Senior Motion Designer

Scopely
Barcelona, Spain
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for motion designers with advertising/entertainment marketing experience who thrive in collaborative, hybrid work environments and have a passion for mobile games.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of motion design experience in advertising or entertainment marketing
    — “5+ years of experience in motion graphic design within advertising or entertainment marketing.”
  • Individuals who can translate creative briefs into visual storytelling and brand identity
    — “Own and deliver high-quality motion design projects, translating creative briefs into strong visual solutions.”
  • Professionals with a demonstrated ability to work in a hybrid, feedback-driven environment
    — “Work with strong attention to detail in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a showreel as an essential part of the application process
    — “To be considered for this role, please submit your CV and showreel with your application.”
  • Candidates must be fluent in English for communication purposes
    — “Excellent communication skills in English.”

How to stand out

  • Showcase your experience with multiple game titles and brand identity development
    — “Supporting multiple titles across our portfolio, depending on business needs.”
  • Emphasize your familiarity with social media and performance marketing creatives
    — “Strong understanding of Social Media, Performance Marketing, and User Acquisition creatives.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • high-quality motion design projects
  • top-performing results
Typical background
motion graphic designadvertising

Skills & requirements

Required

Motion DesignAnimationStorytellingCollaborationAdvertising

Preferred

Unreal EngineUnityAi-assisted Design

About the role

Original posting from Scopely via Greenhouse

Scopely is looking for a talented Senior Motion Designer to join our Marketing Creative Services team, Flamed, in our Barcelona office, working on a hybrid basis.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day, whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.  

We are Flamed, the in-house creative agency, an international multidisciplinary team. We produce thousands of creatives each year to support the global marketing needs of all Scopely games. This role will involve supporting multiple titles across our portfolio, depending on business needs, including Pokémon GO, Monster Hunter Now, and Pikmin Bloom.

What you will do:

Own and deliver high-quality motion design projects, translating creative briefs into strong visual solutions, from art direction through to final delivery.

Help build impactful brand identities for our games and drive top-performing results in collaboration with other creative teams. Stay up to date with current pop culture trends (e.g., social media, design, film, TV).

Participate in brainstorming sessions, ideate, and create storyboards and/or animatics to communicate concepts ahead of production.

Work with strong attention to detail in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment. 

What you will need:

5+ years of experience in motion graphic design within advertising or entertainment marketing.

A strong demo reel showcasing expert-level motion design and animation.

Proficiency in industry-standard tools, including After Effects, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Premiere and Photoshop.

Experience with video editing, color grading, and sound design.

Strong art direction skills, storytelling ability, and a keen visual sense.

A collaborative mindset and a passion for creative excellence.

Passion for mobile games.

Excellent communication skills in English.

Bonus Point:

Hands-on experience using Unreal Engine to produce cinematic-quality renders.

Additional knowledge with Unity is a plus.

Strong understanding of Social Media, Performance Marketing, and User Acquisition creatives.

A proactive interest in AI-assisted design tools and their creative applications.

*To be considered for this role, please submit your CV and showreel with your application. A showreel is an essential requirement, and if available, you may also include a portfolio.

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Scopely Explore games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.

Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.

Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/. 

Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. Please apply only through our official website and verify that all Talent Partner communications come from an email address ending in @scopely.com.

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Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Source: Scopely careers (Greenhouse)

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