With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
We’re looking for a Senior Motion Graphic Designer who can transform complex ideas into powerful visual stories. This is a role for a creative innovator—someone who is as obsessed with detail as they are with storytelling, and who thrives in a fast paced environment where technology, creativity, and strategy meet.You’ll work within a high performing B2B marketing team, producing world class animation and motion content for digital campaigns, brand storytelling, CRM journeys, and strategic marketing initiatives. If you love pushing creative boundaries, integrating emerging technologies, and shaping content that drives measurable impact—this role is for you.
Job Description
Role
Bring the brand to life through compelling animation, motion graphics, and visual storytelling.
Simplify complex financial concepts through creative storytelling and design.
Create platform‑optimised content for paid social, digital campaigns, and performance marketing.
Oversee end‑to‑end content production: storyboarding, animation, editing, sound design, typography.
Lead the Creative Governance Forum, ensuring compliance, brand consistency, and quality.
Collaborate across teams, agencies, and stakeholders to produce high‑impact content.
Innovate continuously, applying emerging creative technologies (including AI).
Integrate visual content into CRM & marketing automation journeys.
Support content strategy across digital platforms and client segments.
Education & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Motion Design, Visual Communication or related field.
Certifications in digital design, animation, or emerging technologies (advantageous).
Digital marketing and AI‑related credentials welcome.
Experience
5–7 years progressive experience in motion design; ideally within B2B, financial services, consulting, fintech, or enterprise tech.
Proven success delivering digital brand communication across social, paid media, and CRM‑integrated campaigns.
Experience managing quick‑turnaround production cycles without compromising quality.
Collaborative experience within agile creative or cross‑functional teams.
A strong portfolio showcasing exceptional static and motion design work.
Technical Strengths
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
Skilled in motion graphics, storyboarding, video editing, and animation.
Able to design for web, social, and presentation formats.
Familiarity with AI‑based creative tools and martech platforms.
Working knowledge of compliance frameworks: GDPR, POPIA, CCPA.
Experience with 3D & sound tools (Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, Audition, Logic Pro).
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Digital Marketing and Emerging Technology, Bachelor's Degree: Graphic DesignAbsa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
Absa Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Absa Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Absa Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical aid, group life, disability, and funeral cover are described as comprehensive, with features such as terminal‑illness advances and beneficiary grocery benefits. Wellness and assistance offerings support overall financial and personal wellbeing.
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Retirement Support — A pension fund and group retirement arrangements are positioned as core benefits within fixed remuneration. Retirement coverage is embedded alongside other protections as part of standard employment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee share‑ownership (eKhaya) and equity‑linked awards broaden wealth‑sharing, with dividends or cash‑equivalent participation in some markets. This provides longer‑term value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond. We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
