Designer

Who We Are

We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media expertise. With 1,300 people in 19 offices spanning four continents, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.  

We’re proud to be a multi award-winning agency, with Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby and Shorty Awards, to name but a few. Our most recent work has seen us help Pepsi, Meta and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date, from breaking into the metaverse to smashing records on TikTok.  

As well as creating for clients, we help educate the wider industry. Our Instagram publication The Feed tracks culture at the speed of social. 6,500 people registered or tuned into our events last year, and our reports garnered more than 20 million views.  

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The Opportunity

Do you spend hours of your day on TikTok, IG Reels or YouTube Shorts?  

Want to create award-winning work for some of the most iconic global brands of all time?  

Do you have proven experience in motion/video design and content creation?  

We Are looking for a Designer with a background in motion design, content creation and a strong interest in video editing to join our award-winning design department at We are Social, London. You’ll be joining a team of multi-disciplinary designers, art directors, photographers, videographers, video editors, animators, 3D designers, illustrators and graphic designers - all obsessed with great storytelling and social innovation. You’ll have previously edited branded content for online/social and maintained post-production workflows. You will be expected to edit to a high standard using Adobe Premiere.  

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Requirements

What You’ll Have Delivered Elsewhere

• In depth knowledge of all the Adobe packages, exceptional understanding of design process and implementation.
• Created & edited compelling social video content while using After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Delivered engaging and visually compelling content tailored for various social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Meta, Snapchat, X, YouTube, and others, ensuring high engagement and adherence to platform-specific best practices.
• Managed multiple client projects within a single working day, ensuring all deliverables meet the client's expectations and deadlines with minimal to no delays.
• Consistently introducing and applying new technologies and innovative design trends to create cutting-edge content that is adopted and used for the clients work.
• Ensured the number of internal reviews are kept to a minimum
• Ensure all projects are completed within the allocated time and budget, promptly addressing any potential deadline or budget issues with the team to avoid delays.

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What Else Are We Looking For?

• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of all major social media platforms, staying informed about updates, rules, and limitations to ensure compliance and optimal content performance.
• Always takes full accountability for your results/deliverables
• Being solutions-driven and be confident in vocalising them
• Experience minimising the need for clients/stakeholders to escalate issues above me or to require unnecessary input from my colleagues

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Benefits

Our Culture and the Nice Stuff

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Our Charter for Change in the UK can be found here which details our focus areas across People, Work and Culture in 2023.  

If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via recuitment@wearesocial.net  

So let’s get to the good stuff, we offer all those things you would naturally expect; 25 days holiday, pension scheme & life assurance. But what we love most is connection, so we have our WAS Passport and Work From Anywhere schemes which allow you to truly connect to colleagues all over the world!  

But what’s life around here really like day-to-day? Well, we ask our people regularly what they think about us/their role and here are some of the most common things they say:  

• I value my manager we have a good relationship
• We love to ‘get social’ with the people I work with
• Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management’!  

If this all sounds like the place you have been waiting to find then apply now! What are you waiting for?