• Freelance Motion Designer / Editor

    1000heads (Chicago, IL)


    We’re looking for a freelance Motion Designer / Editor to join our creative network on a project-by-project basis. You’ll collaborate with our in-house team to bring ideas to life through motion, animation, and dynamic visual storytelling.

     

    If you’re fluent in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Adobe Creative Suite, and you love crafting content that stops thumbs and tells stories through movement — we’d love to work with you.

    Responsibilities

    + Concept, design, and animate social content, brand videos, and digital assets.

    + Edit video content for campaigns, case studies, and social-first storytelling.

    + Collaborate with Associate Creative Directors, Sr. Art Directors, Designers and Copywriters to translate ideas into engaging motion pieces.

    + Develop storyboards, style frames, and motion mockups to communicate ideas clearly.

    + Incorporate sound design and pacing to enhance visual impact.

    + Ensure deliverables meet brand guidelines and platform specifications.

    + Work remotely with flexibility, managing your own time and workflow while meeting deadlines.

    Requirements

    + Proven experience as a Motion Designer, Animator, or Video Editor (agency or freelance).

    + Expertise in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop; familiarity with Illustrator, InDesign, or Cinema4D is a plus.

    + Strong understanding of design fundamentals — layout, typography, timing, and composition.

    + Ability to take creative direction and provide input that enhances concepts.

    + Experience designing for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.).

    + Excellent attention to detail and commitment to producing polished, on-brand work.

    + Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with distributed teams.

    + Understanding of current digital and social content trends.

    + A portfolio showcasing a range of motion, animation, and video editing work.

     

    Benefits

     

    + Medical, dental, vision, and more!

    + Generous time off package, including the last week of the year

    + 401k & Roth retirement investment options with employer match

    + Gym and professional development stipends

    + Culture Club with monthly activities like sports, games and happy hours

    + DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups

    + Commute and parking benefits

    + Wellness program that focuses on mental, physical and financial employee wellness

    + And much more!

    ABOUT 1000HEADS

    1000heads combines expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world’s best businesses build Social Age brands. 1000heads provides a fully integrated, end-to-end Social Transformation™ proposition to blue-chip clients encompassing data & analytics, strategy and implementation. 1000heads has a global footprint, employing over 200 people across 12 offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, Paris and Berlin. 1000heads’ clients include Alphabet, Nature Made, The North Face, San Pellegrino, Amazon, Cisco, and Diageo.

     

    1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

     

    For more information on 1000heads, visit 1000heads.com.