Motion Designer (freelance)

Role: Midweight- Senior Motion Designer

Salary: $75 per hour, 20 hour per week contract, flexibility required

Location: Los Angeles, USA

Substance is a creative agency rooted in bold ideas and design craft.

For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with the world’s biggest film studios, games studios, streamers and entertainment brands to create award-winning social and digital campaigns that stand out.

With teams in London, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires, we bring global perspective and creative ambition to everything we do, from high-impact launch campaigns to fast-turnaround social content. We’re insight-driven, creatively led and collaborative at our core.

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The Role

We're looking for a midweight/Senior designer with strong graphic and motion design skills; someone who loves the worlds of film and entertainment and wants to make visually exciting work in that space. This is a freelance contract for 20 hrs a week to work alongside our US Producer, and take handovers from the UK team each day. Flexibility is needed as the work never appears at the same time every day, an hour to be plugged in and working is the kind of notice you will need to agree. Its day time hours.

You’ll create social-first content ranging from beautiful visuals to impactful animations and punchy video edits. You’ll contribute ideas, shape concepts and craft visuals that feel modern, cinematic and culturally connected.

This role is ideal for a designer who’s ready to level up, with real opportunities to grow your craft, your confidence, and your creative range.

What You’ll Do

Design standout social content for film and entertainment campaigns, across static, animated and video formats.
Bring a strong eye for design, typography, pacing and composition to everything you create.
Present your work with confidence and respond constructively to feedback.
Translate creative ideas and briefs into eye-catching, compelling visual executions.
Collaborate with copywriters, producers, motion designers, editors and account teams.
Keep up-to-date on design, motion, and social trends, and bring fresh thinking into the studio.

What You Bring

Strong experience in After Effects.
Working knowledge of Premiere Pro and Photoshop.
A curiosity of 3D & VFX, as well as an enthusiasm to learn.
Solid animation fundamentals: timing, easing, rhythm, flow.
Strong design fundamentals: typography, composition, hierarchy, colour.
An understanding of thumb-stopping, attention-grabbing content on social media.

If you’re a designer who loves bringing ideas to life…

…and you’re excited by storytelling, film culture and scroll-stopping visuals, we’d love to see your reel/portfolio.

How to apply:

Send your CV and portfolio link to: jobs@substanceglobal.com

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Mid-weight/Senior Motion Designer