Senior Motion Designer – Branding & Creative Agency

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000

Location:

London Working Pattern:
Hybrid – 3 days in the office

Profiles Creative is working with an exciting, independent creative and branding agency looking for a talented Senior Motion Designer to join their growing creative team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative, conceptual and technically strong Motion Designer who has a real passion for branding, visual identity and bringing brands to life through motion.

The agency works with a diverse range of clients, from ambitious startups to established global brands, delivering everything from brand identity systems and animated logos to digital experiences, product explainers, websites and engaging branded content.

We're particularly interested in speaking with Motion Designers who have experience working within branding and design agencies, especially those who have helped develop and animate brand identities, create moving logos and build motion systems that form part of a wider brand identity.

As a Senior Motion Designer, you'll play a key role in developing creative concepts and delivering high-quality motion design across a variety of branding and digital projects.

You'll be involved throughout the full creative process, from initial ideas and storyboarding through to animation, production and final delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating engaging motion design across brand identity, animated logos, branded content and digital platforms.
• Developing motion principles and animation systems that bring brand identities to life.
• Translating creative briefs into compelling concepts, storyboards and finished animations.
• Working across the full project lifecycle, from concept development and pitching through to production and delivery.
• Collaborating closely with designers, creatives and developers to deliver cohesive brand experiences.
• Bringing fresh ideas, creative inspiration and technical expertise to the wider team.
• Managing multiple projects, timelines and deliverables while maintaining a high standard of creative execution.
• Supporting and mentoring junior designers, sharing best practices and helping develop the team's motion capabilities.

• Strong professional experience in motion design, ideally gained within a branding, creative or design agency.
• An impressive portfolio demonstrating high-quality motion design, particularly animated brand identities, moving logos and motion-led branding projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects, alongside a strong working knowledge of Premiere Pro.
• Excellent understanding of animation principles, pacing, timing, typography and visual storytelling.
• Ability to take a creative concept and develop it into a polished, engaging piece of motion design.
• Strong conceptual thinking with an excellent eye for typography, composition and design.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Confident presenting ideas and contributing to creative discussions.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach and the ability to manage multiple projects.

• Experience using Blender, Cinema 4D or other 3D software.
• Knowledge of Lottie, Frame.io and digital animation workflows.
• Experience with sound design, audio editing or SFX.
• An interest in digital product design, websites and interactive experiences.

Alongside a salary of £50,000 – £60,000, the agency offers an excellent range of benefits:

• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the office.
• 4 weeks of working from anywhere each year (after probation).
• 28 days' annual leave, including the Christmas shutdown.
• An additional day's holiday for every year of service.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Dedicated professional development budget.
• Monthly team socials.
• Summer and winter team retreats, subject to company performance.
• 3-month unpaid sabbatical after 3 years.
• 3-month unpaid sabbatical plus a £10,000 payment after 6 years.

Profiles Creative is recruiting for this opportunity on behalf of an independent creative agency.