Designer - 6 month FTC

Motion Designer Toronto, hybrid 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 6 month fixed term employee contract. This posting reflects an existing vacancy. JOB PURPOSE This role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients. As Motion Designer you will produce video, animation and digital creative solutions to help communicate DEPT®’s  clients’ goals. You’ll use movement to inspire, educate and engage a wide audience across social media, email and onsite. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Digital animations and video editing. * Taking a lead on any multimedia questions and issues across the team. * Delivering constructive feedback. * Image and footage sourcing. * Taking accountability for flawless design output. * Taking briefs from start to finish, from storyboarding to completion. * Creating and owning design templates. * Contributing innovative ideas at creative review meetings through research and the inspiration you seek in the external world. * Protecting brand integrity and guardianship. * Champion inclusivity and manage change effectively by cascading information to your team. * Drive the delivery of work on time and to the highest standard by the understanding of your team's capabilities. * Supporting fellow team members. WHAT YOU BRING: * A great source for up-to-the-minute creative knowledge and trends. You are well versed in working in an agency context and have relevant experience covering brand, direct and above the line creative work. * Must have extensive experience with After Effects, Premier, and the wider Adobe suite. (Any 3D experience is a bonus!) * Wide knowledge of the animation/video creation process, from storyboards, to colour and sound, to rendering. * Knowledge of music and how it can elevate a motion picture. Able to sync music to motion masterfully.  * Highly motivated and collaborative. * Very organised with attention to detail. * Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines. * Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges. * Keen to build client relations and pitch their ideas to them. * Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000 CAD. Salary is based on relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact. WE OFFER * A flexible, hybrid working policy. * An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies. * Mental health support, and company sick pay scheme. * 15 days paid holiday annually (plus Public Holidays). * Refreshments are provided in the office all week. * Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents. * Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations. * Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events. * Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance. * Buddy Programme: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®. * A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards. * Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together! * The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications. WHY DEPT®? We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. 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. 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! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine. We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here. We are looking for inquisitive, well-rounded Backend engineers to join our Core, Monetization, and Tech Foundations engineering teams. Working closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and backend engineers, you’ll play an important role in enabling the newest technologies and experiences as we scale and evolve. You will build robust frameworks & features. You will accelerate velocity for one of the world’s largest public cloud workloads. You will empower both developers and Pinners alike. You’ll have the opportunity to find creative solutions to thought-provoking problems. Even better, because we covet the kind of courageous thinking that’s required in order for big bets and smart risks to pay off, you’ll be invited to create and drive new initiatives, seeing them from inception through to technical design, implementation, and release. What you’ll do: * Build out the backend for Pinner-facing features to power the future of inspiration on Pinterest * Contribute to and lead each step of the product development process, from ideation to implementation to release; from rapidly prototyping, running A/B tests, to architecting and building solutions that can scale to support millions of users * Partner with design, product, and backend teams to build end-to-end functionality * Put on your Pinner hat to suggest new product ideas and features * Employ automated testing to build features with a high degree of technical quality, taking responsibility for the components and features you develop * Grow as an engineer by working with world-class peers on varied and high impact projects * Design, develop, and operate large scale, distributed systems and networks * Work with Engineering customers to understand new requirements and address them in a scalable and efficient manner * Actively work to improve the developer process and experience in all phases from coding to operation * Leverage AI to seek faster execution (i.e. draft, prototype, outline) and explore alternative options (i.e. iterate, compare approaches) * Leverage AI to synthesize information (summarize, distill themes) and automate repeatable tasks (documentation, reporting, QA checks) What we’re looking for: * 2+ years of industry backend development experience, building consumer or business facing products * Proficiency in common backend tech stacks for RESTful API, online service, storage, caching and data processing * Experience building & operating large scale distributed systems and/or networks. Bonus points if you enjoy deploying and operating large scale workloads on a public cloud footprint * Experience in Python, Java, C++, or Go or another language and a willingness to learn * Experience in following best practices in writing reliable and maintainable code that may be used by many other engineers * Ability to keep up-to-date with new technologies to understand what should be incorporated * Strong collaboration and communication skills * Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs. Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review). High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables. * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience Relocation Statement: *  This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model. In-Office Requirement Statement We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role. This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in Ontario.     At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise. Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here. Canada based applicants only $139,378—$189,378 CAD Our Commitment to Inclusion: Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.   By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.