Position: Designer & Animator
Start date: February 2025
Hours: 09:30-18:00 Monday to Friday. You may be expected to work outside of these hours in exceptional circumstances.
Reporting to: Senior Project Manager and Head Of Creative Operations
Salary: Depending on experience
F That is a digital creative agency specialising in animation, working predominantly in the music industry. Some of the content we make includes official videos, AR filters, 2D and 3D animations, DSP assets, outdoor advertising, and short-form video content. Over the past five years we have firmly established ourselves as leading content creators in the music industry and beyond.
We work with a range of companies and organisations such as Warner Records, Polydor, Columbia, Island, AEG, Atlantic, Partisan, Deliveroo, WWF, and AWAL, among others. Some of our recent projects include Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, De La Soul, Doja Cat, Metallica, Dermot Kennedy, U2, Beyoncé, Gorillaz, Elton John, Ed Sheeran, as well as feature films such as Emelia Perez, Killers Of The Flower Moon, and Venom.
We are a friendly, hard working, inclusive team that values trust, creativity, and passion. We believe in helping our staff to grow within their roles so all team members are encouraged to participate in training courses in areas they want to develop.
As we have a hybrid work model we maintain strong team bonds through regular catch ups and group activities such as summer and Christmas parties and music industry events.
We are looking for a Designer & Animator to join our design team, working across our ever-growing roster of clients.
We're looking for someone who is skilled in animation, graphic design and video editing. Experience in producing music-industry-specific content is a must, such as animated artwork, lyric videos and visualisers, Apple Music motion assets and Spotify canvases, as well as out-of-home advertising. The role is wide-ranging so we are looking for a well rounded creative to join our versatile team.
Required Skills / Experience:
An outstanding portfolio of projects including music-industry-specific work (such as animated artwork, lyric videos and visualisers, Apple Music motion assets and Spotify canvases)
High level of attention to detail in all aspects of graphic design, typography and motion graphics
A consistent work ethic and understanding of project timeframes
Organised and efficient
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Advanced knowledge of design software (such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, etc)
The ability to prioritise and multitask
Ability to act decisively and sensitively under pressure and tight deadlines, and adapt quickly and diligently to last-minute changes
The ability to problem solve and a proactive approach towards challenges
Nice To Have But Not Essential:
3D Animation skills
Illustration skills
Videography skills
Photography skills
Highly creative, with an eye for high-quality visuals and technical perfection
Friendly and approachable
Emotionally intelligent and inclusive
Driven and enthusiastic
Flexible (adaptable to, and accepting of, abrupt changes and unforeseen challenges)
Desire to grow your skill set and learn new techniques
Comfortable accepting criticism of your work
Has an interest in current design trends
A good understanding of the social media landscape
Comfortable working remotely as well as within an office environment
Has a love for music
A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role within a record label, artist management company, agency, creative studio or similar company
The successful candidate must have extensive experience working on music-specific projects
What does the role entail?
The successful candidate will work across our extensive roster of clients on a wide variety of projects such as official video content, out-of-home advertising, short-form social media content, digital ad suites, and much more.
The core responsibilities of this role focus around creative execution of design and animation, alongside ideation and creative direction.
Motion design & animation
Graphic design
Video editing
Ideas and creative thinking
Developing official video treatments
Working on pitch briefs to win new clients
Delivering projects from concept through to execution
Reformatting assets to be optimised for different channels