ROLE: Intermediate Hybrid Motion & Static Designer (Production Artist)

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Freelance Contract (2 Months) with Strong Potential for Permanent Hire

Salary - Approx. 50,000-60,000 annually

About the Opportunity

Our client, a leading advertising agency, is looking for an Intermediate Hybrid Motion & Static Designer to join their creative team. While the official title for this position is Production Artist, the day-to-day work is heavily focused on motion design. This is an excellent opportunity for a designer who enjoys creating engaging digital content while balancing both motion and static design deliverables.

This role begins as a two-month freelance engagement with the intention of transitioning to a permanent full-time position if it's a strong mutual fit.

What You'll Do

- Design and produce high-quality 2D motion graphics for digital campaigns using Adobe After Effects.
- Create animations for social media, digital display advertising, online video (OLV), and other digital marketing channels.
- Develop assets for Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) environments, including retail displays and digital billboards.
- Adapt creative assets across multiple formats while ensuring compliance with varying technical specifications, frame rates, resolutions, and aspect ratios.
- Design static digital assets including social media graphics, web banners, retail signage, and marketing collateral.
- Provide production support for digital and occasional print deliverables.
- Collaborate closely with creative, production,



and account teams to ensure projects are delivered accurately and on schedule.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced agency environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

What We're Looking For

- 3–5 years of professional experience in motion design, digital production, or graphic design.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects with a strong portfolio showcasing motion work. Primarily 2D.
- Solid skills in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Experience designing digital advertising assets across social, display, and online video platforms.
- Understanding of Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) production requirements and the ability to work with varying technical specifications.
- Strong layout, typography, and composition skills for static digital design.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple deadlines.
- Agency experience is considered a strong asset.

Nice to Have

- Experience supporting retail or financial services clients.
- Basic knowledge of print production and file preparation.
- Familiarity with Figma is an asset.

Work Workplace

- Hybrid work arrangement.
- Freelance contractors are expected to be onsite approximately 1–2 days per week.
- If converted to full time, the expectation increases to 3 days per week in the office.

If you're passionate about creating compelling motion content while bringing strong digital production skills to a collaborative agency environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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