Spotify

Motion Designer

Spotify

Posted September 17 / London / Full time / Hybrid

You’re a visual communicator through and through. 

You're not only a strategic thinker and craftsperson, but also a problem solver, with expert-level skills in user-friendly design and storytelling that’s appealing and informative. 

You’re a powerful multi-tasker: nimble, innovative and resourceful. You’re ready to switch between “thinking” and “doing” on several different types of projects, leading design from ideation and conception to completion and publication. 

What You'll Do

  • Translate critical thinking into clear designs and content for Spotify’s global communications team, in various formats for an array of mediums.
  • Design graphics, both still and motion, to be used internally and externally, supporting multiple comms activations and initiatives.
  • A solid concept generator both independently and as part of a distributed team.
  • Act as day-to-day motion design support for both content creation for Spotify’s internal and external communications channels and event production.
  • Create storyboards, treatments and develop concepts; pulling visual and cultural references to define ideas that further the Spotify brand and resonate with our audiences.
  • Work collaboratively with a network of freelancers and external design, production, multimedia agencies.
  • Be accountable. You’re responsible for every last detail of your work, every step of the way.

Who You Are

  • You have 5+ years of experience at an in-house agency, ad-agency, digital agency, or graphic design agency. Bonus points if it’s been directly supporting global marketing and communications/public relations campaigns.
  • You have 3+ years of experience working in the following areas and applications: Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Lottie and Rive (desirable)
  • You have a proven track record of delivering brilliant motion design.
  • You are an incredible designer with amazing design chops. You consistently strive for excellence in your work and know how to craft outstanding experiences without much direction. Your core design skills include strong principles of animation, visual hierarchy, layout, typography, and effective use of color.
  • You understand brands and have no problem working with brand guidelines while creating amazing designs.
  • You can adapt content ideas and designs to communication strategies, and clearly communicate design priorities and principles to a variety of partners.
  • You are comfortable working as a part of a global team where you consider designs and concepts that need to be culturally attuned, translated into other languages or need different data-points or local imagery inserted for market use.
  • You’re a great communicator. You have the skills to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts.
  • You are self-motivated, proactive, and thrive in contributing to a team mission. You are capable of establishing strong positive relationships with teammates, and collaborate with them to solve problems.
  • You effectively manage your time, demonstrating the ability to create high-quality work in a fast-paced environment and are able to incorporate feedback from multiple collaborators, across multiple teams across the globe. You are a confident multi-tasker who ensures work is completed within given deadlines. 

Where You'll Be

  • This role is based in London.
  • We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come in 2-3 times per week.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.