Position: Midweight Designer / Motion Designer
Location: Bristol, UK – Hybrid working, 3 days in the agency each week, 2 days WFH
Salary: £35k + growth potential, plus annual bonus.
Start: ASAP
Looking for a fresh challenge in an exciting new role, with an equal mix of design and animation?
Fancy working in the super city of Bristol, helping create ideas; not noise in retail media and digital for top FMCG brands, alongside a team of brilliant people?
If that’s you, then we’d love to hear from you as we’re looking for a talented Midweight Designer / Motion Designer to join us on our journey.
You’re a talented and versatile designer / animator who’s equally as passionate about creative design, as they are about motion, animation and editing.
You’re someone who thrives in a collaborative environment—exploring concepts, sharing ideas, and working closely with a team. You have a strong creative flair, but you’re just as comfortable working within established brand guidelines when needed. Clear communication is one of your strengths, and you’re known for offering smart, creative solutions.
- At least 3 years of industry experience in design and motion graphics
- A solid understanding of animation principles and the motion design process—from concept and storyboarding to final export
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Bonus points if you have experience with 3D tools or techniques
- Retail media animations, including D6 posters and in-store digital screens
- Social and TV campaign animations and post-production
- Internal and client-facing showreels
- Digital design of brand websites
- Print design & artworking of varying retail media
This is a brilliant opportunity to push your creativity, shape ideas, and see them come to life across digital platforms, in-store displays, and even on TV. You’ll work on a wide range of exciting projects—from early-stage ideation through to polished final delivery—always with the support of a skilled and friendly team.
- Previous experience in a motion graphics or creative agency role
- A portfolio that showcases outstanding design work
- A impressive showreel full of animation & motion design
- Confidence when taking a brief and leading it through to final output
- A collaborative mindset and a genuine passion for contributing to the creative process from the start
We are attention seekers. We create ideas, not noise, for leading grocery brands. Our job is to create campaigns that make brands stand out. Turning heads and changing habits through the whole shopper journey – digital, retail, sales promotion.
We’ve been going since 2011, working with leading FMCG brands. The work is always varied and we get to work on many fun and exciting briefs.
We’re looking to build on our successes to date by bringing in bright creative talent to help propel us all further on our journey to become one of the UK’s leading activation agencies.
Benefits to the role include:
- 25 days holiday
- Hybrid working: 3 days in the agency each week / 2 days WFH
- Flexible hours
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Workplace pension scheme
- Regular company socials
- Continued professional development: regular company training and access to e-learning tools
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@weareactivation.com… with Midweight Designer in the subject line. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Closes 31st March 2026
- We aim to be an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.