Substance is a creative agency rooted in bold ideas and design craft.
For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with the world’s biggest film studios, games studios, streamers, and entertainment brands to create award-winning social and digital campaigns that stand out.

With teams in London, Los Angeles, and Buenos Aires, we bring global perspective and creative ambition to everything we do — from high-impact launch campaigns to fast-turnaround social content. We’re insight-driven, creatively led, and collaborative at our core.

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The Role

We’re looking for a Midweight / Senior Designer with strong graphic and motion design skills — someone who loves the worlds of film and entertainment and wants to create visually exciting work in that space.

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This is a freelance contract (20 hours per week) working alongside our US Producer, with daily handovers from the UK team. Flexibility is essential, as work timings vary; you’ll typically need to be ready to plug in and start within around an hour’s notice. The role is during daytime hours.

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You’ll create social-first content ranging from beautiful visuals to impactful animations and punchy video edits. You’ll contribute ideas, shape concepts, and craft visuals that feel modern, cinematic, and culturally connected.

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This role is ideal for a designer ready to level up, with real opportunities to grow your craft, confidence, and creative range.

What You’ll Do

• Design standout social content for film and entertainment campaigns across static, animated, and video formats
• Bring a strong eye for design, typography, pacing, and composition to everything you create
• Present your work with confidence and respond constructively to feedback
• Translate creative ideas and briefs into eye-catching, compelling visual executions
• Collaborate with copywriters, producers, motion designers, editors, and account teams
• Stay up to date with design, motion, and social trends, bringing fresh thinking into the studio

What You Bring

• Strong experience in After Effects
• Working knowledge of Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Curiosity about 3D and VFX, with an enthusiasm to learn
• Solid animation fundamentals: timing, easing, rhythm, and flow
• Strong design fundamentals: typography, composition, hierarchy, and colour
• An understanding of thumb-stopping, attention-grabbing content for social media

If you’re a designer who loves bringing ideas to life — and you’re excited by storytelling, film culture, and scroll-stopping visuals — we’d love to see your reel or portfolio.

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