Senior Motion Designer (FTC)

DEPT®
Sydney, Australia
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward adaptable, self-sufficient candidates comfortable with multimedia problem-solving and cross-team collaboration, working in a hybrid arrangement across global studios.

Best fit for

  • Candidates who thrive on variety and enjoy cross-functional collaboration across multiple accounts.
    — “Instead of being tied to one client, you’ll get to work across a variety of accounts”
  • Candidates with a strong grasp of motion design and a proven ability to deliver flawless output under tight deadlines.
    — “Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines”
  • Candidates who are comfortable with both motion design and static creative assets.
    — “Comfortable designing static assets when required”

Things to consider

  • Fixed-term contract may not provide long-term stability or benefits beyond the term.
    — “This is a fixed-term contract initially until 17th December 2026”
  • This role requires a candidate who can champion inclusivity and manage change effectively.
    — “Champion inclusivity and manage change effectively by cascading information to your team”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to lead multimedia projects and deliver creative solutions from concept to completion.
    — “Taking briefs from start to finish, from storyboarding to completion”
  • Showcase your experience with brand guardianship and how you ensure brand integrity in creative work.
    — “Protecting brand integrity and guardianship”
  • Demonstrate your knowledge of the full animation/video creation pipeline, from storyboards to rendering.
    — “Wide knowledge of the animation/video creation process, from storyboards to rendering”
  • Emphasize your adaptability and experience working with diverse personalities in an agency setting.
    — “If you're adaptable, self-sufficient, and great at working with different personalities, you'll feel right at home here”
  • Demonstrate your ability to contribute innovative ideas through research and external inspiration.
    — “Contributing innovating ideas at creative review meetings through research and the inspiration you seek in the external world”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Produces high-quality video and animation content
  • Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Meets project deadlines
Typical background
Experience in a creative agencyStrong portfolio of video and animation work

Skills & requirements

Required

After EffectsFigmaAdobe SuiteVideo EditingAnimationStoryboardingTeam CollaborationCreative Problem Solving

Preferred

3D Animation

Stack & domain

After EffectsFigmaAdobe Suite3D ExperienceAnimation/video Creation ProcessStoryboardingRenderingTypesettingRetouchingTeamworkMotivationAdaptabilitySelf-sufficiencyProblem-solvingInnovationOrganisational SkillsAttention To DetailGritClient RelationsPitching IdeasMotion DesignVideo EditingAnimationDigital CommunicationsBrandingMarketing

About the role

Original posting from DEPT® via Greenhouse

This is a fixed-term contract initially until 17th December 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 role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients.

As Senior Motion Designer, you’ll be joining a nimble team that jumps in wherever the action is. 

You will produce video, animation and digital creative solutions to help communicate DEPT®’s clients’ goals. You’ll use movement to inspire, educate and engage a wide audience across social media, email and onsite.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Digital animations and video editing.

Taking a lead on any multimedia questions and issues across the team.

Delivering constructive feedback.

Image and footage sourcing.

Taking accountability for flawless design output.

Taking briefs from start to finish, from storyboarding to completion.

Contributing innovating ideas at creative review meetings through research and the inspiration you seek in the external world.

Protecting brand integrity and guardianship.

Champion inclusivity and manage change effectively by cascading information to your team.

Drive the delivery of work on time and to the highest standard by the understanding of your team's capabilities.

Support  your team members

Working within existing templates & help create new ones

Collaborating with the team to set art direction for campaigns.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

A great source for up-to-the-minute creative knowledge and trends. You are well-versed in working in an agency context and have relevant experience covering brand, direct and above-the-line creative work.

Must have extensive experience with After Effects, Figma as well as the wider Adobe suite

Any 3D experience is a bonus!

Wide knowledge of the animation/video creation process, from storyboards to rendering.

A great teammate who supports their colleagues and doesn’t act as an individual.

Highly motivated.

Adds something unique to the culture of DEPT® and wants to be a part of a social environment.

Comfortable designing static assets when required.

Very organised with attention to detail.

Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines.

Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges.

Keen to build client relations and pitch their ideas to them.

Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching.

WE OFFER

A flexible hybrid working arrangement policy to enjoy the best of both worlds. 

Early Finish Fridays, kickstart your weekend early with alternating early-finish Fridays. 

20 days of paid holiday each year, plus relevant public holidays. 

Doona Day - 1 additional day off paid leave each year to enjoy some downtime. 

Birthday Leave, 1 day paid day off each year to be taken during your birthday week. 

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme. 

12% Superannuation Contribution. 

Access to dedicated mental health resources including sick & carer’s leave scheme, employee assistance programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders. 

Dept Allowance, a dedicated company contribution towards professional development. 

Long Service Leave, provided in accordance with relevant state legislation. 

Enhanced Parental Leave. 

Learning and Development, continuous growth opportunities through internal training, and "inspirational talks” guest speakers.

Buddy Program, you will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you navigate your first weeks’ at DEPT®.

A Certified BCorp Agency and is multi-award winning “Agency of the Year”. 

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!

Global DEPT® Cares Month, an annual initiative where our teams donate their professional skills and time to support local charities and pr-bono projects.

Talent Referral Scheme. 

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

AI 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.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At 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.

Not 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.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

Source: DEPT® careers (Greenhouse)

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