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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.\nJOB PURPOSE:\nAs a Motion Designer, you will create engaging animations and static designs for global campaigns, collaborating with a creative team to deliver high-quality work. You will contribute to projects from concept to delivery, ensuring both creative excellence and technical precision.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nCollaborate with the team to understand project requirements and deliver motion graphics, typography, and video animations. Comfort with static design is a plus.\nWork within templates while maintaining creative freedom, ensuring organized and efficient files.\nBring storyboards to life using After Effects, managing assets and meeting deadlines.\nAlign designs with trends and culture across various platforms and formats.\nStay up-to-date with design trends and integrate them into your work.\nUse Figma for storyboarding concepts and After Effects for animation, ensuring a smooth workflow.\nCreate and modify After Effects templates, including brand templates, and develop new ones as needed.\nSet motion direction for campaigns, balancing template-based and conceptual work.\nWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR\nRelevant experience in motion/graphic design.\nStrong portfolio with completed animation projects.\nExpertise in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator).\nExperience in animating vector, photographic, and 3D assets.\nSolid video editing skills and understanding of animation fundamentals.\nStrong design aesthetic with the ability to combine typography, color, and layout.\nExcellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.\nComfortable working on digital advertisements, including paid ads and stories.\nAI Disclosure: At DEPT®, we use AI-assisted technology (Metaview) to capture notes and summarize interview conversations, so our interviewers can stay fully focused. Using the AI is optional, just let us know if you’d prefer it not be used.\nWHO ARE WE?\nWe are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.\nOur culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.\nDEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.\nDIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION\nAt DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.\nNot sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine. 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