Intermission Film is an award-winning, full-service creative agency with studios in London, New York, Amsterdam and Melbourne. We partner with leading distributors, streamers and broadcasters to create trailers, promos, key art, creative content and socials for films and series audiences love. You’ll work on projects such as: Thunderbolts*, Boots, Avatar: Fire and Ash, House of the Dragon, We Live in Time, Slow Horses.
The Opportunity We’re looking for a Junior Motion Designer to join our Motion Design team and support the creation of engaging graphics across film and TV marketing campaigns – particularly Social Media assets. This role is ideal for an early-career designer, primarily focused on 2D motion graphics, with a solid foundation in typography and graphic design, and keen to learn and grow within a fast-paced studio environment. As a junior, your role will be primarily to support the motion team and, over time, grow into more ownership. You’ll work closely with senior designers, editors and producers, contributing to projects while developing your creative, technical and workflow skills.
What You’ll Do
Create high-quality motion graphics across social media, trailers, digital outdoor, feature content, title sequences and TV campaigns, working collaboratively within the Motion Design team.
Assist in interpreting creative briefs, translating ideas into visual executions with guidance from the senior team.
Help build mood boards, visual research and creative references to support concepts and pitches.
Contribute to research and development by sourcing and sharing strong creative references and visual approaches.
Work closely with editors to help shape projects and integrate graphics seamlessly into cuts.
Collaborate with producers and creative leads, with a strong focus on Social campaigns.
Create mock-ups of social campaign ideas for pitch decks and internal development.
Independently problem-solve creatively and technically, proposing effective solutions to new challenges.
Maintain high standards of quality control, organization and attention to detail across all deliverables.
Work to deadlines and communicate clearly with producers around tasks, progress and priorities.
Collaborate with teams across Intermission’s global offices, ensuring communication is clear and handovers are effective.
Stay up to date with design trends, social media advertising in Film & TV, and wider platform trends (e.g. TikTok, Instagram).
Actively develop skills and technical capability as part of your role.
What You’ll Bring
1+ year professional experience as a Junior Motion Designer (or equivalent) within a fast-paced creative, design or production environment.
A strong grounding in Motion Design and 2D animation, with confidence in your creative approach and a desire to keep developing.
Strong After Effects skills, with confident use of Illustrator and Photoshop as part of a motion workflow.
An understanding and appreciation of typography, static design and motion principles.
Some experience with tracking, rotoscoping and compositing.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain high-quality standards across deliverables.
Excellent time-management skills, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a reactive environment.
A collaborative approach, with the ability to build effective working relationships across creative and production teams.
Calm, professional and reliable under pressure.
A proactive problem-solver with a flexible and adaptable mindset.
Self-motivated, focused and able to take ownership of your work.
A genuine passion for film, television and social content.
Nice to have: A curiosity and awareness of new programmes and technologies available to motion designers.
Nice to have: Experience in other Creative Cloud applications (e.g., Premiere)
Benefits & Culture Time off -
Up to 21 days + 10 Federal holidays (18 PTO, Birthday off after 6-months, and Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve on us)
❤️
Health & Wellbeing -
Health, dental, and vision insurance and access to employee-funded FSA.
Culture & connection-
Monthly entertainment allowance, and seasonal parties that bring everyone together.
Making your money go further-
Commuter benefits and more available via our benefits platform.
401(k) retirement plan , and more as you grow!
How To Apply To apply, send us a brief personalised cover letter explaining why you’re excited about the role and what you can bring to it, along with your CV and portfolio links.
*A note on cover letters: Please don't totally rely on AI tools to write your cover letter. We want to hear from YOU! A real person reads your cover letter, so take the opportunity to let your personality shine, and don't forget to mention the WHY!
Application process Our process can change depending on the level of the position; however, it will roughly follow the stages below. We aim to reply to all candidates within 2-weeks of them applying.
Stage 1:
Short introductory video call with the people team (15-30 minutes)
Stage 2:
Simple creative task, and/or 30-minute video interview with the hiring manager.
Stage 3 : In-person interview and introduction to department and senior team.
Stage 4:
Offer!
Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Individuals are encouraged to apply regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage, or civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate your application, please let us know.
This job description is not exhaustive and is liable to review following discussion with the successful applicant. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake any other reasonable duties as required and commensurate with the job.
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The Opportunity We’re looking for a Junior Motion Designer to join our Motion Design team and support the creation of engaging graphics across film and TV marketing campaigns – particularly Social Media assets. This role is ideal for an early-career designer, primarily focused on 2D motion graphics, with a solid foundation in typography and graphic design, and keen to learn and grow within a fast-paced studio environment. As a junior, your role will be primarily to support the motion team and, over time, grow into more ownership. You’ll work closely with senior designers, editors and producers, contributing to projects while developing your creative, technical and workflow skills.
What You’ll Do
Create high-quality motion graphics across social media, trailers, digital outdoor, feature content, title sequences and TV campaigns, working collaboratively within the Motion Design team.
Assist in interpreting creative briefs, translating ideas into visual executions with guidance from the senior team.
Help build mood boards, visual research and creative references to support concepts and pitches.
Contribute to research and development by sourcing and sharing strong creative references and visual approaches.
Work closely with editors to help shape projects and integrate graphics seamlessly into cuts.
Collaborate with producers and creative leads, with a strong focus on Social campaigns.
Create mock-ups of social campaign ideas for pitch decks and internal development.
Independently problem-solve creatively and technically, proposing effective solutions to new challenges.
Maintain high standards of quality control, organization and attention to detail across all deliverables.
Work to deadlines and communicate clearly with producers around tasks, progress and priorities.
Collaborate with teams across Intermission’s global offices, ensuring communication is clear and handovers are effective.
Stay up to date with design trends, social media advertising in Film & TV, and wider platform trends (e.g. TikTok, Instagram).
Actively develop skills and technical capability as part of your role.
What You’ll Bring
1+ year professional experience as a Junior Motion Designer (or equivalent) within a fast-paced creative, design or production environment.
A strong grounding in Motion Design and 2D animation, with confidence in your creative approach and a desire to keep developing.
Strong After Effects skills, with confident use of Illustrator and Photoshop as part of a motion workflow.
An understanding and appreciation of typography, static design and motion principles.
Some experience with tracking, rotoscoping and compositing.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain high-quality standards across deliverables.
Excellent time-management skills, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a reactive environment.
A collaborative approach, with the ability to build effective working relationships across creative and production teams.
Calm, professional and reliable under pressure.
A proactive problem-solver with a flexible and adaptable mindset.
Self-motivated, focused and able to take ownership of your work.
A genuine passion for film, television and social content.
Nice to have: A curiosity and awareness of new programmes and technologies available to motion designers.
Nice to have: Experience in other Creative Cloud applications (e.g., Premiere)
Benefits & Culture Time off -
Up to 21 days + 10 Federal holidays (18 PTO, Birthday off after 6-months, and Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve on us)
❤️
Health & Wellbeing -
Health, dental, and vision insurance and access to employee-funded FSA.
Culture & connection-
Monthly entertainment allowance, and seasonal parties that bring everyone together.
Making your money go further-
Commuter benefits and more available via our benefits platform.
401(k) retirement plan , and more as you grow!
How To Apply To apply, send us a brief personalised cover letter explaining why you’re excited about the role and what you can bring to it, along with your CV and portfolio links.
*A note on cover letters: Please don't totally rely on AI tools to write your cover letter. We want to hear from YOU! A real person reads your cover letter, so take the opportunity to let your personality shine, and don't forget to mention the WHY!
Application process Our process can change depending on the level of the position; however, it will roughly follow the stages below. We aim to reply to all candidates within 2-weeks of them applying.
Stage 1:
Short introductory video call with the people team (15-30 minutes)
Stage 2:
Simple creative task, and/or 30-minute video interview with the hiring manager.
Stage 3 : In-person interview and introduction to department and senior team.
Stage 4:
Offer!
Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Individuals are encouraged to apply regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage, or civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate your application, please let us know.
This job description is not exhaustive and is liable to review following discussion with the successful applicant. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake any other reasonable duties as required and commensurate with the job.
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