MIDWEIGHT STUDIO HYBRID DESIGNER & ANIMATOR

AF030 Edelman South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Edelman is seeking a Midweight Studio Hybrid Designer & Animator to craft high-quality static and animated assets for digital, social, print and brand campaigns across global markets.

You will translate briefs into layouts, storyboards and motion-ready design systems, collaborating with creative leads, client teams and production professionals to ensure top production quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in graphic design, studio design or motion design within an agency or creative studio environment.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with animation capability in After Effects and familiarity with Premiere Pro or similar production tools.
• Ability to take a static design from concept and layout through to animated output.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to follow briefs, production schedules and feedback rounds.
• Experience with AI-assisted design or animation tools, plus knowledge of Figma, is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate high-quality assets for digital, social, print, screen and brand communications.
• Translate briefs into static layouts, style-frames, storyboards and motion-ready design systems.
• Create visual systems, campaign assets, social formats, infographics, icons, illustrations, templates and motion toolkits.
• Animate assets using keyframes, transitions, timing, pacing, type animation and simple compositing.
• Prepare animation timelines, production files, renders and exports that meet Edelman's Studio and delivery standards.
• Work with Creative Leads, Client Leads and Production teams from brief through design, animation, feedback and final delivery.
• Adapt design and motion assets across different markets, languages, aspect ratios and output formats.
• Manage multiple projects, version control, asset packaging, render and quality checks and final exports while meeting tight deadlines.

Skills

Layout design

Typography

Composition

Brand consistency

Motion design

Client collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Figma

Job description

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

The Role

We are looking for a Midweight Studio Hybrid Designer & Animator to create high-quality design work and bring it to life through animation for Edelman's clients. Working alongside designers, creative leads, client teams and producers, you will develop visual assets across digital, social, print, internal communications and brand-led outputs, then animate selected assets for motion, video and screen-based use. As part of a global studio team, you will support projects across multiple markets. Adapting static and animated work for regional audiences while maintaining creative excellence and production quality across layouts, motion systems, file formats and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Design and animate high-quality assets for digital, social, print, screen and brand communications. Translate briefs into static layouts, style-frames, storyboards and motion-ready design systems. Create visual systems, campaign assets, social formats, infographics, icons, illustrations, templates and motion toolkits. Animate assets using keyframes, transitions, timing, pacing, type animation and simple compositing. Prepare animation timelines, production files, renders and exports that meet Edelman's Studio and delivery standards. Work with Creative Leads, Client Leads and Production teams from brief through design, animation, feedback and final delivery. Adapt design and motion assets across different markets, languages, aspect ratios and output formats. Manage multiple projects, version control, asset packaging, render and quality checks and final exports while meeting tight deadlines.

Requirements

3+ years' experience in graphic design, studio design or motion design within an agency or creative studio environment. Strong design skills across layout, typography, composition, visual systems and brand consistency. Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with animation capability in After Effects and familiarity with Premiere Pro or similar production tools. Ability to take a static design from concept and layout through to animated output. Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to follow briefs, production schedules and feedback rounds. Understanding of production requirements including storyboards, style-frames, animatics, codecs, frame rates, aspect ratios, safe areas, renders, file packaging and final delivery specs. Experience with AI-assisted design or animation tools, plus knowledge of Figma, is an advantage.

What We're Looking For

Passionate about both design and animation. Craft focused, detail-oriented work by performing thorough quality checks before reviews. Detail-oriented, organised and confident taking work from static layouts into animated outputs. Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency and production environment. Collaborative, open to feedback and able to work across creative and production teams. Confident supporting client-facing work and preparing polished files for review, render and delivery.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. It started with one man’s passion to make an impact through stories… 70 years later, we are the world’s largest communications firm, which fosters an environment where people feel empowered to take the kind of bold action that makes careers, reshapes industries, and creates the unexpected.

We are one global team, over 6,000 strong across 60 offices, grounded by our shared values. We promise an experience where our employees see that boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. Since Dan Edelman founded the firm in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business, and our culture is one that brings understanding, collaboration, and respect to our work and to each other. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our clients, and our communities, and propel us forward as a company. At Edelman, we are in relentless pursuit of a fair and inspiring workplace that is respectful to all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust and collaboration. Each day and on each project, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel a sense of true inclusion and belonging and can bring their best to their work— taking action and shaping impactful moments and movements within our company, on behalf of our clients, and within communities around the globe.

The relentless pursuit of excellence The freedom to be constantly curious The courage to do the right thing The commitment to positively impact society. We grow our people We invite and celebrate differences Our reputation is our brand We’re global, yet local We offer more than just a career – we offer a place to grow, make a meaningful impact, and help drive change alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our culture is built on trust, innovation, and inclusivity, where unique perspectives are not only welcomed, but celebrated. At Edelman, your ambitions are supported, your voice matters and your work contributes to shaping the future of communications and clients’ business.