Mid-Level Motion Designer

ZEALOT is an international creative agency with offices in London, NY and LA, specialising in the film and television industry across trailers, TV spots, social/digital, promos and print

We are looking for a talented Mid-Level Motion Designer to join our growing and vibrant team.

Our ideal candidate will have a passion for motion design, a strong creative eye, and take pride in producing high-quality work in a fast-paced creative environment.

The role will report to our Design Creative Director and they will join a growing team at a very exciting time.

Responsibilities include:

• Concepting/ideation and execution of motion graphics to a high standard for a variety of projects for high-level clients.
• Problem solving and coming up with solutions to creative challenges.
• Brainstorming and collaborating with the team.
• Be responsible for organisation of the working projects, QC, and their final delivery to a high standard.
• Work with an Art Director on all projects - taking on their feedback and work collaboratively on creating the best possible version of the work.
• Support the Design Creative Director and Art Director on large scale projects.
• Keep up to date with design trends, continually developing new skills, and learning new applications.
• Share and be a source of knowledge for the entire team.
• Keep assets and projects highly organised and streamlined in line with the team’s and company’s established processes and standards.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a strong understanding of digital and social content, supported by a curated portfolio of relevant work.
• Have excellent knowledge of Adobe Suite (particularly After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator) and experience with Maxon tools (Red Giant and Cinema 4D) and/or equivalent.
• Have good tracking, rotoscoping and compositing skills.
• Be full of creative ideas and have the skills and enthusiasm to bring them to life.
• Have excellent time management and ability to handle several projects simultaneously whilst keeping a level head in a reactive environment with tight deadlines.
• Be focused, proactive and self-motivated.
• Be capable of taking strategy and creatively interpreting client briefs, always keeping the tone and genre in mind when designing.
• Be highly collaborative, able to work well as part of a team and create strong working relationships.
• Be flexible and adaptable, willing to work in a fast-paced fulfilling environment.
• Have excellent organisation skills along with exceptional attention to detail.

For the right candidate, this is an amazing opportunity to progress and flourish in their career in a growing award-winning design team.

Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 per annum

(To be discussed depending on experience).

Benefits include:

• Home working up to 2 days a week (after the initial onboarding and training period)
• Regular training opportunities for career growth
• Access to Headspace for meditation and mindfulness
• Confidential mental health support via Solas Mind
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Monthly team socials
• Friday lunch provided

Typical working hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30am till 6:30pm (including a 1-hour unpaid lunch break) and for the occasional late working there is a fair lieu day policy in place.