Freelance Motion Graphics Jobs (NOW HIRING)

We're looking for a talented, driven designer who's based in either Glasgow, Scotland or the US, where we have a team presence and who's ready to take the next step in their career. In this role, you'll take a leading position in creating and delivering outstanding, inspiring, and innovative design that elevates The Drum brand and helps drive reach, reputation, and revenue.

Are you open-minded and curious about new tools and approaches and keen to explore and adopt new software, where it strengthens our output, optimises workflows, keeping the team learning and evolving? Then Apply now, we'd love to talk to you.

Key Responsibilities

You will oversee and deliver high quality design and animation for The Drum and our customers, whilst achieving overall marketing strategies and business goals.
Every day you will be working with other members of the design production team and the wider company teams to deliver great design. You will be responsible for managing design projects from beginning to end ensuring consistent and good communication and relationships with all stakeholders.
You are motivated to maintain and improve design standards. When we would ask previous colleagues they would describe you as highly organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment to tight deadlines. You have excellent time management with the ability to multitask. You are a natural-born solution-finder and can cope with stressful situations knowing that a clear and cool head makes all the difference.

• The generation of concepts and ideas, and the production of visual design in both print and digital media including motion graphics across a broad range of communications that aligns with The Drum's Strategic Plan and Communications plan.
• Ensure brand consistency across all platforms.
• Be pro-active in creating ideas and developing products and keeping up to date with current trends.
• Delegating tasks (to a junior/freelancer) and providing support to the team and making sure that everyone is following brand guidelines.
• Ensure workload is managed in efficient and timely manner whilst identifying and providing solutions to any problems that arise.
• Online - support online work where necessary
• Co-ordinate and liaise with clients and suppliers with a professional attitude.
• Responsible for training others on systems/software as required
• Responsible for creating short-form animations and video content for social media and digital platforms. Designing titles, kinetic text, lower thirds, and transitions, often managing multiple projects to meet strict deadlines.
• Confidently present ideas and storyboard concepts
• Responsible for managing allocated projects through Asana (training will be given).
• To ensure that company processes/systems are followed
• To be aware of activities across the business and ensure cross-working with other departments to assist both the events division and the other departments to achieve their goals.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by a director/manager.

*We'd love to see your work, so please include a link to your portfolio at the end of your application.*

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional design experience.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite mainly using the following tools: Animation software (After Effects), Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Tenacious and resilient - consider feedback objectively, bounce back from criticism of ideas, and continue working on the brief with enthusiasm to find new solutions.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks
• Knowledge of best practices for video content on all platforms e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Broadcasting
• Familiarity with video formats, file compression, and frame rates.
• The motivation to maintain and improve design standards
• Highly organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment to tight deadlines
• Ability to multitask
• Excellent time management
• Be very organised and extremely accurate in tasks
• Can cope with stressful situations and find solutions
• Comfortable working with several internal teams/stakeholders
• Highly personable
• Excellent ability to build rapport
• High level of customer service
• Desirable but training will be given - knowledge of Foleon
• Familiarity with AI-assisted creative tools for ideation (although not essential)

Benefits

• 28 days holiday / 27 days PTO
• Pension, or 401k retirement plan
• Company-wide discretionary bonus scheme based on business performance
• Enhanced above industry standard family leave package
• x2 paid volunteering days a year
• Company-wide mentoring programme
• Employee referral bonus
• Company social events
• Hybrid working
• Early finish on Fridays
• Dog friendly offices
• Eye care vouchers and contribution towards glasses
• Learning & Development fund/opportunities