Edelman
Edelman
Edelman is a global strategic communications and public relations firm helping corporate, government, and nonprofit organizations build trust, shape public conversations, and manage reputation. Its work combines research, data-driven insight, creative campaigns, and digital innovation across brand marketing, influencer marketing, social impact, and sustainability. Edelman also provides advisory support on the responsible use of AI and technology, with services focused on stakeholder engagement, reputation, and measurable business outcomes.

Midweight Studio Designer and Animator – Johannesburg Hybrid

Create digital, print, social, and motion content for Edelman’s global communications clients. Build visual systems, animate creative assets, and deliver polished production files across markets.

Description

  • Design and animate high-quality creative for digital, social, print, screen, and brand communications
  • Turn creative briefs into static layouts, style frames, storyboards, and motion-ready design systems
  • Develop visual systems, campaign materials, social formats, infographics, icons, illustrations, templates, and motion toolkits
  • Animate creative using keyframes, transitions, timing, pacing, typography animation, and basic compositing
  • Prepare animation timelines, production files, renders, and exports to studio and delivery standards
  • Work with Creative Leads, Client Leads, and Production teams from initial brief through final delivery
  • Adapt design and motion work for different markets, languages, aspect ratios, and output formats
  • Coordinate multiple projects, revisions, asset packaging, rendering, quality checks, and final exports against tight deadlines
  • Contribute to projects across multiple markets as part of a global studio team

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in graphic, studio, or motion design within an agency or creative studio
  • Strong command of layout, typography, composition, visual systems, and brand consistency
  • Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Ability to create animations in After Effects
  • Familiarity with Premiere Pro or comparable production software
  • Able to develop static concepts and layouts through to finished animated outputs
  • Strong organisational and communication abilities
  • Able to work from briefs, production timelines, and successive feedback rounds
  • Understanding of storyboards, style frames, animatics, codecs, frame rates, aspect ratios, safe areas, rendering, file packaging, and delivery specifications
  • Experience with AI-assisted design or animation tools is an advantage
  • Knowledge of Figma is an advantage
  • Portfolio or showreel demonstrating relevant design and animation work
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency and production setting
  • Collaborative approach and openness to feedback
  • Able to work effectively across creative and production teams
  • Confident contributing to client-facing work and preparing polished files for review, rendering, and delivery

Benefits

  • A diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace
  • A supportive environment centred on equity, collaboration, belonging, and trust

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