Social Media, Motion Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Saudi Arabia.

📋 Description

• Deliver comprehensive creative design assistance for the client's social media and digital platforms.

• Collaborate closely with the client's Digital Marketing team on daily briefs and deadlines.

• Create, design, animate, edit, grade, and finalize short-form vertical and square social videos.

• Produce motion graphics that include kinetic typography, animated data, infographics, logo and endframe animations, lower thirds, transitions, and title cards.

• Choose licensed music, balance audio levels, and execute basic sound design.

• Generate Arabic and English burned-in and platform-native captions and subtitles.

• Reframe source materials to fit platform-specific aspect ratios and durations.

• Develop and maintain reusable motion templates, project files, and asset libraries.

• Design social media posts, carousels, document posts, infographics, quote cards, greeting and occasion assets, announcement materials, and event assets.

• Create animated GIFs and looping assets.

• Design channel covers, banners, profile images, and highlight assets.

• Craft leadership and executive social content.

• Adapt creative content across various platforms and both languages while ensuring brand consistency.

• Produce dark posts and paid media creatives as needed.

• Design long-form web articles and thought-leadership content, including imagery, graphics, data visualizations, pull quotes, and concluding materials.

• Design promotional content for long-form materials, including carousels and video cut-downs.

• Create newsletter and email layouts along with supporting social assets.

• Work within and enhance the client's established brand system and social template library.

• Stay updated on platform specifications.

• Conduct quality assurance checks covering bilingual spelling and typography, safe areas, aspect ratios, file size, color accuracy, export settings, caption timing, and mobile playback.

• Schedule approved content using the client's publishing tool.

• Oversee file organization, version control, working files, source assets, and licensing documentation; provide editable files upon request.

• Manage multiple briefs, responsive requests, and event-day needs while adhering to agreed service levels.

• Implement AI-enabled creative workflows with human oversight and client approval.

• Ensure creative outputs are reviewed and approved by the client's Brand & Creative team.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–8+ years of experience in social media design, motion design, brand design, or creative roles within an in-house or agency setting.

• Bilingual design capability in Arabic and English is essential, including Arabic typography, right-to-left layout, animated Arabic text, bilingual lock-ups, and subtitling/captioning in video, designed to a high standard in both languages.

• Ability to work independently without guidance from a Creative Director or Art Director, demonstrating strong creative judgment, ownership, and accountability from concept to delivery.

• Advanced skills in After Effects and Premiere Pro, or DaVinci Resolve, for motion design, video editing, grading, and finishing.

• Advanced capabilities in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and working knowledge of Figma.

• Proven expertise in short-form vertical video production, including pacing, hook construction, on-screen text hierarchy, and legibility in muted autoplay scenarios.

• Up-to-date knowledge of the creative environment and technical specifications for LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

• Editorial and long-form design skills, including web article layout, information hierarchy, and data visualization.

• Experience managing a high-volume content calendar with overlapping briefs, reactive requests, and firm publication timelines.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

• Availability to work during Riyadh business hours (Sunday–Thursday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm) and within a maximum three-hour time zone difference from Saudi Arabia, with occasional availability outside regular hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• Join a global, expanding organization with opportunities across various markets.

• Work in a collaborative, multicultural environment.

• Enjoy career growth opportunities as the organization continues to expand.