Hybrid Senior Motion Designer

at Starling Bank

• Job title: Senior Motion Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Motion Designer at Starling Bank, responsible for high-quality motion design across various formats, enhancing brand identity and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality motion design across a wide range of formats, including brand films, social content, UI motion, campaigns and product storytelling
• Translate creative briefs into clear motion concepts and refined executions
• Take ownership of motion projects from concept through to final delivery
• Bring a high level of craft, clarity and consistency to animation, timing, pacing and transitions
• Present motion work clearly and confidently to peers and stakeholders**
• Work closely with brand designers, writers, product designers, marketers and engineers to ensure your work looks incredible across touchpoints
• Partner with senior creatives to define motion approaches within larger campaigns
• Support and guide junior and mid-weight designers on motion craft and execution
• Contribute constructively to creative reviews with ideas, references and feedback
• Build strong working relationships across the creative team and wider business**
• Apply and develop Starling’s visual identity thoughtfully in motion across all touchpoints
• Help define and evolve our motion language, principles and patterns
• Ensure consistency between static brand assets and motion executions
• Uphold high standards in typography animation, transitions, rhythm and visual clarity**
• Stay up to date with motion design trends, tools and techniques and share your creative pov with the wider team
• Bring new ideas and fresh perspectives into the studio
• Push for expressive but purposeful motion that serves both brand and user needs
• Take initiative in developing your own skills and sharing knowledge with the team

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in motion design within a brand, marketing or creative studio environment
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong motion craft, storytelling and original thinking
• Experience working within a visual identity or brand system
• High level of knowledge with tools such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with 3D tools (Cinema 4D, Blender or similar) as well as digital native tools (Rive, Lottie etc) is a strong plus
• Strong understanding of timing, pacing and visual rhythm
• Confidence presenting your work and explaining creative decisions
• A collaborative mindset with a high bar for craft and detail

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships