Video and Motion Editor

Video & Motion Designer Job Title: Video & Motion Designer Department: Creative Reports To: Design Manager Location: Dubai, UAE Work Arrangement: Freelance SUMMARY The Video & Motion Designer is responsible for creating animated and video content across social, digital and broadcast platforms for the agency’s sport and entertainment clients. Reporting to the Design Manager, the Video & Motion Designer works within the studio’s traffic and workflow system — receiving briefs, prioritisation, and quality feedback through the Design Manager — to bring creative concepts to life through motion graphics, animation and edited video. The role works closely with the Design Manager and wider creative team to deliver high-quality, on-brand motion content across every touchpoint, to the standards and deadlines the studio requires. Above all, this is a storytelling role. We are looking for a motion designer who thinks in narrative — someone who can take a brief, find the story in it, and build structure, pacing and emotion into every frame, whether it is a six-second social cut or a full campaign film. Trend-led edits and transitions alone are not enough; every piece should have a beginning, a build and a payoff. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Creative Development • Lead with story: find the narrative angle in every brief and shape it into a clear arc — hook, build and payoff — before a single keyframe is set. • Craft pacing, rhythm and emotional beats through edit timing, motion, music and sound, so content is felt, not just watched. • Develop motion concepts, storyboards and animatics based on briefs assigned by the Design Manager. • Translate static designs and brand identities into engaging motion systems and animated assets. • Research and stay current with motion design, animation and video trends, particularly across sport and entertainment. • Prepare and present motion concepts, articulating creative rationale where needed. Motion & Video Production • Design and animate motion graphics in Adobe After Effects for social media, digital advertising, websites, events, LED screens and broadcast. • Edit and assemble video content, including highlights, promos, reels and campaign films, incorporating footage, graphics, typography, music and sound design. • Create animated templates, lower thirds, title sequences, logo animations and social-first formats (Reels, TikTok, Stories, Shorts). • Adapt and resize content across multiple aspect ratios, durations and platform specifications. • Render, export and package final files for delivery, in line with the Design Manager’s technical specifications. • Deliver work within the timelines and priorities set through the studio’s traffic system, including fast-turnaround and live-event content. Brand & Quality Control • Maintain and adhere to established brand and motion guidelines across all client work. • Submit work for quality review to the Design Manager before it leaves the studio, and implement feedback and revisions in a timely manner. • Ensure technical quality across all outputs, including frame rates, resolution, colour, audio levels and safe zones. Collaboration & Asset Management • Collaborate with the Design Manager and wider creative team, including designers, copywriters and production partners, to ensure cohesive visual communication. • Flag capacity or timeline concerns to the Design Manager as early as possible. • Manage and organise project files, footage, templates and motion assets, maintaining clear version control and archiving. QUALIFICATIONS • Professional motion designer: proven, hands-on motion graphics experience in Adobe After Effects is essential. This is the core of the role, not a secondary skill. • Proven storytelling ability: a portfolio that shows narrative-led work with clear structure, pacing and payoff — not only trend-based, template or transition-driven content. • Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects, with strong working knowledge of Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator. • Solid understanding of animation principles, timing, typography, composition and colour theory. • Experience creating motion graphics and edited video for social, digital and broadcast media. • Familiarity with Cinema 4D, Element 3D or other 3D tools is an advantage. • Working knowledge of audio editing, colour correction and video export formats and codecs. • Experience in sport, entertainment or live-event content is an advantage. • Ability to work within established deadlines, including fast-turnaround projects. • Strong communication and collaboration skills. • Showreel (mandatory) demonstrating original After Effects motion graphics and storytelling, alongside video editing work. • Ability to receive and implement critique constructively. • Strong organisational skills. PLEASE NOTE This is a dedicated motion design role. Applicants must be experienced motion designers with original After Effects animation work in their showreel. Non-motion designers should not apply. Applications from video editors, videographers, social media content creators or graphic designers without a professional motion graphics background will not be considered. Originally posted on Himalayas