Junior-Level Motion Designer

ZEALOT is an international creative agency with offices in London, NY and LA, specialising in the film and television industry (trailers, TV spots, social/digital, promos and print).

We are looking for a talented Junior-Level Motion Designer to join our growing and vibrant team.

Our ideal candidate is passionate for all things design, with a strong desire to learn and passion to continually improve and push themselves creatively.

The role will report to our Design Creative Director and they will join a growing team at a very exciting time.

Responsibilities:

• Execution of motion graphics to a high standard for a variety of projects for high-level clients.
• Problem solving and coming up with solutions to creative challenges.
• Brainstorming, concepting and collaborating with the team.
• Be responsible for organisation of the working projects, QC, and their final delivery to a high standard.
• Work with an Art Director on all projects - taking on their feedback and work collaboratively on creating the best possible version of the work.
• Support the Design Creative Director and Art Director on large-scale projects.
• Keep up to date with design trends, continually developing new skills, and learning new applications.
• Develop skills and knowledge that you share with the entire team.
• Keep assets and projects highly organised and streamlined in line with the team’s and company’s established processes and standards.

The ideal candidate will:

• Live and breathe all things design.
• Have good knowledge of Adobe Suite (particularly After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator) and have interest and some experience with Maxon tools (Red Giant and Cinema 4D) and/or equivalent.
• Have tracking, rotoscoping and compositing skills.
• Be full of creative ideas and have passion and patience for developing your skills to bring them to life.
• Have good time management and ability to handle several projects simultaneously whilst keeping a level head in a reactive environment with tight deadlines.
• Be focused, proactive and self-motivated.
• Capable of working together with an Art Director to take strategy and creatively interpret client briefs, always keeping the tone and genre in mind when developing the design.
• Be highly collaborative, able to work well as part of a team and create strong working relationships.
• Be flexible and adaptable, willing to work in a fast-paced fulfilling environment.
• Have good organisation skills along with exceptional attention to detail.

For the right candidate, this is an amazing opportunity to progress and flourish in their career in a growing award-winning design team.

Salary £26,000 to £36,000

(To be discussed depending on experience).

Benefits also include:

• Home working up to 2 days a week (after the initial onboarding and training period).
• Monthly team social events.
• Regular training opportunities.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Lunch provided on Fridays.
• …and much more!

Typical working hours are Monday - Friday 9:30am till 6:30pm, and for the occasional late working there is a fair lieu day policy in place.

Please note, this role requires a minimum of 3 days a week onsite, so candidates must be able to commute and be legally able to work in the UK.

ZEALOT UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to diversity, inclusion and equality. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.