Application Guide
How to Apply for Junior Motion Designer
at Project Slingshot
🏢 About Project Slingshot
Project Slingshot is a global nonprofit dedicated to ending factory farming, using creative campaigns to expose the realities of industrial animal agriculture. Working here means joining a mission-driven team where your motion design skills directly contribute to advocacy that reaches millions across social media. It's a chance to blend creativity with impact, collaborating with experienced creatives on documentaries, campaign films, and experimental projects.
About This Role
As a Junior Motion Designer, you'll create motion graphics and social-first video edits for global advocacy campaigns across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and beyond. You'll animate typography, graphics, and brand assets, build reusable templates, and edit engaging content with captions, sound design, and transitions. This role is impactful because your work will help expose factory farming and mobilize action, reaching wide audiences with compelling visual storytelling.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve animating typography and graphics for a new Instagram campaign, editing a TikTok video with captions and sound design, and collaborating with senior creatives on a documentary segment. You'll also spend time building reusable templates for recurring content and exploring new tools to streamline workflows. The pace is dynamic, with a mix of solo creative work and team feedback sessions.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Project Slingshot Is Looking For
- A creative with a strong portfolio of motion graphics and social-first video work, proficient in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
- Skilled in animating typography, graphics, and brand assets, with a keen eye for design, composition, and pacing.
- Experienced in editing for multiple social platforms, including adding captions, sound design, and transitions.
- Curious about emerging creative tools and eager to assist on documentaries, campaign films, and experimental projects.
📝 Tips for Applying to Project Slingshot
Tailor your portfolio to highlight motion graphics and social-first video edits, especially any work related to advocacy, animal rights, or social causes.
Include specific examples of reusable templates you've built for recurring social content, as this is a key responsibility.
Demonstrate proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro by showcasing projects that required advanced animation and editing skills.
Mention any experience with documentaries or campaign films, even if assistant-level, to show you can handle diverse projects.
In your application, express genuine interest in Project Slingshot's mission to end factory farming and how your skills can contribute to advocacy campaigns.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your passion for animal welfare and ending factory farming, and why you want to use motion design for advocacy.', "Specific examples of motion graphics and social-first video edits you've created, particularly for Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube.", 'Your ability to build reusable templates and animate typography and brand assets efficiently.', 'Your curiosity for emerging creative tools and willingness to assist on documentaries and experimental projects.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Explore Project Slingshot's website and social media channels to understand their campaign style, tone, and visual identity.
- → Research the issue of factory farming and Project Slingshot's specific approach to ending it, so you can speak authentically about the mission.
- → Look at recent advocacy campaigns by similar nonprofits to see how motion graphics and social video are used effectively.
- → Check out the portfolios of current or past creative team members to get a sense of the work culture and expected quality.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting a generic portfolio that doesn't showcase motion graphics or social-first video work relevant to the role.
- Neglecting to mention any interest or experience in animal advocacy or social causes, which could signal a lack of alignment with the mission.
- Focusing only on technical skills without demonstrating creativity, pacing, and design sensibility in your work samples.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!
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