Designer

The role

Who We Are

We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media expertise. With 1,300 people in 17 offices spanning four continents, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.

We’re proud to be a multi-award-winning agency, with Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby and Shorty Awards, to name but a few. Our most recent work has seen us help Pepsi, Meta and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date, from breaking into the metaverse to smashing records on TikTok. 

As well as creating for clients, we help educate the wider industry. Our Instagram publication The Feed tracks culture at the speed of social. 6,500 people registered or tuned into our events last year, and our reports garnered more than 20 million views.

Requirements

The Opportunity

Do you have a passion for crafting impactful social video content that resonates across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube?

Are you a fast-moving editor or motion designer who thrives in a high energy, collaborative environment?

Do you want to bring social storytelling to life with design and motion for one of the world’s biggest gaming brands?

We’re on the lookout for a creative, fast-moving video editor/motion-focused designer with a strong eye for social storytelling. If you thrive in high-energy environments, love shaping narratives for social communities, and know how to design for impact across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and beyond, this is the role for you.

You’ll join a collaborative design department made up of designers, editors, animators, art directors, and content creators. Along with your team of dedicated designers and art workers, you’ll produce best-in-class content for one of the world’s largest video game brands.

What You’ll Have Delivered Elsewhere

• Produced high-quality short- and long-form video content for social platforms, edited and sometimes shot using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
• Delivered compelling motion graphics, animated assets, and dynamic edits aligned with brand and campaign objectives
• Successfully integrated gameplay capture with stills, video, and mixed media for cohesive storytelling
• Designed mid- to high-lift static assets by combining key art, stock imagery, and custom captures
• Applied refined typographic and layout skills across both motion and static deliverables
• Managed multiple fast-paced production timelines while maintaining creative quality under pressure
• Consistently ensured all assets adhered to brand guidelines, technical specs, and platform standards while remaining visually engaging and on-brief
• Maintained clear and collaborative communication with producers, designers, project managers, and client service teams
• Contributed proactively to team brainstorms with fresh visual techniques and social-first ideas to push creative boundaries
• Provided creative feedback and quality control across the broader team’s work to ensure consistency and innovation

What Else Are We Looking For?

• Strong experience in video editing and motion design, especially for social platforms
• Proven track record of designing for digital content in still, video, and motion 
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop essential)
• Solid understanding of social media platforms and best practices
• An eye for detail and the ability to self-edit
• Organised, fast, and responsive, with a solution-first mindset
• Clear communicator and confident working independently or as part of a team
• Bonus: Experience localising content across markets, a love/understanding of video game culture, experience managing/overseeing junior members of the team

Benefits

Our Culture and the Nice Stuff

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Our Charter for Change in the UK can be found here which details our focus areas across People, Work and Culture in 2025.

Inclusion at every level is crucial to creative innovation and success, and we want to create a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome and encourage talent from ALL backgrounds and are committed to creating a representative team that can deliver creative excellence. If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via [email protected].

So let’s get to the good stuff, we offer all those things you would naturally expect; 25 days holiday, pension scheme & life assurance. But what we love most is connection, so we have our WAS Passport and Work From Anywhere schemes which allow you to truly connect to colleagues all over the world!

But what’s life around here really like day-to-day? Well, we ask our people regularly what they think about us/their role and here are some of the most common things they say:

• I value my manager we have a good relationship
• We love to ‘get social’ with the people I work with
• Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management’!

If this all sounds like the place you have been waiting to find then apply now! What are you waiting for?