Motion Graphics Producer

Daily Mail; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension plan

Discounts & EAP

Onsite gym

Job summary

Daily Mail is seeking a creative Motion Graphics Producer to elevate video content across our site, social channels and YouTube. You will design high‑impact graphics, collaborate with editors, journalists and producers to craft visuals that inform, engage and reinforce our premium storytelling.

This role blends fast‑turnaround explainers with longer‑form packages, while maintaining brand standards across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience creating motion graphics for online video, social and YouTube.
• Strong portfolio showing branded motion graphics and editorial storytelling.
• Proficiency with After Effects and Adobe Creative Suite; knowledge of 3D or data-visualisation tools is a plus.
• Excellent communication and ability to work in a fast-paced newsroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce high-impact motion graphics for original video content across the Daily Mail site, social channels, and YouTube.
• Collaborate with video producers, editors, journalists and editorial teams on animated treatments for various formats.
• Translate complex editorial concepts into clear, audience-friendly visuals.
• Support both fast-turnaround news and longer-form premium video projects.
• Maintain and evolve brand standards, templates and motion graphics guidelines for consistency across platforms.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and propose new visual approaches and technologies.
• Manage multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery and creative excellence.
• Advise on best practices for motion design across sites and social platforms.

Skills

Motion graphics

After Effects

Adobe CS

3D visuals

Data viz

Branding

Typography

Team collaboration

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Job description

Location: The Daily Mail Headquarters, Derry Street, HSK, London, W8 5HY.

Position:12 months FTC

Job Introduction

Daily Mail has major ambitions to set a new standard for the quality of its content, on-site and across platforms. We are looking for a creative and highly skilled Motion Graphics Producer to elevate the look and feel of our original video content. Working across the Daily Mail website, social channels, and YouTube, you’ll craft visually striking graphics that bring stories to life, drive engagement, and reinforce our brand reputation for bold, premium storytelling.

Main Responsibilities

• Design and produce high-impact motion graphics and visual assets for original video content across the Daily Mail site, social media, and YouTube.
• Collaborate closely with video producers, editors, journalists and wider editorial teams to develop innovative animated treatments for a broad range of story formats.
• Translate complex editorial concepts and data into clear, audience-friendly visual storytelling.
• Support both fast-turnaround news environments and longer-form premium video projects.
• Maintain and evolve brand standards, templates, toolkits and motion graphics guidelines to ensure visual consistency across platforms.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, constantly pushing creative boundaries and suggesting fresh visual approaches and technologies.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and creative excellence.
• Advise on the best practices for motion design in digital-video, tailoring work for platform-specific needs (site, social, YouTube, etc.).

Person Specification

• Strong experience producing motion graphics for video - ideally in a news, publishing or digital media environment.
• Expert knowledge of After Effects and the Adobe Creative Suite (experience with 3D or data-visualisation tools is a plus).
• A strong creative portfolio showing a range of motion graphics for online video, social and/or YouTube.
• Familiarity with on-air, in-video branding and visual storytelling techniques.
• A keen eye for design, typography, animation and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced setting.
• Ability to prioritise, manage time, and deliver high-quality work to deadline.

What We’re Looking For

• A creative problem-solver and visual storyteller, dedicated to raising the bar for quality.
• Someone comfortable switching from quick-turn-around explainers to developing premium longer-form graphics packages.
• Enthusiastic about working across formats, platforms, and teams, and keen to help shape the next generation of Daily Mail content.

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

About Us

Daily Mail is one of the world’s largest and most influential news publishers, reaching over a billion people globally every month with its Seriously Popular content.

Renowned for its agenda-setting exclusives, breaking news, incisive commentary, and in-depth investigations, the Daily Mail delivers a unique editorial blend spanning showbiz, royals, lifestyle, health, sport, money and much more.

Its extensive reach, influence, and reader loyalty make it a premium destination for more than 400,000 digital subscribers across the UK, US, Australia, and beyond.

Daily Mail also maintains a powerful presence across social media, engaging more than 150 million followers and delivering more than 4 billion video views each month across platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat.

Seriously Popular isn’t just a slogan - it’s a relentless, 24/7 commitment to delighting, informing, and inspiring audiences worldwide.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.