Junior Motion Designer — Independent Contractor Scarab Digital | Vancouver-based | Hybrid | Remote- across Canada considered Project-based contract role on active productions, with the intention of building an ongoing working relationship with people we trust and want to work with again. have solid design fundamentals and are ready to apply them in production care about clarity, readability, and story—not just style We are looking for a Junior Motion Graphics Designer to join Scarab Digital as a freelance independent contractor on active productions. This is project-based contract work with real deadlines and real deliverables, and our goal is to build ongoing working relationships with people whose work, judgment, and attitude make us want to keep bringing them back. Most of our contractor work is remote.

If you are elsewhere in Canada and work best remotely, that is also a fit. We care more about the quality of your contribution, your communication, and your follow-through than forcing everyone into one working style. This is not ad-campaign motion design dressed up as film work.

The job is to design screens that feel believable, cinematic, and story-useful. Support the build of UI and FUI systems for film and television. Design and animate on-screen graphics for phones, laptops, TVs, messaging, search, data, and interface moments inside scenes.

Translate briefs, references, and feedback into production-ready design work.



Iterate quickly as story needs, timing, and creative direction evolve. Protect the intent of the brief while still exploring stronger design ideas when there is room to elevate the work.

Presenting only agency or brand content with no evidence you can think in-story and in-scene. 1–3 years of professional experience, contract experience, or equivalent portfolio depth. Proficiency in After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop. ~ A portfolio or reel showing design thinking, not just effects. ~ Any experience in film, television, trailers, games, or narrative screen graphics. Comfort with UI-heavy design or interface systems.

How we work with contractors This is freelance independent-contractor work, not an employee role. Projects vary in length and intensity depending on production needs. We are not trying to force everyone into one narrow model of how a designer should think or work.

Category - Junior Motion Designer Typical level - Typically 1–3 years, or less with unusually robust relevant work Core Tools - After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop Strong Indicators - Solid fundamentals, clean file prep, responsiveness, coachability, signs of ownership Stage Ownership, taste, film/UI/FUI relevance, collaboration style, accountability. Identifies personal strengths and overall team fit We care about talent, potential, ownership, and the quality of your eye.

📌 Junior Motion Designer — Independent Contractor (Vancouver)
🏢 Scarab Digital
📍 Vancouver