Motion Designer/Editor

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

This position sits in our Creation & Marketing service based in Skopje. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions. Our clients include eBay, Zalando, Merck, Palfinger or Brother. 

 

JOB PURPOSE

As a Mid-level Motion Designer & Editor, you turn ideas into engaging visual stories through motion, editing, and animation. You're passionate about timing, pacing, composition, and craft, and know how to create work that captures attention and communicates clearly. From developing motion systems to refining edits and polishing the final output, you're involved at every stage of the process, from early thinking to final execution.

You would be responsible for creating engaging video content that helps brands stand out on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. At this level, you're expected to work independently on most projects while collaborating closely with designers, strategists, copywriters, and account managers.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Shape the visual and motion direction of projects from concept to delivery;
• Edit short-form and long-form high quality videos across social media campaigns and formats;
• Create motion graphics, animated text, transitions, and visual effects;
• Turn static design assets into dynamic animations;
• Ensure videos match each client's brand guidelines and visual identity;
• Add music, sound effects, subtitles, and color correction to improve engagement;
• Optimize edits for platform-specific best practices and trends;
• Define look and feel, styleframes, and motion language for projects;
• Stay curious of new tools, references, and techniques across motion and visual design.

 

WHAT YOU BRING

• Strong visual judgement and confidence contributing to concepts and creative direction;
• Experience as a motion designer with an art direction mindset;
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere;
• Solid motion design skills with a good sense of timing, framing, and storytelling;
• Experience creating styleframes, visual systems, and narrative driven motion;
• Improving pacing and editing to maximize viewer retention;
• Curiosity around AI tools and interest in learning how they can support creative work;
• Keeping up with social media trends and incorporating relevant editing techniques;
• A strong portfolio or showreel showing concept, craft, and high quality motion work;
• Located and directly available to start working from our Skopje, Zagreb, Split or Budapest offices;
• Full working proficiency in the English language.

 

• Hybrid working policy
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. 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.
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