Motion Designer/Editor - Social

Boomerang. Part of Publicis Groupe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Boomerang is seeking a Social Motion Designer to join the MARS social creative production team. You will create platform-native, scroll-stopping motion content for social media.

You will collaborate with creative teams, content creators, and designers to bring ideas to life across social platforms, working in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times. A bit more about the MARS project: we’re responsible for 6 popular snacking brands across 4 markets, and you’ll work closely with a

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years' experience in a social agency.
• Deep understanding of social platforms, trends, and formats.
• Ability to work fast and manage quick turnarounds without sacrificing quality.
• Proficiency in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Sharp eye for timing, pacing, and visual storytelling.
• Experience adapting content for multiple aspect ratios and platforms.
• Ability to interpret briefs and iterate quickly based on feedback.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Be a social-first motion designer/editor, creating thumb-stopping, platform-native content.
• Turn concepts into high-quality motion and edits with fast turnaround.
• Work quickly with a flexible, trend-aware visual style.
• Collaborate with creatives, creators, client teams, and producers across projects.

Skills

Social agency experience

Platform trends

Fast turnaround

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Adobe Creative Suite

Timing & pacing

Brief interpretation

Collaboration

Job description

Company Description

Boomerang is a socially native, creative agency.

With offices in both London and Amsterdam, we are more than 300 people strong and still growing. Social by nature, we exist at the nexus of creativity, technology and culture and help our clients make the shift from traditional digital creative to modern social-first content.

We make work that is truly influential; changing minds and shifting behaviour through authentically connecting with our audience's everyday conversations. It’s not only about tapping into news or tomorrow's conversation, it's about making ideas culturally insightful and highly relevant: creating contemporary content that proves brands understand how modern audiences consume and interact with social platforms'.

We are creative by design, offering 360 social expertise under one roof including, insights, strategy, creative, design, automated & virtual production, reactive community management and influencer and creator-led content.

Overview

We're looking for a Motion Designer/Editor to join our team as part of the MARS social creative production team. This is a bespoke team created specifically to serve the always‑on needs of MARS snacking. Born from many parts of the Publicis Groupe UK network, we work as one team to support the client's needs for all things social.

We are looking for a Social Motion Designer to create platform-native, scroll-stopping motion content for social media. You will collaborate with creative teams, content creators, and designers to bring ideas to life across social platforms, working in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times.

A bit more about the MARS project: we’re responsible for 6 popular snacking brands: M&M’S, Maltesers, Extra, Airwaves, Twix, and Snickers. We create all their always‑on content across 4 markets: the UK, NL, DE, and FR and you’ll work closely with a team of creatives, producers, creators, designers, and editors.

Responsibilities

• Be a social-first motion designer/editor, creating thumb-stopping, platform-native content
• Turn concepts into high-quality motion and edits with fast turnaround
• Work quickly with a flexible, trend‑aware visual style
• Collaborate with creatives, creators, client teams, and producers across projects

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years' experience in a social agency
• Deep understanding of social platforms, trends, and formats
• Ability to work fast and manage quick turnarounds without sacrificing quality
• Proficiency in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Sharp eye for timing, pacing, and visual storytelling
• Experience adapting content for multiple aspect ratios and platforms
• Ability to interpret briefs and iterate quickly based on feedback
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Additional Information

Boomerang offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Boomerang, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.