Motion Designer - Contract

Playground Games; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-known game studio in the UK is seeking an Experienced Motion Designer to join their team on a contract basis. The role involves designing and animating motion graphics, capturing and editing game footage, and collaborating closely with game directors and developers. Candidates should have strong skills in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, along with a portfolio showcasing their work in gaming or entertainment. This position offers a hybrid work model with relocation assistance available.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Experience in motion design, graphic design, or post-production in gaming or entertainment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing relevant work.
• Ability to incorporate feedback into revisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate motion graphics for various content.
• Edit and produce engaging video content.
• Collaborate with teams to visualize and capture game material.

Skills

Motion design

Graphic design

Video editing

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

Tools

Unreal

Unity

Motion Builder

Job description

Playground Games is looking for an Experienced Motion Designer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

We are seeking a creative and technically skilled Motion Designer to join our Community & Media team. You will play a key role in producing high-impact visual content that engages our player community across social platforms, trailers and in-game promotional assets. Your expertise will span motion graphics, video editing, graphic design, and supporting community-driven campaigns.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you’ll do:

• Design and animate motion graphics for trailers, social content, livestream overlays, and community campaigns.
• Capture and edit high-quality game footage and screenshots from various platforms (Console, PC, in-engine).
• Collaborate closely with the directors, capture artists, and developers to stage, compose, and capture compelling game material.
• Edit and produce engaging video content using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects for both internal and external purposes.
• Develop storyboards, visual concepts, and 2D art assets for video and motion content.
• Apply strong graphic design principles to all visual outputs, ensuring clarity, consistency, and brand alignment.
• Work with the team to define and maintain the visual style of marketing and community assets.
• Review and refine video, motion, and graphic content based on feedback from stakeholders, ensuring high standards of quality and alignment with creative vision.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in motion design, gaming, and digital media.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in motion design, graphic design, or post-production within the games, entertainment, or creative industries.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Solid understanding of animation principles, typography, visual storytelling, and 2D art.
• Demonstrated ability to create high-quality 2D art and graphic design assets for digital media.
• Experience creating assets for social media, YouTube, and community platforms.
• Highly skilled in game capture, cinematography, lighting, and editorial.
• Familiarity with cinematic or sequencing tools (Unreal, Unity, Motion Builder, etc.) is a plus.
• Ability to take constructive feedback and incorporate it into revisions.
• A portfolio showcasing motion design, graphic design, and 2D artwork relevant to gaming or entertainment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well‑being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to apply for this position, please contact us on [e-mail]