Motion Graphics Designer

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Wellcome Trust Full time

Salary: £ 43,024

Closing date: Monday, 17 June 2024

Contract type: Permanent

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.

We are looking for a Motion Graphics Designer to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You'll be an integral part of our in-house Creative Team. Helping to create visual and verbal communications for both Wellcome and our museum and library, Wellcome Collection. This covers everything from social media, digital marketing, advocacy campaigns, events, exhibitions and general branding support.

We’re currently reshaping how we work, in line with Wellcome’s evolving needs. So it’s an exciting time to join.

Our ambitions for the relaunched team will be high. With the right team and ways of working in place, we’ll bring Wellcome’s messaging to life with insightful, timely and brilliantly crafted ideas, tools and assets that make a difference.

What will I be doing?

You will be working closely with the Senior Designer and Creative Lead, you’ll create compelling and engaging graphics and animated assets that help us to gain recognition, inspire action and build trust with our audiences. Our outputs are broad: from social media and digital marketing to events and exhibitions. This role combines creativity with technical skills to produce graphics, animations, visual effects, and dynamic elements.

As a Motion Graphics Designer, you will:

Create captivating motion graphics, animated videos, and visual effects that effectively communicate our brand message and enhance user engagement. Develop innovative concepts for motion graphics projects. Translate these ideas into visually compelling designs that align with the overall creative and project direction.

Adopt inclusive design practices; play your part in helping the team build an anti-racist and ante-ablest brand; developed with experts from minoritised communities at every stage.

Maintain an accurate daily timesheet to enable Integrated Producers to track projects and assist Integrated Producers in scoping out motion graphics projects

Take on delegated tasks from the Senior Designer across sign off and approvals for both internal projects and those being carried out by third parties and freelancers

Work across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining a high standard of quality. Liaise face-to-face with internal stakeholders and build trusted relationships across Wellcome Trust & Wellcome Collection

Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

Is this job for me? 

We’re looking for someone who has a high-quality, professional portfolio showing examples of 2D and motion graphics projects, an understanding of brand-led design and an ability to create captivating graphics and communicate them effectively.

We are looking for someone who has:

Strong experience working in similar roles either in an in-house design studio or design agency

Excellent understanding of the motion graphics industry as well as an outstanding portfolio of work

The ability to move into 2D conceptual design across brand, print and digital

Keen interest in art and science

Keen eye for continuous improvement: what we do, and help others to do the same.

Ability to manage and prioritising a complex, varied workload

To apply please upload your current CV (with a link to your portfolio) and complete our short application 

Interview dates: Mon, 15 July and Tues 16 July

You can view the full on our website

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our

Our Hybrid Way of Working  

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office. 

From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office. 

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. 



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