Mid-weight Artworker / Motion Designer (6-month FTC) Fixed-term £36k - £38k

Itch Media Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Annual Training Budget

Development Days

Cycle to Work Scheme

Referral Bonus

Job summary

ITCH Media Limited is seeking a versatile Mid-weight Artworker / Motion Designer for a six-month FTC in London. You’ll switch between design, artwork and motion, collaborating with our creative and post-production teams to deliver social, digital and branded content.

You’ll work across design and motion, building confident layouts, refined typography, and engaging animations in After Effects, with a fast-paced environment and opportunities to shape future projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as both artworker/designer and motion designer, with a showreel.
• Strong typography, layout, and visual systems skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially After Effects.

Responsibilities

• Design and artworking for social assets, digital content, and campaign visuals.
• Roll out visual identities across formats and sizes.
• Support designers with layouts, refinements, and versioning.
• Prepare files for delivery; ensure accuracy and polish.
• Maintain high standards in typography, spacing, and composition.
• Collaborate with creatives, editors, and client teams.

Skills

Proven experience as both an artworker

Motion designer experience

Strong design fundamentals

Layout

Typography

Composition

Speed and accuracy

Team collaboration

Tools

After Effects

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Mid-weight Artworker / Motion Designer (6-month FTC)

14 September 26

Fixed-term

Description

As a midweight Artworker / Motion Designer, you’ll be someone who can confidently switch between design, artwork and motion design. Working closely with our creative and post-production team to deliver quality visual work across social, digital and branded content This role exists because our design workload continues to grow alongside an increasing demand for motion. Rather than splitting this across multiple roles, we’re looking for someone who can confidently move between design and artwork and motion graphics. You’ll be hands‑on, detail‑driven, and comfortable working at pace across multiple clients and outputs.

You’ll work closely with our creative, design, and post-production teams to deliver quality visual work across social, digital, and branded content. Half of your time will be spent on design and artwork, supporting campaign rollouts and day‑to‑day creative needs. The other half will focus on motion, creating animations and motion graphics that bring our work to life across social and digital platforms. This role suits someone who started in design or artwork and has developed strong motion skills, or a motion designer with a proper grounding in layout, typography, and visual systems.

Key Skills

• Proven experience as both an artworker/designer and as motion designer
• Strong design fundamentals, particularly layout, typography, and composition
• Strong motion design experience, demonstrated through a showreel
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Confidence working across both static and animated outputs
• Strong attention to detail and pride in your craft
• Ability to work quickly without dropping quality

Key Responsibilities

Design and artwork

• Designing and artworking social assets, digital content, and campaign visuals
• Rolling out existing visual identities across multiple formats and sizes
• Supporting designers and creatives with layouts, refinements, and versioning
• Preparing files for delivery and ensuring everything is accurate, consistent, and polished
• Maintaining high standards across typography, spacing, and composition

Motion

• Creating motion graphics and animations for social, digital, and branded content
• Animating existing designs, assets, and style frames
• Supporting edits with motion graphics and visual enhancements
• Working primarily in After Effects, with a strong understanding of social‑first motion
• Delivering clean, considered animations to tight deadlines

General

• Working collaboratively with creatives, editors, and client teams
• Managing your time across design and motion work
• Keeping files, assets, and version control organised
• Ensuring all outputs meet ITCH and client quality standards
• Bringing ideas and craft‑led improvements to the work
• The chance to help shape the next phase of growth at ITCH
• Daily collaboration with senior leaders who will value your input and support your progression.
• Room to experiment, learn, and build smarter systems and better outreach.
• Team socials and an annual Summer Event
• A salary that reflects your experience and impact.
• Health Insurance
• Yearly training budget and development Days

Happy, healthy people do their best work, so we make sure our people have all the things they need to thrive.

Annual Bonus Scheme

When the company thrives, you do too. We share success through an annual bonus.

Christmas Closure

We shut down over the festive period. No emails, no meetings, no need to book time off.

New Business Incentive

Got a lead that turns into a win? We’ll thank you properly for helping grow the business.

Giving Back

Our team each get a day each year to give back to a cause that matters.

Referral Bonus

Know someone brilliant? Introduce them to us and there’s a reward if they fit the team.

Cycle to Work Scheme

Save money on bikes and kit, good for you and for the planet.

Health Insurance

Access to private healthcare so you can look after what matters most.

Extra Holidays with Time

The longer you’re with us, the more time off you get. Because loyalty means a lot in our industry.

Mental Health Support

Get free access to mindfulness tools to help keep your head in the right place.

Annual Training Budget

Everyone gets a pot to spend on learning something new to help develop your skills and knowledge.