Mid-Senior Motion Designer

Purpose of the role

We are seeking a talented and experienced Midweight or Senior Motion Designer to join the ranks and take that next step in their creative career. As a mid-senior Motion Designer at McLaren, you’ll be at the heart of a fast-paced, creative team, producing exceptional motion graphics that captivate audiences and drive the McLaren Racing brand forward.  

You’ll work with a range of digital platforms, creating bold and engaging visuals for social media, web, and mobile apps, translating design briefs into sleek, high-quality graphics that reflect McLaren’s brand aesthetic.  

This role is for a visionary with outstanding design instincts who thrives in a collaborative team environment. You’ll deliver top-tier conceptual work with precision and manage budgets and deadlines without compromising on creativity.  

Applying McLaren’s brand principles to your work, ensures that best-in-class design is seamlessly integrated across all digital touchpoints.  

Craft compelling, on-brand creative solutions that span diverse formats, from dynamic motion graphics and eye-catching brand campaigns to engaging social media visuals, sleek websites, striking product graphics, and captivating photography.  

Championing collaboration by working with talented teams across the studio and Social Digital departments, ensuring every project thrives through shared creativity and aligned vision.  

Amplify the value of McLaren and its partners by delivering exceptional, timely creative that not only meets expectations but elevates brand experiences and resonates with audiences.

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Role Dimensions

To thrive in this role, you'll need to meet critical deadlines while keeping to budget considerations. Stay ahead of the curve by keeping up with the latest design trends and production techniques, continually bringing fresh, bold ideas into our Brand Creative studio. We value collaboration, so we're excited for you to share your expertise and inspire our junior team members along the way.  

Your work will embody our brand principles and values, ensuring that best-in-class design is applied to our integrated digital and traditional media, as well as our Racing livery collateral.  

This role reports directly to the Head of Digital Creative.  

Note - All of the above relates to work throughout McLaren Racing: F1, FE, Indy Car and eSports.

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Knowledge Skills and Experience

• Conceptualise motion design ideas through style frames, storyboards, and animatics to communicate your vision to internal teams and clients.
• Collaborate with the creative, strategy, and social teams to develop and execute motion design elements that meet project objectives and timelines.
• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions, contributing innovative ideas for motion design strategies and creative approaches.
• Examples of work demonstrating experience as a mid-senior motion designer either for an agency or brand.
• Ability to clearly articulate and present creative concepts in response to briefs.
• Ability to supervise, inform and manage junior motion graphic designers, provide constructive feedback and nurture new talent.
• Stay informed about the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies to introduce fresh and cutting-edge practices to the team.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with studio creatives.

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Requirements

• A minimum 5 years of professional experience as a motion designer.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of motion design projects.
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (particularly motion design-related software ie After Effects and Photoshop).
• Additional secondary software knowledge is a plus: Cinema 4D, Renderer – Redshift.
• Excellent timekeeping and the ability to work under your own direction.