Motion Designer & Video Editor

👓 Overview

DesignGuru is a design subscription service built for SMEs. Most growing businesses are stuck with the same frustrating options: agencies that take weeks and charge a fortune, freelancers who go quiet mid-project, and in-house hires they can't yet afford. We exist to fix that - fast, high-quality creative on demand, for the founders and marketers who are building something worth noticing.

Our clients are busy. They're juggling product launches, sales, marketing, admin and more — often all at once. Speed matters to them. So does consistency. So does quality.

That's where you come in 🫵

We're hiring a skilled, AI-fluent Motion Designer & Video Editor who's built for volume. You'll use AI video and motion tools as a genuine part of your process - not occasionally, not experimentally, but every single day. You'll also be comfortable handling a high output of briefs without the quality slipping.

🎯 What You'll Do

You'll own motion from concept to export - brand videos, reels, VSLs, YouTube content, animated graphics, and everything in between. Some days that's a full brand launch video. Some days it's multiple 15-second reels that need to land by end of day.

Motion & Animation: Create high-quality motion graphics and animations that bring brands to life - this is your primary craft, and it shows in your work.

Video Editing: Cut, pace, and polish video content across formats - brand films, VSLs, YouTube, short-form social - with a sharp eye for storytelling and timing.

Sound & Feel: Understand how music, sound design, and audio mixing contribute to impact.

AI-First Workflow: You don't just know about AI tools - you work in them. You use AI video and motion tools to generate starting points, explore directions, and move faster without cutting corners. This is a non-negotiable part of how we work.

Handle Volume Without Blinking: Multiple briefs, multiple clients, multiple deadlines - that's your normal. You don't slow down when it gets busy.

Self-Directed QC: You notice something's off and you fix it - even if nobody asked you to. Work doesn't leave your hands unless it's ready.

🏆 What You'll Need to Succeed

2 Years Experience: Agency or high-volume subscription background preferred. You know how to move fast across multiple briefs without the quality slipping.

A Strong Portfolio: Motion graphics, animation, and video work that's varied, polished, and built for real clients. Bonus points if you can show AI-assisted work.

Genuine AI Fluency: You use Runway, Kling, Sora, Adobe Firefly Video, or similar tools as part of your actual workflow - not just to say you've tried them.

Tool Fluency: Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro are your home base. You move between them without friction.

Obsessive Fundamentals: Timing, pacing, composition, typography in motion - you apply these consistently even when moving fast. AI generates the starting point. Your craft takes it the rest of the way.

Volume Mindset: You've worked in environments where output matters. You know how to maintain quality across a high number of deliverables.

Autonomy: You manage your own workload, hit your deadlines, and flag blockers early - not after the fact.

Clear Communication: Strong English to interpret briefs quickly and collaborate in a remote team.

Availability: Online and focused during 9–5 GMT/BST.

💻 Technical Requirements

Reliable laptop or desktop capable of running design software smoothly

Your own Adobe Creative Suite licence (Canva and Figma provided)

Stable, high-speed internet

A quiet, dedicated workspace for focused work

🤔 Why DesignGuru

Our mission: help 1 million businesses grow through great design. We're not for everyone - this isn't the place for slow-paced ideation or heavy hand-holding. It's for designers who want ownership, high output, and real progression.

Culture Fit

We work hard, we move fast, and we take what we do seriously; but not ourselves. The right person for this role isn't afraid to roll their sleeves up, thinks on their feet, and brings a sense of humour to the chaos without losing focus on the outcome.

We recognise and reward people who consistently hit their targets and push the business forward. Equally, we're straight about performance; if KPIs aren't being met, that won't go unaddressed. We'd rather be honest about that upfront than waste anyone's time.

💰 Competitive pay performance bonuses that reward quality and ownership

🌍 Fully remote - work from anywhere

📈 Clear progression as your craft and responsibility grow

🏆 Premium global client work - 150 active clients, 11,000 tasks delivered

🛠️ The right tools - access to everything you need to work at your best

If this sounds like your kind of team - we'd love to meet you!