Motion Designer (6 month FTC)

This is a 6 month fixed term contract.

This role is part of our Personalised Content team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients including eBay, Uber, Walmart, and more!

JOB PURPOSE

As Motion Designer you will produce video, animation and digital creative solutions to help communicate DEPT®’s  clients’ goals. You’ll use movement to inspire, educate and engage a wide audience across social media, email and onsite.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Digital animations and video editing.
• Taking a lead on any multimedia questions and issues across the team.
• Delivering constructive feedback.
• Image and footage sourcing.
• Taking accountability for flawless design output.
• Taking briefs from start to finish, from storyboarding to completion.
• Creating and owning design templates.
• Contributing innovative ideas at creative review meetings through research and the inspiration you seek in the external world.
• Protecting brand integrity and guardianship.
• Champion inclusivity and manage change effectively by cascading information to your team.
• Drive the delivery of work on time and to the highest standard by the understanding of your team's capabilities.
• Support your team members
• Advocate DEPT®  as an employer of choice and support in interviewing.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• A great source for up-to-the-minute creative knowledge and trends. You are well versed in working in an agency context and have relevant experience covering brand, direct and above the line creative work.
• Must have extensive experience with After Effects, Premier, and the wider Adobe suite. (Any 3D experience a bonus!)
• Wide knowledge of the animation/video creation process, from storyboards, to colour and sound, to rendering.
• A great teammate that supports their colleagues and doesn’t act as an individual.
• Highly motivated.
• Adds something unique to the culture of DEPT and wants to be a part of a social environment.
• Very organised with attention to detail.
• Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines.
• Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges.
• Keen to build client relations and pitch their ideas to them.
• Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching.

WE OFFER

• 15 days Paid PTO
• 10 Public Holidays + Birthday off
• Learning & growth certifications/certifications
• Enhanced Family Leave (after 1 year)
• A flexible, hybrid working policy
• Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®
• Tons of Office perks in our Toronto office! Enjoy biweekly breakfasts and lunches, tons of free snacks, and of course team events on the regular!
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities