Motion Designer

2 weeks ago


Manchester UK, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom BGN Agency Full time

We are looking for a detail-focused Motion Designer to join our design team. The brands we create do not sit still and our motion team is embedded from the start of every project.


Key responsibilities

  • Produce outstanding creative work to constantly challenge the level of BGN’s output.
  • Work confidently alone as well as in a team, being able to meet deadlines.
  • Have flexibility and willingness to work from the conceptual phase to delivery across multiple projects, crafting moving assets, films and other forms of animation.
  • Working collaboratively with other motion designers, brand designers and developers.
  • Support the motion design team to ensure that work is well executed and delivered on time.
  • Take part in occasional client calls throughout a project.


Skills and experience

  • Experience - A minimum of 2 years experience with a primary focus on motion.
  • Great showreel - A strong portfolio and showreel of animation work. Either commercial or self-initiated projects.
  • Design understanding - Have a good understanding of design principles and work confidently with typography, photography, illustration and any kind of imagery necessary to produce animation.
  • Conceptual thinker - Be able to implement traditional animation principles into branding and to come up with new unique overarching concepts to guide motion graphics.
  • Broad tool-kit - High level of skill in After Effects and a good understanding of Adobe CC.
  • Bonus toolkit - Experience in 3D, editing and frame-by-frame animation. Coding, colour grading, audio production, AR and VR are a bonus.


Your personality

  • A good work ethic
  • Passionate about branding, design, motion and digital
  • Flexible and adaptable to challenges
  • Multi-disciplined
  • Curious and eager to learn
  • Collaborative and a team player
  • Good communication and organisational skills


What we offer

  • Up to £30k per annum. Based on experience
  • Yearly bonus scheme
  • Improved workplace pension
  • Monthly well-being allowance
  • 23 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Your Birthday off and a £100 present
  • Hybrid working: The team work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be based in our Manchester studio
  • Learning and development programs individual to you
  • Free refreshments, breakfast and fruit are provided in the office
  • Regular team building socials and meals out


About BGN

We are BGN, a brand-led design and digital agency based in Manchester. We produce ideas that drive purposeful change by maximising businesses potential with effective design across all platforms.


We think before we act, balancing strategic thinking with creative output. We care just as much about creating brands that work, as we do about them looking good.


We are honest and hard-working to the core, collaborative in our approach and accountable for our actions. We are passionate about making a purposeful change. We hope you are too.


To apply please send your CV and portfolio to antonio@bgn.agency


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