Senior Motion Designer

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Senior Motion Designer

Responsible to: Lead Motion Designer

Responsible for: N/A

Department: Motion Team, JD Content

Location: JD Content Studio, The Sharp Project, Manchester M40 5BJ

Role Overview:

The Senior Motion Designer will be responsible for creating world-class motion content across multiple platforms and channels within the JD Group. This role requires a proven ability to manage large-scale campaigns from concept through to completion, while effectively multitasking in a fast-paced environment. Strong time management, planning, and organizational skills are essential. As a mentor and role model, you will foster a high-performing, positive team culture, guiding others and delegating tasks to ensure deadlines are consistently met. You must demonstrate proactive problem-solving, anticipate challenges, and maintain a forward-thinking approach to all projects.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Consistently maintain high-quality projects in line with business guidelines and creative requirements.
• Work independently and with others, to conceptualise and deliver high quality motion across all channels.
• Collaborate with team leaders and peers in the studio, to enable the delivery of assets on time and on budget.
• Work closely with the Lead Motion Designer to implement innovative solutions and improvements to workflow and processes.
• Mentor and coach junior members of the team.
• A commitment to your Teams personal growth and agencies.
• Answer estimate requests when required.
• QC team members work, ensuring standards are met across the team and give feedback in a constuctive, motivating \& polite manner.
• Thrive on constructive feedback, activly seeking personal and team development opportunities.
• Conceptualisation from brief to final asset handover.
• Able to always stay positive and find solutions.
• Be an advocate for the JD Studio Team, acting as internal and 3rd party ambassador, able to proactively extol the unique skills of the internal team.
• Employ a methodical approach to project management and file organisation.
• Enable leadership and mentorship from seniors, leads, peers, collaborators. When working with others be open to feedback and accept critique in a positive manner.
• Be a team player and understand that there will be times when you are asked to do ad hoc work to meet goals, achieve objectives and deliver for business needs, which may not be outlined in your job description.
• Ensure you are punctual and start work at your contracted time.
• Ensure wfh / studio split is in line with policy and your presence in the studio is consistent.
• Maintain awareness of relevant industry technology / innovations and software releases, sharing knowledge with the team

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Thank you for your time

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