Motion Creative
Contract: Permanent (post 3-month probation)
Salary: £28,000 – £34,000 per annum + benefits (depending on experience)
Start Date: September 2025 (flexible based on notice periods)
Location: Hybrid – Edinburgh (3 days studio / 2 days WFH)
Role Overview
We’re on the lookout for a creative and technically skilled Motion Creative to join our studio team. This role is all about bringing ideas to life through motion – delivering visually compelling content across digital, social and campaign activations.
Working closely with the Creative Director, Design Lead, and Senior Art Director, you’ll play a key part in the production of standout video content that lives across platforms – from social reels and hype edits to campaign films and website motion.
This is a role for someone with flair and focus: you’ll need to think strategically, storyboard ideas, and deliver high-quality motion output that answers the brief and aligns with our creative standards.
Key Responsibilities
Motion & Digital Delivery - create high-quality motion graphics and animated content for social, web, and campaign use. Translate concepts into visual storyboards that align with campaign strategy and tone.
Creative Collaboration - work closely with the Creative Director, Design Lead, and Senior Art Director to execute projects that meet creative and strategic objectives. Contribute to pitches and ideation sessions with energy and a proactive mindset. Take on independent tasks while collaborating effectively within the creative team.
Conceptual & Strategic Thinking - understand the role of each asset within broader campaign ecosystems. Help bring clarity to complex briefs and shape work that's both beautiful and purposeful.
Process & Craft - ensure motion and design outputs are polished, on-brand, and aligned with client goals. Manage your time across 2-3 live projects at once while maintaining high standards. Contribute to best-practice workflows for motion and digital creative production.
Creative Influence - act as a positive presence within the studio helping set the tone for collaboration, pace, and quality. Offer informal support and inspiration to junior creatives, helping to elevate team thinking.
Qualifications
1. Strong background in motion design, animation, or digital-first creative roles, with a portfolio that shows versatility and taste.
2. Proficiency across After Effects, Adobe XD or Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
3. Bonus Skills: 3D capabilities, AI workflows, video capture.
4. Confident understanding of social platforms and digital content environments.
Key Competencies
5. Creative thinker who’s solutions-led and self-motivated.
6. The ability to storyboard your ideas and translate them into final motion outputs.
7. A strong understanding of how your content will work across different platforms.
8. Strategic understanding of digital and campaign ecosystems.
9. Ability to flex across a broad range of client brands.
10. Energised by feedback, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
11. Strong time management, communication, and attention to detail.
This role plays a vital part in our creative team, bringing energy, innovation, and digital-first thinking to our motion outputs. As a key contributor in a growing area of the business, you’ll help shape the future of how we tell stories through movement and digital content—delivering work that inspires our clients and elevates our agency’s creative impact.
If you think you’re a great fit for this role, please send us your CV and an email telling us a little more about yourself to: