Mid-weight Motion Designer

50 Sport; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with flexible hours

23 days holiday (+1 per year)

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness Day

Your birthday off

Agency Christmas close down

4-week sabbatical after 5 years

Training and development budget

Enhanced family leave policies

Referral awards

Onsite gym

Regular company socials

Job summary

50 Sport, The Sports Entertainment Agency, is seeking a talented Middleweight Motion Designer to join a fast-moving team dedicated to one of the world’s leading airlines. You’ll bring travel and aviation to life across social, campaigns and sponsorship assets.

Reporting to the creative leadership, you’ll shape motion for events, launches and reactive moments, delivering scroll-stopping content that feels native on TikTok, Reels and Shorts while keeping the brand premium across formats and

Qualifications

• Creative agency or freelance experience. Travel, aviation or sport is a bonus.
• A motion portfolio of best-in-class social and digital work.
• Strong knowledge of design fundamentals, edit principles and techniques.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Good working knowledge of 3D, ideally Cinema 4D.
• You think in 9:16. You know what makes motion feel native on TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
• A passion for reimagining what's possible in travel, aviation and sport through motion.
• Self-sufficient. Happy working independently in a fast-paced social environment.
• A team player with a proactive, positive, can-do approach.
• A great communicator. You give and take feedback well.
• Always learning. You stay on top of the latest tools, trends and formats.

Responsibilities

• Bring one of the world's leading airlines to life through motion. Animation, edits, motion graphics and 3D.
• Make people want to fly. Bring destinations, journeys and the onboard experience to life in motion.
• Edit in a wide range of styles: event promos, hype reels, long-form content, motion-led infographics and short-form social.
• Turn raw footage into scroll-stopping content.
• Think platform-first. Adapt pacing, framing and format for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and beyond.
• Bring the sponsorship portfolio to life, from football to Formula 1, with motion that connects the brand with fans.
• Help define creative concepts and establish motion assets that are feasible and innovative on social.
• Build motion toolkits and templates so the team can turn content around fast during live events.
• Deliver around major events and reactive moments, fast, without dropping the quality bar.
• Keep the brand's motion language consistent, recognisable and premium.
• Support Junior and Senior Motion Designers to keep quality high through every phase of a project.
• Work closely with social creatives, designers, strategy, account and production teams to deliver every brief on deadline.
• Keep footage, selects and project files organised and ready for post-production.

Skills

Motion design

Portfolio

Adobe Creative Suite

3D

TikTok formats

Creative teamwork

Tools

Cinema 4D

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

50 Sport is The Sports Entertainment Agency.

We build and grow social communities, deliver entertainment-led creative campaigns, and drive sponsorship value; connecting fans, brands, and rights holders worldwide. Uniting sport, entertainment, and culture through industry-leading creativity, social media, strategy and performance for clients including Qatar Airways, Ferrari F1 Team, FIFA, Prime Video Sport, DHL, and Jim Beam.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team as we deepen our partnership with an established, long-standing client: one of the world's leading airlines. We are seeking a talented Middleweight Motion Designer to help shape the next chapter of that work. The role is 100% dedicated to this client.

This isn't just a motion role. You'll bring travel and aviation to life for one of the world's most recognisable brands, across everything it puts out into the world. You'll also help activate a world-class sponsorship portfolio in sport and beyond, from football to Formula 1, finding authentic ways to connect the brand with fans and travellers everywhere.

You'll help shape how the brand moves, bringing your motion craft to the wider team. Above all, you'll share our passion for global brand building, travel, aviation, sport and motion.

About you:

• Creative agency or freelance experience. Travel, aviation or sport is a bonus.
• A motion portfolio of best-in-class social and digital work.
• Strong knowledge of design fundamentals, edit principles and techniques.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Good working knowledge of 3D, ideally Cinema 4D.
• You think in 9:16. You know what makes motion feel native on TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
• A passion for reimagining what's possible in travel, aviation and sport through motion.
• Self-sufficient. Happy working independently in a fast-paced social environment.
• A team player with a proactive, positive, can-do approach.
• A great communicator. You give and take feedback well.
• Always learning. You stay on top of the latest tools, trends and formats.

Desirable, but not essential:

• Arabic language skills, or experience creating motion content for MENA audiences, including Arabic typography
• Fast-turnaround editing in CapCut
• Experience with AI-assisted tools in the motion workflow

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Bring one of the world's leading airlines to life through motion. Animation, edits, motion graphics and 3D.
• Make people want to fly. Bring destinations, journeys and the onboard experience to life in motion.
• Edit in a wide range of styles: event promos, hype reels, long-form content, motion-led infographics and short-form social.
• Turn raw footage into scroll-stopping content.
• Think platform-first. Adapt pacing, framing and format for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and beyond.
• Bring the sponsorship portfolio to life, from football to Formula 1, with motion that connects the brand with fans.
• Help define creative concepts and establish motion assets that are feasible and innovative on social.
• Build motion toolkits and templates so the team can turn content around fast during live events.
• Deliver around major events and reactive moments, fast, without dropping the quality bar.
• Keep the brand's motion language consistent, recognisable and premium.
• Support Junior and Senior Motion Designers to keep quality high through every phase of a project.
• Work closely with social creatives, designers, strategy, account and production teams to deliver every brief on deadline.
• Keep footage, selects and project files organised and ready for post-production.

Company benefits:

• Hybrid working with flexible working hours
• 23 days holiday (+ additional 1 day for each year of service capped at 5)
• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 1 x paid Wellness Day
• Your birthday off
• Agency Christmas close down
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years' service
• Training and development budget
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Referral awards
• Onsite gym
• Regular company socials

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates. We do not discriminate based upon the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion or similar belief.

Every individual will be treated with respect. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.