Senior Motion Designer

Critical Playground LLC; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 56 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary sacrifice pension

Cycle-to-work scheme

Professional development budget

Generous holiday allowance

Extra holiday anniversaries

Sabbatical program

Résumé du poste

Critical Playground LLC in London is seeking a Midweight Motion Designer to join our creative team, producing animated assets for brands across websites, apps, and products with energy and craft.

You will lead concepting, storyboarding, and animation, collaborating with designers and developers while managing multiple priorities in a hybrid London office. Strong storytelling and 3–5+ years’ experience with After Effects are essential.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of professional experience in an agency or freelance.
• Proficiency in After Effects and Premiere Pro; experience with plug-ins and mentoring juniors.
• Good knowledge of pace and timing.
• Passion for storytelling and crafting memorable motion pieces.
• Interest in digital design including websites, product design and apps.
• Strong awareness of project timelines and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with Frame.io and Lottie.
• Bonus: Blender or other 3D tools, SFX, sound design.

Responsabilités

• Understand briefs and develop fully developed creative ideas to pitch to clients.
• Lead full project lifecycle from script development, concept ideation, storyboarding to production and delivery.
• Accurately estimate project complexity and deliver within timelines and budgets.
• Liaise with voiceover artists to create engaging storyboards and animatics.
• Collaborate with designers and developers to bring projects to life.
• Share inspiration, contribute ideas and provide creative input throughout the process.
• Manage time effectively to deliver on brief and schedule.

Connaissances

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Storytelling

Time management

Prioritization

Collaboration

Motion design

Web & product design interest

Outils

Frame.io

Lottie

Blender

SFX

Sound design

Description du poste

We’re looking for a talented Midweight Motion Designer to join our creative team who's self-motivated, up for a challenge and keen to grow with us. Our projects range from animated branded assets and product explainer videos to content for websites, digital products, and apps. You’ll work with a diverse mix of clients — from ambitious startups to established corporate brands — bringing ideas to life with energy, craft, and imagination.

Tasks and responsibilities

Ability to understand a brief and create fully developed creative ideas ready to pitch to clients. You will work across the full project lifecycle: from script development, concept ideation, and storyboarding through to production and delivery.

Accurately estimate the complexity of a motion graphics project and deliver within the required timeline and budget.

Confident in liaising with voiceover artists to create exciting storyboards and animatics which bring your ideas to life.

Collaborate with designers and developers to bring projects to life

Share inspiration, contribute ideas, and provide creative input throughout the process

Manage your time effectively, ensuring projects are delivered on brief and schedule

Essential skills and experience

3-5+ years of professional experience in an agency or freelance.

Proficiency in Adobe After Effects (essential), Premier Pro. Confident using plug-ins and sharing best practices with junior members of the team.

Good knowledge of pace and timing

Passion for storytelling and crafting memorable motion pieces

An interest in digital design, including websites, product design, and apps.

Strong awareness of project timelines and ability to manage multiple priorities

Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Frame.io and Lottie.

Bonus experience: Knowledge of Blender or other 3D tools, SFX, sound design

Workplace incentives

Salary sacrifice pension plan

Cycle-to-work scheme

Professional development budget

Generous holiday allowance 28 days holiday (including Christmas shutdown)

An extra day of holiday for each year of service

3-month unpaid sabbatical after 3 years

3-month unpaid sabbatical *plus* £10k after 6 years

Hybrid working policy - 4 weeks "work from anywhere" each year, after probation 3 days a week in-office (Thursdays mandatory)

Monthly socials

Winter and summer retreats (dependent on company performance)

How to apply

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We're handling the recruitment process in-house, so we kindly ask that recruitment agencies and recruiters don't reach out to us about it. We celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings to the table. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability status, to apply for this position.