Senior Motion Designer; FTC)

This is a fixed-term contract until 17th December 2026.

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

This role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients.

As Senior Motion Designer, you’ll be joining a nimble team that jumps in wherever the action is. Instead of being tied to one client, you’ll get to work across a variety of accounts—perfect for someone who thrives on variety, thinks on their feet, and enjoys solving problems without missing a beat. If you're adaptable, self-sufficient, and great at working with different personalities, you'll feel right at home here.

You will produce video, animation and digital creative solutions to help communicate DEPT®’s clients’ goals. You’ll use movement to inspire, educate and engage a wide audience across social media, email and onsite.

• Digital animations and video editing.

• Taking a lead on any multimedia questions and issues across the team.

• Delivering constructive feedback.

• Image and footage sourcing.

• Taking accountability for flawless design output.

• Taking briefs from start to finish, from storyboarding to completion.

• Contributing innovating ideas at creative review meetings through research and the inspiration you seek in the external world.

• Protecting brand integrity and guardianship.

• Champion inclusivity and manage change effectively by cascading information to your team.

• Drive the delivery of work on time and to the highest standard by the understanding of your team's capabilities.

• Support your team members

• Advocate DEPT® as an employer of choice and support in interviewing.

• Working within existing templates

• Creating new templates

• Collaborating with the team to set art direction for campaigns.

• A great source for up-to-the-minute creative knowledge and trends. You are well-versed in working in an agency context and have relevant experience covering brand, direct and above-the-line creative work.

• Must have extensive experience with After Effects, Figma as well as the wider Adobe suite

• Any 3D experience is a bonus!

• Wide knowledge of the animation/video creation process, from storyboards to rendering.

• A great teammate who supports their colleagues and doesn’t act as an individual.

• Highly motivated.

• Adds something unique to the culture of DEPT® and wants to be a part of a social environment.

• Comfortable designing static assets when required.

• Very organised with attention to detail.

• Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines.

• Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges.

• Keen to build client relations and pitch their ideas to them.

• Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching.

• A flexible hybrid working arrangement policy to enjoy the best of both worlds.

• Early Finish Fridays, kickstart your weekend early with alternating early-finish Fridays.

• 20 days of paid holiday each year, plus relevant public holidays.

• Doona Day - 1 additional day off paid leave each year to enjoy some downtime.

• Birthday Leave, 1 day paid day off each year to be taken during your birthday week.

• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.

• 12% Superannuation Contribution.

• Access to…