Senior Motion Designer | After Effects | Broadcast, VFX & Corporate I’m a Glasgow-based motion/graphic designer with 7+ years of professional experience, working across broadcast TV, VFX, streaming platforms, and corporate content. I’ve worked as a freelancer in post-production on TV shows for BBC and STV, and as an in-house motion designer at a VFX studio, contributing to projects including a Netflix documentary and National Geographic television series. Alongside broadcast work, I have a strong corporate background — creating animated promotional content, video edits, decks, and presentation materials for healthcare, marketing, and corporate brands. I also regularly design animated event screens and presentation assets. My varied background means I can adapt quickly to different styles, pipelines, and client needs — whether that’s fast-turnaround social content, polished broadcast graphics, or clear, engaging corporate animation. Tools & skills: After Effects, motion graphics, video editing, deck & presentation design, animated promos, event visuals Availability: Freelance Day rate: £270–£310 Happy to jump into short-term projects or support teams during busy periods.…

Emily Thomson

Senior Motion Designer | After Effects | Broadcast, VFX & Corporate I’m a Glasgow-based motion/graphic designer with 7+ years of professional experience, working across broadcast TV, VFX, streaming platforms, and corporate content. I’ve worked as a freelancer in post-production on TV shows for BBC and STV, and as an in-house motion designer at a VFX studio, contributing to projects including a Netflix documentary and National Geographic television series. Alongside broadcast work, I have a strong corporate background — creating animated promotional content, video edits, decks, and presentation materials for healthcare, marketing, and corporate brands. I also regularly design animated event screens and presentation assets. My varied background means I can adapt quickly to different styles, pipelines, and client needs — whether that’s fast-turnaround social content, polished broadcast graphics, or clear, engaging corporate animation. Tools & skills: After Effects, motion graphics, video editing, deck & presentation design, animated promos, event visuals Availability: Freelance Day rate: £270–£310 Happy to jump into short-term projects or support teams during busy periods.…

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Senior Motion Designer | After Effects | Broadcast, VFX & Corporate

I’m a Glasgow-based motion/graphic designer with 7+ years of professional experience, working across broadcast TV, VFX, streaming platforms, and corporate content.

I’ve worked as a freelancer in post-production on TV shows for BBC and STV, and as an in-house motion designer at a VFX studio, contributing to projects including a Netflix documentary and National Geographic television series.

Alongside broadcast work, I have a strong corporate background — creating animated promotional content, video edits, decks, and presentation materials for healthcare, marketing, and corporate brands. I also regularly design animated event screens and presentation assets.

My varied background means I can adapt quickly to different styles, pipelines, and client needs — whether that’s fast-turnaround social content, polished broadcast graphics, or clear, engaging corporate animation.

Tools & skills: After Effects, motion graphics, video editing, deck & presentation design, animated promos, event visuals

Availability: Freelance
Day rate: £270–£310

Happy to jump into short-term projects or support teams during busy periods.

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English
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Freelance Motion Designer
May 1, 2025 - Present
Completed several projects for different clients since going freelance, including promotional video content for a clothing brand, corporate graphics for a London networking company, and graphics for TV broadcasts, including documentary and children's TV. Confidently taking on projects and working with different creative teams both remotely and in person.

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