We are a London-based comms agency looking for a Junior / Middleweight Motion Designer, who thrives when working in a team with a proven ability to translate and express brand behaviors, compose creative narratives through exceptional and characterful animation, and work collaboratively in a team – from briefing through to final delivery.
In this role you’ll be a self-motivated team player who is keen to take an active role, with a can-do attitude, a passion for design and animation and the drive to go that extra mile.
Our clients range from start-ups to established global brands across a broad range of categories, and our work varies across design, digital and advertising.
Key Responsibilities:
* Developing creative and conceptual work with a strong executional style across film, animation and digital briefs to a broad range of client categories.
* Maintaining an outstanding level of motion design craft with high standards of attention to detail.
* Have a true passion for animation, motion design and film that inspires and excites the rest of the team.
* Working in a team on projects from briefing through to delivery.
Able to take direction from other team members and implement client feedback.
* Contributing on art direction for motion-led content, from briefing to storyboarding and elements of post-production.
* Working alongside agency partners, the broader design team, strategists, creatives, copywriters, account managers, web developers and our performance marketing team.
* Working directly with client teams and building positive client relationships.
Key Skills:
* Highly skilled in Adobe After Effects
A good working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator
* An excellent eye for animation timing and pacing
A keen understanding of the 12 Principles of Animation and an intuition for how to use them
An ability to adapt to different animation styles across a range of projects
Comfortable adopting new techniques, plugins or software to animate in new and interesting ways
* Highly creative with a good eye for detail
* A passion for motion design and craft
* A good knowledge of typography
* Able to work well independently, as well as working collaboratively within a larger team
* Ability to balance projects and timelines
Bonus Skills:
* Experience working with Cinema 4D
About us…
We design brands that redefine categories and culture. Otherway is a design and communications studio with offices in London and New York. We are experts in creating and transforming brands for a new generation, placing them at the heart of culture to connect with audiences in innovative ways.
Our work blurs the line between design and communications, combining bold conceptual thinking with exceptional execution to ensure that every interaction with the brand is meaningful and effective. Based in Primrose Hill, our 55-person multi-disciplined team are all full of smart ideas and a shared purpose to help our clients and ventures succeed.
Our Benefits...
* 25 Days Holiday with an extra day per year to a total of 28– It's important to take a break and recharge, that's why we offer a generous holiday allowance + all the usual bank holidays
Plus, office shut down between Christmas & NY– extra time off to spend with friends & family during the festive period which is separate to your holiday allowance.
* Health and wellbeing focus– We offer mental health support through the MYNDUP platform and access to join our cycle to work scheme.
* Healthcare Cash Plan– With our healthcare cover you’ll be able to claim money back for everyday medical costs such as dental, optical and physio costs plus have access to an online GP 24hrs a day
* Charity Volunteer days– supporting charities is really important to us, so we offer all our employees one day per year to volunteer for a charity that’s close to your heart.
* A hybrid structure– we’re in our studio on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday and we work from home on Monday & Friday.
* Nursery fees Benefit- For working parents, we’re proud to offer assistance, helping you save on nursery fees. The workplace nursery benefit allows you to save tax and NI on the full cost of your nursery fees each month.
* Travel card loan scheme– we get it, travel can get expensive. Let us help with the commute costs.
* Free Breakfast & snacks– it’s important you are well fuelled for the day, so we've got your breakfast and snacks covered + free lunch every Wednesday
* A dog-friendly office!
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