Motion Graphic Designer

Motion Graphic Designer

Posted 1 week ago by blue spill

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Motion Graphic Designer role at Blue Spill involves creating and delivering high-quality motion graphics and animations for various projects, including documentaries and films. The position requires a strong understanding of contemporary design and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of industry experience and a passion for creativity and storytelling. This contract position is based in the Midlands studio near Stratford Upon Avon.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Implement and deliver the design vision across all projects.
  • Produce design work for documentaries, films, and television from pitch to final outcome.
  • Support the development of pitches and client presentations.
  • Engage in graphic design tasks including typography, layout, and image-making.
  • Create motion design assets such as identities, editorial assets, and partnership assets.
  • Utilize Adobe Creative Suite programs to deliver high-quality motion design work.

Key Skills:

  • 1-3 years of industry experience in broadcast design or a similar role.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects).
  • Strong eye for detail and contemporary design sensibility.
  • Knowledge of Flame and Cinema 4D is beneficial but not essential.
  • Ability to balance multiple projects and work across various tasks.
  • Positive and proactive attitude towards challenges.
  • Good understanding of the creative industry and cultural awareness.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Warwickshire

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

We at Blue Spill are looking for a talented and passionate Motion graphics designer/animator to join the team on contract in our Midlands based studio.

About Us

We design beautiful moving graphics, animation and visual effects that breathe life into abstract ideas for filmmakers, and clarify complex concepts for their audiences. We believe in design with context and have a passion for cinematic storytelling. We work regularly with projects based in London, LA and NYC, and can adapt our resources on a per project basis. Over recent years we’ve designed titles and in film motion sequences for multiple Sundance films, Academy Award shortlisted features, and BAFTA, Emmy, RTS and Grierson award winners. We’ve also worked with key UK and US broadcasters, including Netflix, Amazon, HBO, PBS, ESPN, A&E, BBC, Channel 4, Sky, ITV and Film 4.

The Role

This role will be responsible for implementing and delivering the design vision for Blue Spill across all our projects. You will be asked to deliver brilliant design work for a breadth of documentaries, films and television from pitch to final outcome.

The ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will be a talented graphic and motion designer with a great eye for detail and understanding of contemporary graphic and motion design - With 1-3 years industry experience in a broadcast design or a similar design role.

  • Passionate about creativity and has a good understanding of Blue Spill and its place within the creative industry.
  • A talented graphic and motion designer with a contemporary design sensibility and has a great eye for detail.
  • Technically proficient with adobe creative suite programmes used to deliver high quality motion design work.
  • Knowledgeable about the creative industry and has good creative and cultural awareness.
  • Able to balance multiple projects at once and can work in a nimble way across a variety of tasks.
  • Positive and proactive when faced with problems and never fazed by a challenge.
  • Has their creative development set as a priority and is always seeking opportunities to advance the quality of creative work whenever possible.

Tasks & Skills

  • Support the development of pitches and client presentations
  • Graphic Design (typography, layout, artworking, image-making)
  • Motion Design (identities, typography, editorial assets, partnership assets, imagery)
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)
  • Knowledge of Flame beneficial but not essential
  • Cinema 4D knowledge beneficial

Job Location

This job is located in our Midlands office near Stratford Upon Avon. Please apply by sending an e-mail to jobs@bluespill.co.uk with your application, CV and tell us about your favourite title sequence. Look forward to hearing from you!