Editorial Motion Designer — Premium Podcast Visuals

Longwave Digital; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Longwave Digital is seeking an exceptional Motion Designer to bring our podcast visuals to life. You'll craft titles, lower thirds, branded motions, and intro sequences with an editorial, premium aesthetic.

Work closely with editors and designers to ensure consistency across The Diary of a CEO, Lewis Howes, Ali Abdaal series. Strong type, clean transitions, and reusable templates are key. Bonus: audio-reactive animation and AI tools.

Qualifications

• Strong eye for type, layout, and pacing.
• Excellent command of After Effects (templates, expressions a plus).
• Experience working with podcast, YouTube, or doc-style content.
• Ability to take layered design files and animate them cleanly.
• Understanding of subtle, design-forward animation styles.

Responsibilities

• Animating podcast intros, titles, and transitions
• Creating lower-thirds, logo reveals, name IDs
• Developing reusable After Effects templates
• Collaborating closely with editors and designers
• Matching visual language across series and platforms
• Bringing subtle movement to editorial layouts and static assets

Skills

Eye for typography

Layout sensibility

Pacing and storytelling

Collaboration

Tools

After Effects

MOGRTs

Job description

Longwave Digital is seeking an exceptional Motion Designer to bring our podcast visuals to life. You'll craft titles, lower thirds, branded motions, and intro sequences with an editorial, premium aesthetic.

Work closely with editors and designers to ensure consistency across The Diary of a CEO, Lewis Howes, Ali Abdaal series. Strong type, clean transitions, and reusable templates are key. Bonus: audio-reactive animation and AI tools.