Midweight Motion Designer

ZEAL Creative Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency in Manchester is seeking a Motion Designer to create dynamic motion graphics for brand campaigns. The ideal candidate will have strong graphic design foundations, experience in motion design, and be proficient with the Adobe Suite. This role offers 24 days of holiday, a contributory pension scheme, and various additional benefits. If you are passionate about creating impactful visual content, apply now.

Benefits

24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

Contributory pension scheme

Annual company bonus scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Continuous learning and development

Dog friendly offices

Qualifications

• Experience in motion design, ideally within a creative agency.
• Strong eye for layout, typography, and composition.
• Excellent understanding of timing, pacing, and visual rhythm.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate motion graphics for various brand campaigns.
• Collaborate with teams for high-impact visual content.
• Stay current with design and animation trends.

Skills

Motion design experience

Graphic design background

Expertise in Adobe Suite

Strong portfolio in brand storytelling

Understanding of timing and pacing in animation

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

A bit about us

We are ZEAL – the UK’s Most Effective Brand Activation Agency.

Founded in 2014 by friends and colleagues Stewart Hilton and Robert White, ZEAL has pursued its ambition to be the World's Most Recommended Agency by recognising that our amazing people are the key to our success.

We’re proud partners to Nestlé, Carlsberg, Arla, Weetabix, Suntory, Bacardi, PZ Cussons, and more, delivering award-winning work across brand strategy, shopper marketing, experiential, partnerships, social and integrated campaign development.

Four-time IPM 'Agency of the Year' and winner of the Campaign Experience Awards’ 'Most Outstanding Creative Idea' (2024), our principles around our people are simple - you bring your passion, creativity and drive and we invest in your training, long-term personal development and give you the resources you need to thrive and create your best work.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive place to work that celebrates and values diversity and inclusion and ultimately, enriches our culture.

So, if working with leading global brands on award-winning campaigns sounds like your ideal day, look no further!

Role in summary

As a Motion Designer at ZEAL, you’ll bring energy and emotion to our FMCG brands through bold, dynamic motion graphics and video content. From social campaigns to hype reels, you’ll turn static ideas into stories that move and inspire.

This role is made for a designer with strong graphic foundations who has grown their craft into motion, someone who thinks conceptually, designs with purpose, and animates with impact.

What you’ll be doing :

• Concept, design, and animate motion graphics for brand films, hype reels, awards entries, social content, digital out of home displays, retail displays, e-commerce and AR across a variety of different brands.
• Collaborate with the Creative, Strategy and Client Service teams to deliver high-impact visual content that aligns with our clients’ objectives.
• Working with brand assets, key art and scripts to create impactful motion pieces.
• Involved in post-production, including editing, colour correction and grading, and sound design.
• Staying current with design and animation trends, continually pushing the creative boundaries for our brands including awareness of AI-driven innovations transforming video production and post-production processes.
• Bring innovative ways of working and championing your motion expertise by sharing your knowledge with the rest of the motion team.
• Pitching ideas and presenting in front of both clients and colleagues.

What you’ll bring to the role :

• Experience in motion design, ideally within a creative agency,
• Background in graphic design with a strong eye for layout, typography, and composition.
• Expertise using the Adobe Suite, particularly After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a mix of static and motion work, especially brand / product storytelling.
• Excellent understanding of timing, pacing, and visual rhythm to build emotion through animation.
• Knowledge of the post-production process, colour grading and working with LOG footage.
• An understanding of how music and sound design enhance rhythm, mood, and storytelling within motion.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to take direction and work independently.
• Copywriting skills aren’t essential, but an understanding of tone, narrative, and structure is a definite plus.

How we reward you :

• 24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual company bonus scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Continuous learning and development
• Enhanced parental benefits

Additional benefits :

• The last Friday of every quarter is a ZEAL Day off
• Christmas closure
• Work from home budget to help you achieve your dream set up
• Dog friendly offices
• A wealth of social events from our seasonal gatherings to our all company get-togethers

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