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Motion Graphics Designer required in Johannesburg.

As the Motion Graphics Designer you will create animated visual content, such as videos, graphics, and effects, for various platforms like web, social media, and television.

Key responsibilities include conceptualizing designs, creating storyboards, using software like Photoshop and Illustrator to produce 2D or 3D animations, and collaborating with creative teams and clients to refine projects and meet deadlines.

Salary: R35 000 – R40 000 per month.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conceptualization:
  • Develop creative ideas and storyboards for motion graphics projects.
• Design & Animation:
  • Create and animate 2D and 3D graphics, text, and characters using design software.
• Collaboration:
  • Work closely with designers, writers, and other team members, as well as clients, to integrate feedback and meet project objectives.
• Editing & Refinement:
  • Edit and adjust animations based on team and client feedback to produce high-quality final products.
• Project Management:
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and deadlines are met.
• Trend Awareness:
  • Stay updated on current industry trends, tools, and software to maintain high standards of work.
• Software Proficiency:
  • Experience with design and animation software such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator is required.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, LinkedIn Ads, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
• Certifications in relevant platforms (e.g., Google Ads certification) are a plus.
• Familiarity with marketing analytics tools such as Google Analytics & HubSpot.

• Application Deadline: 17 October 2025
• Job Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Job Title: Motion Graphics Designer
• Salary Offer: R35,000 - R40,000
• Education Level: Bachelors Degree
• Job Level: Intermediate
• Minimum Experience: 3 - 5 Years

As the Motion Graphics Designer you will create animated visual content, such as videos, graphics, and effects, for various platforms like web, social media, and television.

Key responsibilities include conceptualizing designs, creating storyboards, using software like Photoshop and Illustrator to produce 2D or 3D animations, and collaborating with creative teams and clients to refine projects and meet deadlines.

Salary: R35 000 – R40 000 per month.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conceptualization:
• Develop creative ideas and storyboards for motion graphics projects.
• Design & Animation:
• Create and animate 2D and 3D graphics, text, and characters using design software.
• Collaboration:
• Work closely with designers, writers, and other team members, as well as clients, to integrate feedback and meet project objectives.
• Editing & Refinement:
• Edit and adjust animations based on team and client feedback to produce high-quality final products.
• Project Management:
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and deadlines are met.
• Trend Awareness:
• Stay updated on current industry trends, tools, and software to maintain high standards of work.
• Software Proficiency:
• Experience with design and animation software such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator is required.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, LinkedIn Ads, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
• Certifications in relevant platforms (e.g., Google Ads certification) are a plus.
• Familiarity with marketing analytics tools such as Google Analytics & HubSpot.

We are looking for an energetic Motion Graphics Designer. As part of the creative team, you create video content and various design assets for use across a variety of media. You’ll work with a team of creative professionals, support our company goals and media initiatives, so a collaborative mindset is essential. Our ideal candidate is an expert in a variety of Adobe products, including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects Design. You should also be an expert in other common design software.Duties & Responsibilities

• Create visually stunning video and content assets
• Collaborate with creative directors and other teams to best support larger media goals
• Take the initiative on projects to deliver new and innovative solutions
• Adhere to brief guidelines in ways that still push creative boundaries
• Create graphic templates for use by other team members and client teams

• Superb knowledge of Adobe Suite and common motion graphics design software
• A strong portfolio of motion graphics work
• A desire to learn new techniques and technology to advance your craft
• Superb visual and conceptual skills to solve problems and create novel solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A Higher National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Graphics, Graphic Design, Communication Design, Illustration, Fine Arts, Art and Design, or a related field

WHY US?

Up to ZAR 480,000 per annum, pro rata, for a six-month fixed-term contract

Fully remote working anywhere in South Africa

Working with globally recognisable brands in US Entertainment

High-end, fast computer

All the latest software and productivity tools you'll need

WHO WE ARE

At Storm Ideas, we supercharge the digital presence of some of the biggest names in US TV and entertainment. Since 2008, our international team has delivered bold, forward-thinking solutions for globally recognised clients. Whether we're building innovative products, producing high-impact social content, or designing smarter ways for our partners to work—we're right at the cutting edge of creativity, technology, and automation.

Embracing Future-Facing Technology

Emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence present exciting opportunities for us and our clients. As the world adapts, we're committed to safely exploring the potential advantages of AI, integrating it thoughtfully into our work where possible, and one day guiding our clients through new possibilities when they're open and ready for them. By tapping into our creativity, expertise, and collaboration, we aim to embrace its potential together. Our vision relies on people who are curious about this technology and excited to take on this challenge

WHAT YOU'LL MAKE HAPPEN

• Reviewing never-before-seen TV episodes before they're released
• Using Adobe Suite to produce high quality short and long form video content for high profile US TV clients
• Designing new or working with existing motion graphics packages
• Suggesting creative solutions and putting forward own ideas for engaging and innovative content
• Self-evaluating and reviewing own work before presenting to line manager
• Developing own skills by learning from other team members and through independent research

YOUR EXPERTISE

• Intermediate to advanced understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop
• A basic level of proficiency is definitely not a deal-breaker but willingness and determination to learn would be compulsory
• Knowledge of encoding and optimisation for specific social platforms
• Ability to work well under the pressure of deadlines while maintaining accuracy
• Excellent eye for detail
• Strong editorial sense both visually and in terms of storytelling
• Ability to adjust well to feedback and changing priorities
• High work-ethic and self-motivation

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE

Cutting-Edge Tools & Tech

Work with the latest hardware and software—Windows or Mac—so you're always set up to succeed.

Ideas Welcome, Always

We don't just say we're open to ideas—we act on them. Your insights can shape how we work across the company.

Fast, Agile, Adaptive

We move like a start-up but with the backing of a larger team. Quick decisions and a responsive culture are the norm.

Incredible Team, Global Reach

Join an international crew of 175+ passionate, talented people. We hire for skill, drive, and authenticity—just be yourself.

Remote-First & Flexible

Fully remote within South Africa. Our core working hours for this role will be 9am-5:30pm GMT.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Firstly, we will invite you to a first interview - Here you will meet James, our Video Editor and Motion Graphics Manager and Emily, our Lead Production Manager, in a 60 minute interview via MS Teams. It's a mix of technical and culture-fit questions as well as providing you with more details about our projects and working in our team.

If the technical interview with James and Emily goes well, we will invite you to a final interview (30 minutes) with Nina, our Head of Content Production – it's a mix of technical and culture-fit questions.

Not sure if you tick every box? Apply anyway—we care more about your potential and mindset than a perfect match.

DIGITAL MOTION GRAPHICS & 3D DESIGNER role at Mindshare .

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

YONDER – FUTURE-READY MARKETING SOLUTIONS. Where Technology, Creativity, Media, and Engagement Meet. At YONDER, we’re leading the charge in revolutionizing marketing through cutting-edge solutions that deliver real-world impact. By combining advanced technology, immersive storytelling, and personalized customer experiences, we help brands unlock new opportunities for growth and engagement.

We’re seeking a multi-talented motion designer with a flair for 3D animation and a passion for creative innovation. If you can bring stories to life through motion, immersive design, and cutting-edge digital skills, this role is for you. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working across online, mobile, and social media platforms, and confident using AI tools to support productivity.

• Design and execute high-quality motion graphics and animations.
• Contribute to ideation and campaign development with fresh, visual thinking.
• Create and optimise 3D models, environments, and animations.
• Collaborate closely with creative and development teams.
• Work across the full project lifecycle: concept, design, build, delivery.

• Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator (required)
• 3D Software: Blender (preferred), Substance Painter/ Mari
• 3D capabilities including modelling, retopology, UV unwrapping, basic rigging and animation
• Typography, layout, grid systems, and colour theory
• Understanding of web and social platforms
• High attention to detail and quality control

• Unity or Unreal Engine
• Javascript / Three.js
• GLB / GLTF file optimisation
• AR experience
• Experience creating content for AR/VR platforms

• Minimum 6 years of relevant motion design experience
• Some degree of 3D animation and design ability
• Previous experience in an advertising or digital design environment
• Familiarity with the demands of digital content and campaign rollouts
• Strong creative portfolio and motion design showreel
• Own transport

Please share:

• Your CV
• A link to your showreel (mandatory – applications without a showreel will not be considered)
• Contact details of three direct line managers for references

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media and WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, thought leadership, and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone belongs and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide.

We’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Location: 2 Lascelles Road, Meadowbrook, Edenvale
Hours: 08:00 - 17:00 weekdays.
Reporting to: Head of studio & Traffic

About SMD Technologies
Are you ready to join the fastest growing developer of brands in South Africa? With hundreds of consumer brands from Volkano, Sony, Rocka, Eiger and more, SMD Technologies is home to huge audio and incredible staff.

We have a young and vibey office space, with heaps of staff spoils and the best coffee in SA, all designed to make you want to love working here.

About the Role:
Are you a designer who lives in both stills and motion? The kind of creative who can craft a killer visual identity and then make it dance? We’re looking for a Mid-Level Graphic Designer who’s as comfortable designing for print as they are animating for screen.

You’ll take the lead on a mix of graphic design projects — from website content and short animations to packaging, posters, presentations, and more. If you’ve got great taste, mad skills, and can bring a little motion magic to our visuals, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

● Designing graphics for both digital and print — with a strong eye for layout and composition
● Creating short-form animated content for digital, in-store displays, and shelf mocks for presenting to clients
● Designing packaging, POS, flyers, posters, and catalogues that make people stop and stare (in the best way)
● Developing concepts from scratch and seeing them through to print-ready perfection Working closely with DTP and production teams to ensure flawless handover to print
● Helping evolve brand identities across static and motion formats
● Applying brand guidelines creatively and consistently across formats and product lines
● Staying up to date with packaging, retail and design trends (because you’re that kind of person)

Requirements:
● 3–5 years of experience in a creative design role
● A relevant qualification in Graphic Design, Motion Design, or similar
● A brilliant portfolio showcasing both design and animation work
● Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills (especially After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
● A good understanding of design for web and presentation formats
● Experience creating packaging, flyers, POS and campaign roll-outs is a big plus
● Confidence in presenting your work and explaining creative decisions
● Bonus: any experience with 3D is the cherry on top!

Why work for SMD Technologies?

We have fun and love what we do. Enjoy snack days, a weekly staff lunch, all the coffee you can drink, team breakaways, opportunities to grow and improve your knowledge, and an employee wellness programme!

Real projects, real experience, and real opportunities to shine!

Location: 2 Lascelles Road, Meadowbrook, Edenvale
Hours: 08:00 - 17:00 weekdays.
Reporting to: Head of studio & Traffic

About SMD Technologies
Are you ready to join the fastest growing developer of brands in South Africa? With hundreds of consumer brands from Volkano, Sony, Rocka, Eiger and more, SMD Technologies is home to huge audio and incredible staff.

We have a young and vibey office space, with heaps of staff spoils and the best coffee in SA, all designed to make you want to love working here.

About the Role:
Are you a designer who lives in both stills and motion? The kind of creative who can craft a killer visual identity and then make it dance? We’re looking for a Mid-Level Graphic Designer who’s as comfortable designing for print as they are animating for screen.

You’ll take the lead on a mix of graphic design projects — from website content and short animations to packaging, posters, presentations, and more. If you’ve got great taste, mad skills, and can bring a little motion magic to our visuals, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

● Designing graphics for both digital and print — with a strong eye for layout and composition
● Creating short-form animated content for digital, in-store displays, and shelf mocks for presenting to clients
● Designing packaging, POS, flyers, posters, and catalogues that make people stop and stare (in the best way)
● Developing concepts from scratch and seeing them through to print-ready perfection Working closely with DTP and production teams to ensure flawless handover to print
● Helping evolve brand identities across static and motion formats
● Applying brand guidelines creatively and consistently across formats and product lines
● Staying up to date with packaging, retail and design trends (because you’re that kind of person)

Requirements:
● 3–5 years of experience in a creative design role
● A relevant qualification in Graphic Design, Motion Design, or similar
● A brilliant portfolio showcasing both design and animation work
● Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills (especially After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
● A good understanding of design for web and presentation formats
● Experience creating packaging, flyers, POS and campaign roll-outs is a big plus
● Confidence in presenting your work and explaining creative decisions
● Bonus: any experience with 3D is the cherry on top!

Why work for SMD Technologies?

We have fun and love what we do. Enjoy snack days, a weekly staff lunch, all the coffee you can drink, team breakaways, opportunities to grow and improve your knowledge, and an employee wellness programme!

Real projects, real experience, and real opportunities to shine!

Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.

Content Creation & Design
The Designer is responsible for creating visually engaging content across multiple formats, including static graphics, basic animations, motion graphics, and digital assets for web and companies. Working under the guidance of Senior Designers, they ensure deliverables meet brand guidelines, adhere to design standards, and support broader marketing goals. The focus is on creative execution, attention to detail, and continuous improvement in design. Additionally, this includes conceptualising user interactions and developing basic wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes.

Collaboration
This role involves day-to-day collaboration with internal teams such as SEO, PPC, Content, and Marketing to deliver design assets for campaigns and promotions. The Designer works with brief owners to understand requirements, ask clarifying questions, and translate direction into visually consistent creative outputs. Collaboration with external agencies may occur under supervision.

Leadership Support
The Designer supports leadership efforts by contributing to key initiatives, mentoring new and more junior designers, and promoting a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture. They are expected to share knowledge, encourage best practices, and foster a supportive learning environment.

Brand & Visual Identity
Supporting the integrity of the brand's visual identity is a core part of the role. The Designer applies brand guidelines consistently and contributes to evolving the visual style by suggesting creative, brand-appropriate enhancements. They take responsibility for ensuring that all assigned assets align with the visual standards.

Video & Motion Graphics
In Multimedia teams, the role includes producing basic motion graphics, social media animations, and short-form promotional videos. The Designer contributes to storyboard development, supports video production workflows, and takes on editing tasks under the guidance of a Senior Designer. The goal is to bring the brand to life through dynamic multimedia content.

Web & Print Design
The responsibilities of the role may include participating in web design tasks and creating elements for email templates, such as headers, buttons, and iconography. For print, this includes assisting in creating collateral such as flyers and posters, ensuring designs meet project specifications and are visually appealing.

Stakeholder Engagement
The Designer works closely with internal stakeholders to understand project needs and deliver according to scope and timelines. While not typically involved in high-level stakeholder or client presentations, they may attend meetings to listen and clarify design-related requirements. Communication with stakeholders focusses on execution and feedback follow-up.

Technical Execution & Best Practice
This includes creating visually compelling and user-centric designs for various platforms, translating ideas into clear visual representations under the guidance of senior designers.

The Designer prepares and exports multimedia assets for use across web, mobile, and digital platforms, ensuring correct formatting, compression, and compatibility. They stay informed about design tools and trends and are encouraged to suggest optimizations to improve creative efficiency and asset quality.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

To view all current vacancies, please visit our website,

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

The perfect place to work, play and grow

StyleSociety has an exciting opportunity for a young creative to join our team as a Creative Design Assistant .

You would assist with content creation and delivery of digital and fashion projects. Your typical day would be spent working alongside our Fashion Director, at the StyleSociety HQ’s, styling, sourcing, mood boarding, brainstorming, planning and implementing marketing strategies for social and events. Be prepared for some office administration and personal assistant duties as well.

This position would suit a tenacious, good communicator with a can-do attitude. We are not too keen on the princess types! This is not a work from home opportunity. This is a full-time position and you will be required to work from our offices based in the Cape Winelands.

Your duties would include the following:

1. Assist in developing proposals and fashion stories for our brands.
2. Researching unique ideas for styling, social and events.
3. Sourcing and researching for props and supplies.
4. Taking photos.
5. Recording videos.
6. Editing photos and videos.

Requirements:

• Organised.
• Creative.
• Detail-oriented.
• Eye for Design.
• Visually analytical.
• Experience with natural light photography, editing and creating video content.
• Proficient in Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Copywriting.
• Styling, Art or Design experience an advantage.

The working hours are 9.30 am to 4.30 pm – Mondays to Fridays.

IF YOU MEET ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

In your application, please include:

• Cover letter with your updated résumé.
• Headshot photo.
• LinkedIn URL.
• Your ideal work schedule.

• Introduce yourself, and tell us a little about what you love and why you’re applying for this position.
• Why do you want to work at StyleSociety?
• Please remember to send a short resume and links supporting your creative experience and strengths.
• We would love to see links to all your socials – especially Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
• Tell us about your past creative positions and what you will bring to the brand?

IMPORTANT:
Candidates who have competing interests or loyalties and are involved in any conflicting fashion, style, online businesses will not be considered for this vacancy.

You can send applications directly to:
Kumari Govender

Please Note: Applications for this position are now CLOSED. We will contact all shortlisted candidates to arrange interviews. Due to the volume of applications received – only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us, please consider your application unsuccessful.