Freelance Motion Designer, Performance Creative

Monks•Denver, CO

3d•$33 - $39

About The Position

Monks is looking to expand our creative service capabilities by hiring a Temporary Motion Designer until June 30th, 2026. You will be helping to build the creative offering for a top performance marketing agency. You will partner with our media buying team and alongside clients to develop creative that drives results. We are looking for a fast, flexible go-getter with a sharp eye, adept skills, and the drive to deliver top-notch creative for our clients.

Requirements

2-4 years technical experience with motion design and video editing, preferably at a performance-focused agency
Portfolio is required
In-depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite with proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Premiere
Experience in paid media ad animation
4 year college degree (preferably in design) or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with HTML5 ad animation
Experience using Gen AI tools for ad builds and concepting
Experience building versioning workflows or working with automated versioning tools
Familiarity with Google suite
B2C and B2B experience

Responsibilities

Collaborate with our designers and producers, working together to create ads driving performance results for our client’s media programs
Strong time management, leading multiple motion-based projects with tight timelines
Project managing yourself, fluidly jumping between multiple projects
Owning revision + resizing projects for our largest clients
Conceptualize animated content optimized for paid media channels
Possessing an understanding or willingness to learn paid media channel best practices
Fluency in the Adobe Creative Cloud, focused in After Effects + Premiere Pro
Self-starter, problem-solver & team-player
Effectively communicate animation concepts, ideas and limitations to creative and non-creative teammates. Will be asked to articulate animation choices and defend decisions
Offer new angles, best practices and practical solutions to our motion design workflows
Openness to team and client feedback
Be eager to push the limits within your work and your personal development