Creative Motion Designer (Midweight)

Dept Agency; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic growth agency in Greater London seeks a Creative Motion Designer who will shape visual and motion direction for various projects. Responsibilities include designing and animating high-quality motion work and developing creative ideas rooted in narrative. The ideal candidate has strong art direction experience, solid motion design skills, and a robust portfolio. This role offers flexible working arrangements, competitive salary, and excellent benefits that support personal growth and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Private healthcare

Mental health support

26 days paid holiday

Season ticket loan

Social and Cultural Events

Learning and Development opportunities

Buddy Programme

Qualifications

• Strong visual judgement and confidence contributing to concepts.
• Art direction experience showing how you’ve crafted the visual story.
• Experience creating styleframes and narrative-driven motion.

Responsibilities

• Shape the visual and motion direction of projects.
• Develop strong creative ideas rooted in narrative.
• Collaborate closely with designers and creatives.

Skills

Visual judgment

Creative direction

Motion design skills

Solid storytelling

Drawing skills

Job description

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 position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. Our clients include ASOS, Just Eat Takeaway, Twitch, TikTok, and The White Company.

As a Creative Motion Designer, you will set Art Direction through ideas, motion, visuals, and narrative. You bring strong art direction thinking and high level motion craft together to shape concepts from early thinking to final execution. You care about story, framing, and how visuals communicate over time. You push ideas forward while actively involved in the work.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Shape the visual and motion direction of projects from concept to delivery
• Develop strong creative ideas rooted in narrative, pacing, and visual structure
• Design and animate high quality motion work across campaigns and formats
• Define look and feel, styleframes, and motion language for projects
• Collaborate closely with designers, creatives, and other disciplines
• Guide motion execution to keep work aligned with the original creative intent
• Stay curious of new tools, references, and techniques across motion and visual design

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Strong visual judgement and confidence contributing to concepts and creative direction. Art direction experience showing how you’ve helped crafted the visual story of your work.
• Experience as a motion designer with a clear art direction mindset
• Solid motion design skills with a good sense of timing, framing, and storytelling
• Experience creating styleframes, visual systems, and narrative driven motion
• Drawing skills or frame by frame animation experience are a plus
• Curiosity around AI tools and interest in learning how they can support creative work
• A strong portfolio or showreel showing concept, craft, and high quality motion work

WE OFFER:

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies
• Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
• 26 days paid holiday (plus UK Bank Holidays).
• Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4 pm on a Thursday.
• Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.
• Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.
• Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events.
• Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.
• Buddy Programme: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get

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.

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? Apply, and let us decide! 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.