What you’ll be doing
Animation Leadership & Direction
1. Lead the animation execution of campaigns and brand work, translating creative concepts into compelling motion design
2. Champion animation craft and the power of motion storytelling within the agency
Team & Partner Management
3. Build and maintain relationships with external animation partners, studios, and freelancers
4. Select appropriate animation partners based on project requirements, style, and budget
Animation Production & Execution
5. Oversee animation production across all formats - explainer videos, motion graphics, social content, broadcast, digital ads, etc.
6. Ensure animation work meets brand guidelines while exploring creative possibilities
7. Troubleshoot animation challenges and find creative solutions within constraints
Creative & Technical Direction
8. Develop storyboards and animatics that visualize how concepts will work in motion
9. Provide art direction on animation style, movement, timing, and aesthetics
10. Make decisions on animation techniques - 2D, 3D, motion graphics, frame-by-frame, etc.
Brand Stewardship
11. Drive the consistency, quality, and evolution of our brand’s motion design by safeguarding animation standards, developing scalable motion systems, and ensuring all movement expresses our brand’s personality.
Collaboration & Workflow
12. Collaborate with creative, design, copy, social, project, production and account teams to deliver animations that align with brand vision and meet channel, narrative and delivery needs.
Production Management & Supplier Relations
13. Manage external animation partners end to end — sourcing talent, negotiating budgets, ensuring quality delivery, and overseeing all financial and administrative processes.
Innovation & Inspiration
14. Stay current on animation trends, techniques, and emerging technologies
15. Experiment with new animation tools, software, or approaches
16. Explore emerging technologies like AI animation tools, real-time rendering, etc.
The skills and experience you'll have under your belt
Essential Experience
17. Strong experience in animation, motion design, or motion graphic
18. Experience leading or mentoring animation teams, or taking the lead on animation production.
19. A strong portfolio that showcases excellent animation craft across different styles, formats, and channels.
20. Confidence working with external partners such as animation studios, freelancers, or production teams.
21. Experience contributing to integrated campaigns that use animation across digital, social, retail, or broadcast.
22. Exposure to major consumer brands — experience in telecoms or tech is a bonus, not a requirement.
23. Ability to manage animation budgets, schedules, and production workflows effectively.
Highly Desirable
24. Skills across both 2D and 3D animation.
25. Experience shaping motion design systems or brand animation guidelines.
26. Understanding of animation best practice for social and digital first platforms.
27. Curiosity for emerging tools and technologies (e.g., AI assisted animation, real time engines).
28. Experience combining animated content with live action footage.
Professional Development
29. A commitment to ongoing development — whether through courses, workshops, self learning, or participation in the animation community.
30. Engagement with new trends, tools, and industry thinking.
Benefits
31. Annual on target bonus 10% (based on both personal and company performance)
32. BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
33. 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays with the option to buy up to one week's work of your contracted hours. This will also increase with service.
34. 2 weeks carer’s leave
35. From January 2025, all parents welcoming a new child will be eligible for our new Family Leave policy. You will receive 18 weeks at full pay, eight weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It is for all parents, no matter how your family is made.
36. Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
37. Life Assurance (4 x life cover pay)
38. Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
39. 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans.
40. My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers.
41. Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership.
42. Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
43. Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community.
44. Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV.’
45. 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues