Senior Cinematic Animator creating gameplay and cinematic animations for Piranha Games’ action titles. Integrating character animation with Unreal Engine systems and mentoring junior animators.
About the role
- Senior Designer at Akcelo creating visually engaging brand experiences in a hybrid work environment. Collaborating across teams to deliver impactful designs and innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
- Develop brand systems, campaign aesthetics, and visual identities from concept to execution
- Champion excellence in visual design across brand touchpoints: print, digital, DOOH, social, and activations
- Bring static creative to life when needed through motion, animation, or dynamic content
- Explore creative innovation using emerging tools and technologies such as AI (e.g. Midjourney), motion tools, and 3D software
- Stay ahead of design and culture trends, making recommendations towards what’s next
- Apply motion thinking to enhance design systems and storytelling where relevant
- Contribute to brand videos, UI motion, or social animations when projects require it
- Collaborate with motion specialists and production partners to ensure cohesive execution
- Lead projects from briefing through final delivery, ensuring innovation, quality, and efficiency
- Collaborate cross-functionally with creative directors, strategists, producers, and developers to deliver cohesive brand experiences
- Translate client briefs and brand strategy into impactful design solutions
- Present creative work confidently, articulating rationale with clarity and passion
- Identify new channels, formats, and platforms to unlock unexpected expressions of brand storytelling
Requirements
- Proven craft in visual design, ideally within an agency setting
- Experience with motion or animation is a plus, but not essential
- Deep expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and familiarity with motion/3D tools such as After Effects, Cinema 4D, or Blender
- Strong portfolio of brand identities, design systems, campaigns, and digital experiences
- Sharp eye for detail, storytelling, and emotional resonance through design
- Solid understanding of digital platforms, social formats, and production workflows
- Calm, collaborative, and organised team member who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment
- Curiosity, ambition, and a future-facing mindset.
Benefits
- 4 weeks’ vacation
- Personal/sick days
- Global advantage of working from Sydney, Vancouver, or wherever you want after your workplace anniversary
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