Animation and Motion Designer

• Join our modern, innovative government department leading the transformation of government services. • As a designer, you understand animation principles, timing and visual storytelling. • Enjoy working in an inclusive and collaborative environment within a supportive and talented division. • We value flexibility and are committed to helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance. About us The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together…

• Join our modern, innovative government department leading the transformation of government services. • As a designer, you understand animation principles, timing and visual storytelling. • Enjoy working in an inclusive and collaborative environment within a supportive and talented division. • We value flexibility and are committed to helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

About us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

About the role 

As our Animation and Motion Designer you’ll bring ideas to life. Your task is to create engaging motion graphics and animations for various digital platforms, including social media, websites and dynamic presentations. Your expertise will be crucial in developing storyboards and design concepts that effectively communicate client messages and maintain brand identities.

Working closely with our creative team, you’ll translate project requirements into visually striking animations, designing and animating graphic elements for a range of formats. As a creative team member, you’ll optimise animations for different platforms. This will ensure our content works well across all channels.

Your attention to detail will ensure consistent animation style and quality across all work. Your project management skills will help you juggle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

You’ll thrive in our creative environment that encourages innovation and experimentation, working on diverse and challenging projects that push the boundaries of motion design.

If you’re passionate about digital communication and ready to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you!

As our ideal candidate, you will:

• Create compelling, high-quality motion graphics and animations across a range of DGS channels
• Serve as a technical specialist in animation, providing guidance on best practices for motion design across digital platforms
• Develop storyboards and design concepts that effectively communicate department messages while maintaining brand consistency
• Optimise animations for various digital platforms, ensuring technical specifications and format requirements are met for each distribution channel

About you

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• 3+ years of professional experience in animation and motion design
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly After Effects and Illustrator
• Strong understanding of animation principles, typography, and colour theory
• Experience with Cinema 4D or similar 3D animation software
• Excellent eye for composition, timing, and visual aesthetics
• Ability to produce engaging visual content across digital, social and corporate channels.

For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

How to apply

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Thursday, 24 April 2025. All applications should include:

• a resume
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages); and
• a folio demonstrating your skills

In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Policy, Victorian Public Service employees are required to apply via the JSE for primary consideration access.

Other relevant information

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department’s obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.