Video/Motion Designer 40-60% (a*)

About the job

The Ringier Brand Studio develops customised communication solutions for national and international brands and agencies – from strategic concepts to branded content and motion picture formats to campaigns that have an impact in the appropriate Ringier environments.

From 1 January 2027 or by arrangement we are looking for a Video/Motion Designer for our video team. You bring experience in simpler animations as well as more complex motion design work, know the process of video productions and have a good sense of how brands today appear credible and relevant in moving images.

Video/Motion Designer 40-60% (a*)

Your tasks

• Motion Design & Branding: Designing visual assets (intros, outros, lower thirds, overlays) and developing the look & feel for serial formats and branded content.
• End-to-End Video Production: Holistic conception and animation of explainer videos and performance ads – from the initial idea through the storyboard to the final rendering.
• AI Integration & Production: Generating, refining and integrating AI-based image and video material into the daily workflow.
• Innovation Push: Researching, testing and implementing new AI tools to continuously optimise our work processes.

Your profile

• Experience & Portfolio: Several years of practice in video/motion design (agency, production or freelancer) as well as a meaningful portfolio for design, animation and storytelling.
• Tool Expert & AI: Excellent knowledge of After Effects, very good skills in Photoshop/Illustrator, ideally also in Premiere/DaVinci and great interest in AI-supported workflows.
• Brand Understanding: A sense for the difference between beautiful videos and effective moving image communication for brands.
• Organisation: Structured, resilient under tight deadlines and strong in managing parallel projects.
• Appearance & Language: Confident, solution-oriented communication with stakeholders and partners as well as fluent German.

Your new team

• We are a well-coordinated team that relies on dialogue, personal responsibility and pragmatic solutions in daily work.
• We value an open, respectful and direct approach in a lively environment.
• We work closely with different disciplines – from creation and editorial to social media, consulting and marketing.
• A good working atmosphere is important to us and team cohesion defines us.
• We work hybrid. There is the possibility to work up to 40% from home.

Recruiting process

Does your profile fit? Then it can go quickly, as our aim is to reach a contract conclusion within a short time:

• After reviewing your documents, there will be a telephone conversation for initial clarifications and to arrange an appointment.
• Then follows a video call with Urs Kuhn, our Head of Video, and Franziska Wildi, our recruiting partner, lasting about 60 minutes.
• In the next step, you will meet the team on site and discuss a task with Urs Kuhn, which you will receive before the meeting.
• Then, ideally, the contract offer will follow.

Are you keen to lead moving image projects for strong brands and become part of the Ringier Brand Studio in a diverse, dynamic working environment? Then we look forward to your application.

We take a stand and are convinced that diversity is an opportunity. *Everyone should be exactly as they are. We create a working environment where this is possible.

Artificial intelligence shapes the future. That is why we are looking for people who want to drive digital innovation forward with us.

For this position, we only consider direct applications.

Franziska Wildi
Recruiting Partner

+41 79 524 84 53

Your benefits with us

Ringier Advertising

We are the marketer of the Ringier Group as well as other external publications and portals. The portfolio includes high-reach media brands such as "Blick" and "blue News", special-interest offers such as "Schweizer LandLiebe" or "femelle.ch" and renowned business titles such as "Bilanz". Ringier Advertising stands for high-quality environments, innovative technologies and individual consulting. Our Brand Studio delivers creative approaches and supports advertisers in creating their campaigns.