Graphic & Motion Designer

If you notice the typography on every ad you scroll past, your Pinterest boards are full of layouts you want to recreate, and you have already imagined how each one would move, this role is for you. Want your static and motion work to go live for real brands, fast? Come to a small agency where it ships quickly.

EXPERIENCE: 1-3 years of agency experience

TYPE: Full-time (6 days working: Mon & Thu WFO, rest WFH)

REPORTS TO: Creative Strategist

LOCATION: Andheri (W), Mumbai (onsite)

Please DO NOT APPLY if you are not available to join immediately and your last in-hand salary was more than Rs 45,000/- pm

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Graphic & Motion Designer for Social & Performance-led campaigns with strong fundamentals and a sharp visual eye, who leads with great static design, understands motion, and is curious about AI workflows. As a startup, our roles keep evolving, so you will wear many hats.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design high-quality static visuals across Instagram, LinkedIn and ad campaigns for brands (posts, carousels, stories, infographics and thumbnails), adapted to every platform’s formats and sizes

• Create motion graphics and animations for reels, ads and social content, from animated posts to short promo videos

• Build layouts, brand assets and creative concepts with a strong aesthetic point of view, keeping each brand’s visual identity cohesive

• Turn briefs and ideas from the creative strategist and creative operations team into clear, on-brand visuals, and apply feedback quickly

• Use AI tools for ideation, concept generation, image and video creation, and faster workflows

• Support strategy and pitch decks when required

• Keep up with design trends, internet culture and emerging AI and motion tools

• Handle several client projects at once, keep files organised and deliver on deadline

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years of experience in graphic and motion design in an agency, backed by a strong portfolio showing both static and motion work (AI-assisted work is a big plus)

• A strong sense of typography, colour, layout and composition, with a good understanding of social media design and current design trends

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere Pro, plus Figma and Canva

• Working knowledge of AI creative tools such as Higgsfield, Midjourney, Nano Banana, ChatGPT or Adobe Firefly, and keen to keep up with new ones

• Creative, collaborative and practical, with the ability to think conceptually, not just execute

• Strong attention to detail and consistency, comfortable taking feedback through multiple iterations, and able to deliver multiple projects within timelines

• Adaptable and happy to take ownership across functions in a small team

BONUS POINTS

• Experience designing static and motion ad creatives for performance campaigns

• V ideo editing (CapCut, Premiere Pro or After Effects)

ABOUT 9AV CREATIVE

9AV Creative is an early-stage, Mumbai-based digital creative agency that’s been building brands for 3 years+. We drive content-led growth across storytelling campaigns & performance campaigns, executing with live-action and AI production, or via creators. Our clients include brands like Polycab, Sting, Pluckk, Ugaoo, Gladful etc.

Website: www.9av.in

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9av_creative/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/9avcreative/

Email: [email protected]

WHY JOIN 9AV?

You will not be a tiny cog in a massive corporate machine. As a foundational team member at 9AV Creative, your work will have an immediate, visible impact on the agency’s early success. You will get hands-on experience in every facet of creative production, performance marketing, and startup building, creating a formidable portfolio from day one.

• Real client brands from day one, not internal practice projects

• Ownership across the full arc of an idea from concept to camera to final cut

• A small team (3–4 people) where your ideas visibly move the needle