Senior Motion Designer BBC Creative is the BBC’s in-house agency.

Theinsideout; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Senior Motion Designer at a leading in-house agency. This role involves creating captivating motion designs for broadcasts, campaigns, and animations while leading projects from conception to completion. You'll collaborate with a talented team, nurturing creativity and innovation, and play a pivotal role in shaping the visual identity of a renowned broadcaster. If you're passionate about motion design and eager to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you. Join us and be part of a team that brings ideas to life and captivates audiences worldwide.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in motion design, either permanent or freelance.
• Strong knowledge of motion graphics and animation principles.

Responsibilities

• Create best-in-class motion design for broadcasts and campaigns.
• Lead projects and collaborate with internal teams and freelancers.
• Oversee projects from start to finish, ensuring quality and creativity.

Skills

Motion Graphics

Animation Principles

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Job description

BBC Creative is the BBC’s in-house agency. Our ambition is simple: to be the best in the world at what we do, for the world’s best broadcaster.

Main Responsibilities

We’re searching for a Senior Motion Designer to join our talented multidisciplinary team. We’re looking for someone with relevant experience in a motion design role (permanent or freelance). You’ll be a hands-on designer, passionate about bringing ideas to life through motion, with leadership potential.

This role will suit someone with a strong knowledge of motion graphics and animation principles, a great design eye, and excellent communication skills. You’ll be leading projects and primarily working on promos, broadcast design, title sequences, and advertising campaigns.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your creativity in a collaborative environment, with the support of the wider team. A key part of the role is overseeing projects from start to finish—bringing them to life and seeing them published on TV.

This is your chance to create work that gets people talking about the BBC, nurture talent within the team, and develop your creative direction skills across a broad range of briefs.

You will:

1. Create best-in-class motion design for broadcast, campaigns, and animation projects.
2. Contribute to creative ideation, strategy, and direction.
3. Collaborate with internal stakeholders, creative teams, and freelancers.
4. Scope projects, develop timelines, and align on creative ambitions.
5. Work with project management teams to delegate motion projects to internal and freelance designers.
6. Present ideas clearly and communicate feedback between teams and stakeholders.
7. Act as a line manager to motion designers, helping them develop the necessary skills, tools, and processes to succeed in their roles.