Motion Graphic Designer
Salary: Up to £43,000 pro rata per annum, depending on experience
Address: Canary Wharf, London E14
Contract: 6-month fixed term contract, full time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 37.5 hour per week, Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, 1-hour unpaid lunch
Work model: Hybrid;with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in office
Williams Lea is looking for a Motion Graphic Designer to join our team!
Williams Lea is the leading global provider of tech-enabled business and marketing services helping clients manage and transform processes through resilient, scalable 24/7 operations. We combine deep expertise, agentic AI-embedded workflows, and a global delivery model into a tech-enabled, seamless human expert-in-the-loop experience that helps clients achieve superior business outcomes.
Built on a strong heritage and great client relationships, we harness deep industry expertise, emerging technology and our global “Optishore™” delivery model to plan, build, execute and measure business processes, driving operational agility and digital transformation at speed and scale.
Williams Lea, an RRD company, serves clients in 20 countries across four continents and has 15,000 employees worldwide.
Purpose of the Role
This role is responsible for delivering effective, on‑brand motion graphics as part of a busy in‑house creative studio supporting a major financial services client. The Middle Weight Motion Graphics Designer will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including Developers, Designers, Motion, and Film/Photography, to convert complex ideas into clear, compliant motion assets. The position plays a key part in maintaining brand integrity, meeting tight deadlines, and ensuring all motion deliverables adhere to the creative, technical, and regulatory standards required within a highly regulated environment.
Key Skills
1. Ability to translate briefs into high‑quality 2D and 3D motion graphics across social, DOOH, internal communications, product explainers, and other brand‑led formats
2. Strong proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop (core tools for daily delivery)
3. Working knowledge of Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Audition, Expressions (JSX), and Cinema 4D, with an ability to integrate assets smoothly across the Adobe and/or C4D workflow
4. Capability to follow brand motion systems, adhere to digital brand guidelines, and maintain clean, well‑organised project files
5. Confident in delivering on‑brand, on‑time assets, including exporting correctly for multiple channels and quality‑checking all outputs
Key Competencies
6. Stakeholder collaboration: Able to advise clients and internal teams on feasible design and technical solutions, formats, and timelines
7. Deadline management: Comfortable negotiating and managing deadlines while handling a high volume of briefs in a fast‑paced environment
8. Attention to detail: Demonstrates accuracy, precision, and consistency, particularly in brand fidelity, typography, layout, and technical delivery standards
9. Cross‑functional teamwork: Works effectively with Video Production & MGFX Team Leads, Editors, Producers, Developers, and Film/Photography teams
10. Calm under pressure: Maintains a steady, solution‑oriented approach in a demanding, time‑sensitive environment
11. Creative problem‑solving: Generates visual solutions that clarify complex information and elevate brand storytelling
12. Clear communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to support smooth project delivery and stakeholder alignment
Preferred Skills & Experience
13. Previous experience in in‑house motion design, ideally within financial services or other regulated sectors
14. Comfort working within brand‑strict, regulated environments, translating complex material into clean, compliant visual outputs
15. Experience creating motion toolkits/templates, establishing looks (LUT alignment), applying light audio polish/sound design, and optimising render workflows
16. Familiarity with Redshift or Octane within Cinema 4D for elevated 3D look‑development (desirable but not essential)
17. Proven ability to deliver pixel‑perfect, brand‑aligned motion across multiple formats and channels
Portfolio Requirements
Candidates should provide:
18. A showreel or curated project links demonstrating brand‑aligned motion work, ideally including financial or professional services examples
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Rewards and Benefits
We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:
19. 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles)
20. Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
21. Life Assurance
22. Private Medical Insurance
23. Dental Insurance
24. Health Assessments
25. Cycle-to-work scheme
26. Discounted gym memberships
27. Referral Scheme
You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!
Equality and Diversity
The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.
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