Midweight Motion Designer; FTC)

Position: Midweight Motion Designer (4m FTC)
This role is an FTC running to the end of 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.JOB

PURPOSE This position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. Our clients include Easy Jet, eBay, INEOS, Logitech, L’Oréal, Roblox, Walkers and Zalando.

As a Motion Designer, you will set Motion Art Direction through ideas, motion, visuals, and narrative. You bring strong art direction thinking and high level motion craft together to shape concepts from early thinking to final execution. You care about story, framing, and how visuals communicate over time. You push ideas forward while actively involved in the work.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Shape the visual and motion direction of projects from concept to delivery

Develop strong creative ideas rooted in narrative, pacing, and visual structure

Design and animate high quality motion work across campaigns and formats

Define look and feel, style frames, and motion language for projects

Collaborate closely with designers, creatives, and other disciplines

Guide motion execution to keep work aligned with the original creative intent

Stay curious of new tools, references, and techniques across motion and visual design

WHAT YOU BRING:

Strong visual judgement and confidence contributing to concepts and creative direction. Art direction experience showing how you’ve helped craft the visual story of your work Experience as a motion designer with a clear art direction mindset

Solid After Effects skills with a good sense of timing, framing, and storytelling. Video editing in Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve is a plus.

Experience creating style frames, visual systems, and narrative driven motion

Curiosity around AI tools and interest in learning how they can support creative work

Experience of working in agency setting

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and working within a multi-disciplinary teamA strong portfolio or showreel showing concept, craft, and high quality motion workWE

OFFER:

A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies

Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
26 days paid holiday (plus UK Bank Holidays).Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4 pm on a Thursday.

Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.

Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.

Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.

Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events.

Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.

Buddy Programme:
You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT.A reputation for doing good. DEPT has been a Certified B Corp since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.

Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.

Global annual DEPT Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHY DEPT?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help…