Droga5 Senior Designer, Motion Graphics

Senior Designer

The Senior Designer leads and owns work with limited oversight and presents work confidently internally and to clients. They have a strong understanding of a wide range of design techniques and styles, with deep expertise in motion graphics and moving-image design.

They are equally comfortable developing strong static design systems and bringing them to life through motion—using animation, typography, image, film and emerging technologies to create expressive, cohesive brand experiences across platforms.

Senior Designers contribute to concept development, collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, and provide feedback and guidance to more junior team members.

Job Responsibilities

• Be an aesthetic champion and guardian of the client's brand
• Formulate concepts with minimal oversight or design direction
• Concept, design and execute motion graphics and animation across brand identities, campaigns, social, digital and film
• Translate static visual identities and design systems into compelling motion languages and behaviors
• Define motion principles, animation systems, transitions, typography and visual storytelling that become an integral part of a brand's identity
• Work with interdisciplinary team members; and have a voice, contributing and expressing opinions
• Understand the difference between creating a campaign versus a long-term ecosystem or brand vision, and execute accordingly
• Develop multi-faceted design deliverables, from brand audits and visual identities to motion systems, retail environments to CRM
• Collaborate with editors, animators, 3D artists, developers and production partners to take motion work from concept through final execution
• Explore emerging tools and technologies—including generative and AI-enabled workflows—where they can elevate the creative output
• Manage multiple clients and deliverables simultaneously

• Deliver inspiring, provocative, and disruptive results, in short amounts of time, on tasks large and small based on a given brief
• Able to mentor junior designers and interns
• Able to lead internal team reviews in absence of a Design Director or Group Director

Basic Qualifications

• Portfolio or reel demonstrating exceptional design craft, brand-building thinking and sophisticated motion graphics work

Preferred Qualifications

• 6-8 years of design experience at an agency, design company or related industry
• Demonstrative experience in leading workstreams within a larger project
• Firm understanding of the differences between brand and campaign design responsibilities and processes
• Advanced motion graphics and animation capabilities
• Expert proficiency in After Effects
• Experience with Cinema 4D, Blender or other 3D/motion tools is desirable
• Strong understanding of editing, timing, typography in motion, transitions and visual storytelling
• Ability to create both high-level motion concepts and polished final executions
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent design taste and sensibility
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign)
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills, including exacting attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to multitask, manage simultaneous projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment