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Jones Knowles Ritchie

London, England

Motion Designer at Jones Knowles Ritchie

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Jones Knowles Ritchie

Jones Knowles Ritchie is a global branding agency that specializes in creating distinctive brand identities through design-led creative solutions.

B2B Consulting & Professional Services Media Marketing & Advertising
HQ
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Team size
251-1K
Founded
1990
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

As a Motion Designer, you will develop and deliver motion graphics and editing content to elevate brand narratives across various mediums. You will work on projects ranging from brand films to motion identities while exploring 2D, 3D, and emerging AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate creative ideas and brand identities into compelling motion design.
  • Develop and present motion concepts and explorations.
  • Bring ideas to life through animation, editing, and visual craft.
  • Edit content for brand films, social media, and other moving image formats.
  • Take ownership of work from initial exploration through to final delivery.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and clients to create better motion graphics.

Requirements Snapshot

  • Portfolio demonstrating quality and ambition in motion design work.
  • Between zero and five years of professional motion design experience.
  • Strong After Effects skills with an interest in developing 3D skills.
  • Eye for design, typography, composition, color, and visual storytelling.
  • Willingness to experiment with new tools, workflows, and emerging technologies.

Expected Impact

The Motion Designer will elevate brand narratives by creating distinctive and effective motion content across various touchpoints. By combining technical skills with creative thinking, they will help the team deliver ambitious projects that bring brands to life.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

Purpose:

Bring brands and ideas to life through thoughtful, impactful motion design. Combining strong creative thinking, design craft and technical skills to create work that is distinctive.

Role:

As a Motion Designer, you will be responsible for developing and delivering motion graphics and editing content that help elevate brand narratives across a variety of mediums and touchpoints.

You’ll work across a broad range of projects, from brand films and social content to motion identities and campaigns, exploring different techniques and approaches to find the right way to bring ideas and brands to life.

You’ll combine motion design, animation and editing to create work that is both creatively ambitious and effective, with an understanding of how to craft content from concept through to final delivery.

As motion design continues to evolve, you will continue developing as a motion generalist, exploring 2D, developing 3D skills and experimenting with emerging technologies such as AI. You’ll be curious to learn, experiment and share knowledge with the wider team.

Responsibilities:

·       Translate creative ideas and brand identities into compelling motion design.

·       Develop and present motion concepts and explorations.

·       Bring ideas to life through strong animation, editing and visual craft.

·       Edit and craft content for brand films, social and other moving image formats.

·       Explore different techniques and approaches to solve creative challenges.

·       Respond positively to feedback and iterate quickly.

·       Take ownership of work from initial exploration through to final delivery.

·       Build on existing ideas rather than simply executing a brief.

·       Understand the roles of the wider team and collaborate effectively to deliver timely solutions.

·       Collaborate with internal expertise and client knowledge to create better motion graphics.

·       Actively offer ideas and opportunities to other teams.

·       Share knowledge and help grow the team through self-initiated learning.

Reports to:

Motion Director

·       An exciting portfolio that demonstrates the work that most represents and excites you.

·       0–5 years motion design experience. We’re more interested in the quality and ambition of your work than the number of years you’ve been working.

·       Strong After Effects skills, with experience or an interest in developing 3D skills.

·       Experience with AI and emerging creative tools is a plus.

·       A strong eye for design, typography, composition, colour and visual storytelling, with an understanding of how these principles translate into motion.

·        Willing to experiment with new tools and workflows

·       Ability to adapt your approach depending on the creative challenge.

·       Interested in understanding why a technique works, not just how to execute it.

·       An enthusiasm for design, motion graphics and brand experience.

At JKR, our goal is to create an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects and creates for the societies we live in. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is a long-term business imperative and a commitment at JKR, not an initiative that sits under one department. You will demonstrate being a DE+I advocate and champion with your actions and participation.

JKR is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive benefits programme to its employees, including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Lively Shoreditch studio location
  • Hybrid working policy, minimum 2 days pw in the studio
  • Bupa Healthcare, including dental option
  • Income protection & life insurance
  • Classpass credits
  • Group personal pension
  • 25 days holiday + time given at Christmas and New Year
  • Summer Fridays x 2
  • Birthday day off

After probation:

  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced parental leave policies
  • Referral scheme for new hires
  • 2 weeks work from anywhere, by agreement with line manager

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