Motion Designer - UK Security Clearance Mandatory
Posted Today by 1765942186
£50,000 Per year
Inside
Hybrid
City of London, London
Summary: The role of Motion Designer involves joining a multidisciplinary creative team on a 6-month fixed-term contract starting in January, focusing on government-related projects. The position requires the production of high-quality motion graphics and animated content across various digital platforms. Candidates must hold active UK government security clearance and demonstrate strong creative and technical skills. This fast-paced environment demands attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create high-quality motion graphics, animations, and visual assets across multiple formats
- Develop concepts and visual treatments that bring ideas to life across digital, social, and multimedia outputs
- Produce both short-form and long-form motion content for campaigns and content series
- Collaborate with designers, editors, and creative leads to ensure cohesion and consistency
- Build storyboards, style frames, and motion tests to communicate ideas early in the process
- Integrate typography, illustration, graphic elements, and sound design into polished final assets
- Manage multiple deliverables in parallel while meeting deadlines without compromising quality
- Contribute creative thinking and craft expertise to elevate overall design output
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Motion Designer with a strong showreel covering a range of formats
- Exceptional skills in After Effects, with experience using Illustrator and Photoshop
- Comfortable working across digital, social, campaign, and multimedia environments
- Strong sense of visual identity, composition, typography, pacing, and storytelling
- Experience working on sensitive or government-related communications is advantageous
- Proactive, collaborative, and confident in fast-moving workflows
- Based in London and available for hybrid working
- MUST already hold active UK government security clearance and be able to provide proof
Salary (Rate): £50000.00 per annum
City: City of London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
- £45000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
- City of London, London
- Contract
Motion Designer - 6-Month FTC (January Start)
Location: London, UK (Hybrid)
Salary: £45,000-£50,000 per annum
Security Clearance: MUST already hold active UK government security clearance and be able to provide proof
About the Role
We're seeking a talented Motion Designer to join a multidisciplinary creative team on a 6-month fixed-term contract starting in January. The role supports a range of government-related projects, producing high-quality motion graphics and animated content across digital, social, experiential, and campaign environments.
This is a fast-paced and sensitive environment, requiring strong judgement, accuracy, and attention to detail.
What You'll Do
Create high-quality motion graphics, animations, and visual assets across multiple formats
Develop concepts and visual treatments that bring ideas to life across digital, social, and multimedia outputs
Produce both short-form and long-form motion content for campaigns and content series
Collaborate with designers, editors, and creative leads to ensure cohesion and consistency
Build storyboards, style frames, and motion tests to communicate ideas early in the process
Integrate typography, illustration, graphic elements, and sound design into polished final assets
Manage multiple deliverables in parallel while meeting deadlines without compromising quality
Contribute creative thinking and craft expertise to elevate overall design output
About You
Proven experience as a Motion Designer with a strong showreel covering a range of formats
Exceptional skills in After Effects, with experience using Illustrator and Photoshop
Comfortable working across digital, social, campaign, and multimedia environments
Strong sense of visual identity, composition, typography, pacing, and storytelling
Experience working on sensitive or government-related communications is advantageous
Proactive, collaborative, and confident in fast-moving workflows
Based in London and available for hybrid working
MUST already hold active UK government security clearance and be able to provide proof (applications without clearance cannot be considered)
Contract Details
6-month fixed-term contract, starting January
Hybrid working, London-based
Salary: £45,000-£50,000 depending on experience
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