DEPT® - Freelance Illustrator & Motion Designer

Animator is needed in Canada.

Client: DEPT®

Location: Canada

Contract: undefined

Job Description

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021. This is a 7-week, full-time freelance opportunity.

We’re looking for a freelance Illustrator Animator to support a fast-paced, illustration-focused motion design project for a global tech client. This role centers on bringing existing static illustrations to life through motion, transforming them into polished, net-new video assets for a vendor-facing activation. You’ll work closely with a Design Director and cross-disciplinary partners to interpret creative direction, maintain brand integrity, and deliver high-quality motion assets at scale.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Animate existing static illustrations into engaging motion and video assets.
• Translate creative direction and storyboards into refined motion outputs.
• Work across a variety of formats and platforms, primarily video and motion-based deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with the Design Director, designers, and other creative partners.
• Ensure all work aligns with established brand guidelines and visual systems.
• Maintain consistency, quality, and attention to detail across all assets.
• Manage deadlines effectively in a fast-moving production environment.
• Stay current with motion design trends, tools, and best practices.
• Contribute creative problem-solving and motion ideas where appropriate.

What We Are Looking For:

• Strong portfolio showcasing illustration-led motion design.
• Experience animating within established brand guidelines, ideally for tech clients.
• Expert skills in Adobe After Effects and Creative Suite; familiarity with Figma is a plus.
• Solid illustration and graphic design foundation, with an eye for timing, movement, and detail.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work on deadline in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• 3D motion experience (Cinema 4D, Blender).

Additional Information

Why DEPT®? At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done.

AI Disclosure: At DEPT®, we use AI-assisted technology (Metaview) to capture notes and summarize interview conversations, so our interviewers can stay fully focused. Using the AI is optional, just let us know if you’d prefer it not be used.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide!