Motion Designer in Guildford

Havas Life London is not just evolving; we’re reimagining what a health and wellness agency can be. We’re building a destination for the brightest minds, the boldest ideas, and the kind of creativity that reshapes industries. We’re a collective of curious thinkers, courageous makers, and kind collaborators. The culture we’re building is fast, fearless, and future-facing - driven by a belief that creativity is the most powerful force for growth.

As part of the Havas Health network, we’re pushing boundaries, embracing AI and emerging tech, and reimagining how strategic creativity can unlock new value for clients across the globe. Be the go-to creative strategic partner for our network colleagues and client partners alike.

The AI-Native Motion Designer will support the Moving Image Team and Creative Directors to deliver a consistently high standard of creative motion output - across digital, social, PR and traditional applications. You’ll interpret and implement the creative vision across a broad range of projects, bringing a strong and varied motion background.

Elements of the work will also live in social and PR territory - fast-turn, platform-native, attention-grabbing content built to travel. You’ll need to design as well as animate for this space: thumb-stopping frames, clear ideas executed at pace, and an instinct for what earns attention on social feeds and in PR moments.

What makes this role different from the motion designer roles of two years ago: you are an AI-native. You'll bring proper Adobe and motion craft, and you live in the new generation of AI video tools. The two sit side by side in how you work.

You are AI-native. That means:

• Generative video and image tools (Runway, Sora, Veo, Omni, Kling, Midjourney, Higgsfield, Luma, and whatever comes next) are part of your default toolkit.
• You can prompt, iterate, and direct AI outputs to a specific creative intent - not just accept what comes out of the box.
• You build hybrid workflows: AI generation, AE compositing and finishing, grade, sound - and you know where each tool earns its place.
• You stay current. New model drops, new tools, new techniques - you’re testing them within days, not reading about them months later.
• You can help explain to a CD, an account team, or a client what’s possible, what’s not yet, and what’s about to be.

Key Responsibilities

Creativity & Innovation

• Contribute to original, intelligent, creative ideas for integrated and one-off tactical campaigns, bringing both motion craft and AI fluency to shape how the work gets made.
• Lead with the Motion Lead on AI motion practice for the team - bring techniques, tools, and workflows back into the group.
• Pick up motion projects mid-flight from other Moving Image team members and maintain consistent quality.
• Shape frames, not just animate them - make design calls on type, composition, and layout.

Craft & Technical

• Create motion across 2D, editing, and (desirable) 3D - using industry-standard software and techniques.
• Be an expert in Adobe Creative Cloud moving image tools, particularly After Effects.
• Strong working knowledge of animation principles, editing, colour, codecs, and rendering.
• Comfortable with industry-standard scripts and plugins.
• Design and apply appropriate visual communication across a broad range of motion projects - educational, web, apps, events, social, PR, and corporate.
• Design and create motion content built specifically for social and PR campaigns - platform-native formats (vertical, square, looping), fast-turn reactive work, and standout assets that earn attention in feeds and in press coverage.
• Bring ideas for new processes and systems, especially where AI can change how the team works.

Delivery & Collaboration

• See projects through from start to finish with strong project management instincts.
• Work seamlessly with the Creative, Strategy, Production, Content and Client Services teams.
• Attend video shoots as and when required.
• Deliver accurate, timely amendments - fully flexible in a high-volume environment.
• Ensure all deliverables are fit for purpose for the chosen channels and audiences.
• Share knowledge across the wider creative team.

Mindset

• Listen to feedback and use it to improve both the work and your skillset.
• Stay current with developing technologies across motion production - this is non-negotiable for this role.
• Work as part of the team to deliver agency objectives.

You’ll bring

• Proven experience of motion design with a reel that proves both craft and AI fluency.
• Strong After Effects and wider Adobe Creative Cloud fluency.
• Demonstrable, current AI video practice - visible in your reel, socials, or side projects.
• Design instinct - composition, type, layout.
• Comfort in a high-volume, fast-amends agency environment.
• Proven ability to design and create motion content for social and PR campaigns - not just adapt traditional work into social cutdowns.
• Curiosity and speed: you experiment constantly and bring it back to the team.

Nice to have

• Cinema 4D and Redshift.
• Sound design / edit chops.
• Prior agency or in-house brand team experience.