Role: Motion Graphics Designer/ Animator

Location: London

Start date: ASAP

What we're looking for:

We're looking for a kickass and confident Motion Graphics Designer / Animator to join our fast-growing and decidedly lively animation department. We need someone to help us create stunning animated videos, predominantly for Supercell, one of the biggest and best mobile games developers in the world.

Our ideal hire would be someone with a free-range passion for all types of animation. Someone that is happy to work in both 2D and 3D, sometimes in the same film! When you're not working on client projects, you will be encouraged to work with our Motion Graphics Director to develop exciting internal projects to help promote our new animation studio This Thing Of Ours!

The successful applicant will need the following skills and attributes:

A keen eye for design
An interest in illustration and current trends
Excellent skills in After Effects
Confidence with character animation
A good understanding of film language and shot selection
GREAT problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task
Ability to organise a workflow
Be London-based or willing to commute to the Smoke
3+ years of work experience

It's a bonus if you:

Use 3D software, Maya, 3DS MAX of C4

It's a massive Brucey bonus if you:

Do cell animation!

Please make sure that you send a link to your show reel or website in the application so we can see what you're made of.

In return, you'll get:

To work on big brands in a fast-paced, exciting and ever-growing agency
To work alongside extremely passionate digital natives, producing world-class work
Breakfast every day and early-finish August Fridays
Mellow massages, fabulous fruit and friendly Friday beers
Christmas and summer parties you'll want to post about

About us:

Waste is an independent digital creative agency founded in 2006 on the principle of cutting out unnecessary agency fluff in favour of urgency, expertise and a no-fuss attitude. We call this approach 'Maximum Digital. Minimum Nonsense.'

With offices in London and Los Angeles, we employ 70+ specialists covering Strategy, Creative, Social & Web Content, Advertising, Digital Experiential, DOOH, UX and SEO.

Our client list includes Supercell, the mobile gaming giant, for whom we deliver player acquisition and retention built around community listening and high-speed, high-quality content creation. Other entertainment clients are Nintendo, Sega, Warner Brothers, Turner and Ubisoft. We also provide digital leadership for energy giant Centrica, covering British Gas, Hive, Dyno and Direct Energy. Other clients include dating app Badoo, lottery giant Camelot and media brand family Oath. We recently won digital strategy & creative contracts with intu- the largest shopping centre brand in the UK, and Grosvenor, the largest casino brand in the UK.

Our approach has seen us nominated for more than 70 awards, including: Awwwards, BIMAs, Clios, CIM, Design Week, The Drum, FWA, Masters, Pixels, Lovies, W3 and Webbys. We're renowned for brewing our own craft beer, the Waste Pale Ale (WPA), a firm favourite with clients and partners. We also support the UK based gaming charity, SpecialEffect.