Motion Designer

Company Description

Powered locally and aligned globally, Publicis Production EMEA Hub forms the regional backbone of Publicis Production. With over 1.200 talented professionals based in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the UK, and Mauritius, we enable smarter, faster, and more connected content delivery for global brands. Our integrated capabilities include post and primary production, versioning, commerce, web development, CRM, and language services. As part of the global Publicis Production network, our mission is to transform production into a true growth driver. By combining tech, data, automation, and AI, we deliver intelligent content at scale. We are proud to power Publicis Groupe's ambition to build the world's best global integrated production offering.

Overview

The Motion Designer creates, adapts and finalizes high-quality motion and video assets for Publicis Zurich across television, digital, social and mobile channels. The role reports operationally to the Project Manager / Single Point of Contact in Mauritius and collaborates with Zurich project managers, creatives and production specialists. The position turns supplied master materials and briefs into technically correct, brand-consistent and engaging motion deliverables across formats, durations, languages and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create 2D animations, motion graphics, video edits and motion adaptations based on supplied television spots, social assets, key visuals and campaign masters.
• Produce re-formats, cut-downs, resizes, language versions and platform-specific variants for television, web, mobile, social and digital advertising.
• Perform video compositing, rotoscoping, motion tracking, keying, clean-up, matte work, sound editing and basic sound mixing where required.
• Apply strong composition, timing, animation and storytelling principles while protecting the original creative idea and brand guidelines.
• Prepare, organize and deliver working files and final masters according to agreed naming conventions, version control and technical specifications.
• Coordinate closely with the Project Manager / SPOC and Zurich teams to clarify scope, assess feasibility, identify missing source material and flag risks early.
• Carry out detailed quality control covering content, animation, audio, dimensions, duration, codecs, file size and platform requirements.
• Manage several assignments in parallel, meet agreed deadlines and contribute to improved templates, workflows and reusable production approaches.
• Create motion assets for advertising campaigns, corporate communications, training content and other video-based communication formats.
• Strong understanding of advertising specifications across video, digital, social and interactive media.
• Maintain consistent asset organization, version control and naming conventions across all deliverables.
• Develop a strong understanding of project objectives and creative intent before production begins.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience as a Motion Designer, Animator or Video Editor in advertising, digital content or post-production.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe After Effects and strong working knowledge of Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator and Media Encoder.
• Strong understanding of 2D animation, motion-graphics principles, composition, typography and video editing.
• Practical knowledge of compositing techniques, including tracking, keying, rotoscoping and clean-up.
• Knowledge of audio editing and mixing for video content.
• Knowledge of Blender, Cinema 4D or comparable 3D tools is an advantage.
• Experience with HTML5/banner production tools and web-based animation frameworks is an advantage.
• Good command of written and spoken English. French and/or German is an advantage.
• Well organized, collaborative and quality focused, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage feedback, priorities and deadlines.

Additional Information

• Opportunity to develop in a stable company with an established position in the market.
• Extensive range of online training courses in cooperation with reputable market partners.
• Opportunity to participate in international and local development projects and programmes.
• International working environment.
• Attractive package of non-wage benefit.
• Friendly and casual working atmosphere in a close-knit team filled with positive energy.