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Midweight Designer / Motion Designer

Activation

Bristol

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 35,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

A Bristol-based agency is seeking a talented Midweight Designer / Motion Designer to join their innovative team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to create engaging designs and animations for top FMCG brands. With hybrid working and a strong focus on collaboration, you will contribute to various projects while pushing your creative boundaries.

Benefits

25 days holiday
Flexible hours
Continued professional development
Regular company socials
Annual performance-related bonus

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of industry experience in design and motion graphics.
  • Solid understanding of animation principles.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

  • Create retail media animations and digital designs.
  • Work on social and TV campaign animations.
  • Collaborate closely with team on projects.

Skills

Animation principles
Creative design
Collaboration
Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
3D tools/techniques

Job description

Position:Midweight Designer / Motion Designer
Location:Bristol, UK – Hybrid working, 3 days in the agency each week, 2 days WFH
Salary:£30k + growth potential, plus annual bonus.
Start:ASAP

Looking for a fresh challenge in an exciting new role,with an equal mix of design and animation?

Fancy working in the super city of Bristol, helping create ideas; not noise in retail media and digital for top FMCG brands, alongside a team of brilliant people?

If that’s you, then we’d love to hear from you as we’re looking for a talentedMidweight Designer / Motion Designerto join us on our journey.

About you

You’re a talented and versatile designer / animator who’s equally as passionate about creative design, as they are about motion, animation and editing.

You’re someone who thrives in a collaborative environment—exploring concepts, sharing ideas, and working closely with a team. You have a strong creative flair, but you’re just as comfortable working within established brand guidelines when needed. Clear communication is one of your strengths, and you’re known for offering smart, creative solutions.

What you’ll bring:
  • At least 3 years of industry experience in design and motion graphics
  • A solid understanding of animation principles and the motion design process—from concept and storyboarding to final export
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
  • Bonus points if you have experience with 3D tools or techniques
What you’ll be working on:
  • Retail media animations, including D6 posters and in-store digital screens
  • Social and TV campaign animations and post-production
  • Internal and client-facing showreels
  • Digital design of brand websites
  • Print design & artworking of varying retail media

This is a brilliant opportunity to push your creativity, shape ideas, and see them come to life across digital platforms, in-store displays, and even on TV. You’ll work on a wide range of exciting projects—from early-stage ideation through to polished final delivery—always with the support of a skilled and friendly team.

Required skills
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
  • Previous experience in a motion graphics or creative agency role
  • A portfolio that showcases outstanding design work
  • A impressive showreel full of animation & motion design
  • Confidence when taking a brief and leading it through to final output
  • A collaborative mindset and a genuine passion for contributing to the creative process from the start
About us

We are attention seekers. We create ideas, not noise, for leading grocery brands. Our job is to create campaigns that make brands stand out. Turning heads and changing habits through the whole shopper journey – digital, retail, sales promotion.

We’ve been going since 2011, working with leading FMCG brands. The work is always varied and we get to work on many fun and exciting briefs.

We’re looking to build on our successes to date by bringing in bright creative talent to help propel us all further on our journey to become one of the UK’s leading activation agencies.

Benefits to the role include:

  • 25 days holiday
  • Hybrid working: 3 days in the agency each week / 2 days WFH
  • Flexible hours
  • Annual performance-related bonus
  • Regular company socials
  • Continued professional development: regular company training and access to e-learning tools
How to apply

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter tojobs@weareactivation.com … withMidweight Designerin the subject line. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Closes 1st August 2025

Equal opportunities

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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