Social First: Motion Graphics Designer

Social First Motion Graphic Designer

Role: Designer

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Location: Hybrid/London/UK

Role Description

Are you a designer with a passion for After Effects?

We’re looking for a talented and social first designer with strong design, conceptual and motion skills to join our growing Pharma-focused team. You’ll work across a range of mainly social projects, from sharp static posts to scroll stopping videos. We want someone who brings energy, curiosity and a can-do attitude to every brief - while passionate about their craft and the details.

At Substance, you’ll be part of a small, collaborative team where you can flex your creativity, grow your skillset and work on everything from branding and campaigns to day-to-day social content. It’s a great opportunity for a solid mid-weight or a junior ready to take on more responsibility.

What you’ll do:

Design standout, on-brand social content for our pharma clients

Educate and entertain through visual storytelling

Respond to a variety of briefs, with space to contribute creative thinking and elevate ideas

Develop storyboards and visual concepts for larger campaigns

Contribute in brainstorms and consistently be innovating our design offering

Present work clearly and confidently, responding to feedback with thoughtful solutions

Translate complex messages into simple, compelling visual content

Collaborate with copywriters, producers and account teams throughout the creative process

Develop and build design and motion graphics templates

Keep up with design, branding, AI and social trends

Skills & Requirements:

A strong creative portfolio of previous work including key digital and social examples

Previous experience as a junior or midweight designer

Adobe Suite: A whizz at Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and at designing decks

Secondary Softwares: Premiere Pro (light video editing), Audition(for light audio editing) beneficial

3D skills would be welcomed (or desire to learn it). We use Blender

We use Slack, Asana, Box and Google Suite for working together

Solid Motion skills, good sense of easing, pacing, and technical ability

Solid Design skills: typography, composition, layout, hierarchy, harmony and balance

A social media native with a strong understanding of marketing and clients needs in social media communications

Resourceful and a creative problem solver, used to working to deadlines and on own initiative

Strong knowledge of design trends and new technology

About Substance Global

We are a London-based creative agency with a sharp focus on design-led marketing solutions. For over 20 years, we’ve combined strategic insight with bold creative to help brands stand out and connect.

Our team is split between London, Los Angeles, Dallas and Buenos Aires, we specialise in two core areas: entertainment and pharma/B2B. Whether launching a global film campaign or elevating complex healthcare messaging, we tailor every project through a collaborative, insight-driven approach that delivers impact across media. This role sits in the Pharma side of our business.

What’s in it for you:

💷Competitive Salary.

🏖️23 days holiday.

💻Mac hardware.

🚃In-office/Hybrid or Fully remote.

🏋️Vitality Healthy care package: gym discount, optician cover, dentical cover.

🛍️Perkbox discount and points program.

☕️Access to Co-working spaces.

📚Courses and time for training.