Senior Lead Motion Designer
20 days ago
Reading
Reading (Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days remote) - you MUST be able to commute to our offices in Reading, Berkshire. Nicely Done Productions is a video, animation and storytelling studio working with brands including Amazon Business, Vodafone and Canon to create thoughtful, story-led content that sits well beyond typical corporate video. We are looking for a Senior Lead Motion Designer to join the team. This is not a pure management role. This is for someone who specialises in motion design and animation, but is ready to take on responsibility for leading projects and managing the animation team day-to-day. If you have experience delivering high-quality motion work while guiding others and shaping creative output, this role will feel like a natural step up. What you’ll be doing • Leading motion design projects from concept through to delivery, • Designing and animating high-quality work across brand, explainer and film content, • Setting the creative standard for motion across projects, • Line managing and supporting motion designers day-to-day, • Reviewing work and maintaining quality across the team, • Working closely with producers and directors to ensure ideas translate into strong execution, • Helping plan workloads and keep animation projects running smoothly, • Managing projects from initial brief through to final delivery, • Acting as the day-to-day lead for the animation team, ensuring work is delivered to a consistently high standard What we’re looking for • 4+ years professional motion design / animation experience, • Strong portfolio showing high-quality motion design across a range of styles, • Advanced skills in After Effects (and wider Adobe suite), • Ability to take ownership of projects, not just execute briefs, • Experience managing or leading other designers on projects or within a team, • Strong creative judgement and attention to detail, • Organised and comfortable managing multiple projects at once, • Experience working with brands, agencies or production companies Nice to have • Experience with 3D (Cinema 4D, Blender, Unreal or similar), • Understanding of animation systems and scalable design approaches, • Interest in AI tools and emerging animation workflows, • Experience working across integrated campaigns or longer-form content This role is for someone who wants to be known as both an excellent motion designer and a reliable creative lead. To apply Please send: • Your CV, • A showreel or 2–3 relevant pieces of work, • A short note explaining why this role suits you