Motion Designer and Editor

Purpose

The ideal candidate is a visual storyteller who can drive impact. The motion designer and editor is responsible for aiding in the creation of creative projects that build pride and promote the Banks corporate story focused around innovation and technology. In close collaboration with the team and communications partners they provide full‑service creative production for Internal & External communications. With a solutions‑driven attitude they are creating thoughtfully without losing sight of commercial realities, budgets and business objectives.

This may involve working with Scotiabank clients, managing updates and improvements to technology solutions and ensuring risk assessment procedures are adhered to, executing appropriate avoidance or mitigation strategies and escalating as required.

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Creates impact through professional, story‑driven motion design and video editing:
  • Designing and producing high‑quality motion graphics and animations that translate complex business ideas into clear, engaging visual narratives across video and digital platforms.
  • Developing and applying motion design styles, templates, and graphic packages that align with Scotiabank brand standards while allowing flexibility for executive, campaign, and storytelling needs.
  • Collaboration with producers, editors and communications partners to concept, storyboard, and execute motion‑led solutions that enhance storytelling impact.
  • Integrating motion graphics seamlessly into edited content, ensuring strong visual hierarchy, pacing, and clarity across titles, lower thirds, data visualisations, and transitions.
  • Editing video content with creativity and precision, ensuring alignment with narrative goals, brand standards, and audience expectations.
  • Crafting compelling visual stories by selecting the strongest takes, refining pacing, and integrating graphics, music, and sound design to enhance impact.
  • Learning about the Bank’s strategic priorities and objectives to make informed editorial choices.
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to incorporate feedback efficiently, managing revisions and following timelines and communicating changes to critical users, including senior management.
  • Organising and managing media assets, project files, metadata and version control to ensure smooth workflows and easy access for team members, following Bank policies and compliance standards and ensuring that system confidentiality is maintained at all times.
  • Troubleshooting project issues and resolving conflicts as required; gathering facts, assessing options and determining appropriate solutions. Communicating changes to critical users, including senior management.
  • Exploring and applying emerging video & motion design techniques, tools, and workflows to continuously elevate creative quality, efficiency, and innovation within the studio.
• Understanding how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursuing effective and efficient operations of the area in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high‑performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

• Receiving briefs from Senior Producer and Director as well as working directly with client on feedback and revisions. Working in tandem with other team members on creative execution, fulfilment and distribution.
• Countries / regions / business units supported:
  Global scope, but majority of the creative development & execution will be Canada based and focused on technology and innovation.
• 1+ direct reports and supervisory role with students and consultants.
• Number of projects:
  Across the team approximately 200 projects in F2025.

• Degree in Motion & Graphic design, Broadcasting, Video production, or related studies.
• 5+…