animation, or dynamic content
• Explore creative innovation using emerging tools and technologies such as AI (e.g. Midjourney), motion tools, and 3D software
• Stay ahead of design and culture trends, making recommendations towards what's next

Motion & Hybrid Execution (Not mandatory but will set you apart)

• Apply motion thinking to enhance design systems and storytelling where relevant
• Contribute to brand videos, UI motion, or social animations when projects require it
• Collaborate with motion specialists and production partners to ensure cohesive execution
• Experience with tools such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Cinema 4D (or Blender), or Figma motion plugins is a plus

Team & Project Leadership

• Lead projects from briefing through final delivery, ensuring innovation, quality, and efficiency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with creative directors, strategists, producers, and developers to deliver cohesive brand experiences

Strategic & Client Engagement

• Translate client briefs and brand strategy into impactful design solutions
• Present creative work confidently, articulating rationale with clarity and passion
• Identify new channels, formats, and platforms to unlock unexpected expressions of brand storytelling

What We're Looking For

• Proven craft in visual design, ideally within an agency setting
• Experience with motion or animation is a plus, but not essential
• Deep expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and familiarity with motion/3D tools such as After Effects, Cinema 4D, or Blender
• Strong portfolio of brand identities, design systems, campaigns, and digital experiences
• Sharp eye for detail, storytelling, and emotional resonance through design
• Solid understanding of digital platforms, social formats, and production workflows
• Calm, collaborative, and organized team member who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment
• Curiosity, ambition, and a future-facing mindset

Why Join Akcelo?

Over the last five years we smashed the ceilings created by established agencies and created some larger than life campaigns, innovative retail-tech solutions, threw some epic events, and besides happy clients, we took home the B&T Agency of the Year, Mumbrella's Experiential Agency of the Year, and a number of APAC Effies.

And we are just getting started. You see, we believe in magic, and value the genuine, the experimental, the limitless, and the imaginative. We make, break and build things, without the fear of failure, and we share our time and our talents. If that is something that excites you too, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

• 4 weeks' vacation, personal/sick days, and a global advantage where after your workplace anniversary, we provide opportunities to work for a week from our Sydney, Australia office; Vancouver, Canada office; or from wherever you want to tack on to your personal travel plans!

Our team works collaboratively in office 4 days/week, work from anywhere Wednesdays, and some travel within the US and Canada.

Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We encourage all applications from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs and abilities to apply for this or any role with us. If you resonate with the above.