Senior Motion Designer Job at BASIC/DEPT® (Berlin)

Senior Motion Designer

BASIC/DEPT®

Location:
Germany , Berlin ▼
Cologne
Hamburg

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

This role is part of our Growth Marketing team. We deliver end to end data driven campaigns which foster both creativity and performance. Our specialty is creative, digital communications that drive performance, boost brand awareness, and shift market share for our clients. Our team in Germany is the only agency that combines technology, creativity and data to really make our clients grow. As a Senior Motion Designer, you set motion art direction through ideas, visuals, and narrative. You combine strong art direction thinking with high level motion craft to shape concepts from early thinking to final execution. You care about story, framing, and how visuals communicate over time. You push ideas forward while staying hands on in the work.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the visual and motion direction of projects from concept to delivery
Define creative ideas, narrative structure, and visual language for motion work
Design and animate high quality motion work across campaigns and formats
Create and own styleframes, visual systems, and motion language
Guide and support junior and midweight designers through feedback and direction
Collaborate with creatives, planners, and other disciplines to push ideas forward
Stay up to date with tools, techniques, and trends across motion, design, and AI

Requirements:

Strong visual judgement and confidence contributing to concepts and creative direction
Art direction experience showing how you’ve helped crafted the visual story of your work
A social first mind who is aware of designing for social and current social trends with a portfolio to match this experience
Strong experience as a motion designer with a clear art direction focus
Excellent visual judgement and confidence shaping concepts and creative direction
Advanced motion design skills with strong timing, framing, and storytelling
Proven experience creating and owning styleframes, visual systems, and narrative driven motion
Experience supporting or mentoring other designers
Awareness of AI tools and interest in applying them to creative workflows
A strong portfolio or showreel showing concept, craft, and art direction thinking

What we offer:

Flexible hybrid working policy (1-2 days at the office, depending on location)
Company pension scheme
Lease bike options / JobRad and 25% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
Occasional breakfast/lunch at the office, Smoothie Tuesdays
€30 per month - You can use the flexible package for digital food stamps and/or fitness providers/sport clubs/massage studios, internet costs, and/ or public transport
Future Bens - Exclusive access to sustainable, healthy products at attractive deals
Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform
Social events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations
A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards
Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. 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
Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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