Graphic & Motion Designer - Temporary Cover

Overview

ADSS is a successful retail and institutional brokerage based in Abu Dhabi. The company is currently undergoing a multi-year transformation to become a fast growing, purpose-led, data-driven enterprise that delivers market-leading personalized content, propositions and experiences to traders. To reinforce client-centricity the company structure, technology and operations are being redesigned alongside the crafting of a high-performance culture underpinned by The ADSS Way. The objective is for ADSS to become a dynamic and innovative, trusted market leader as measured by feedback from clients, talent, shareholders and competitors.

ADSS is seeking an experienced freelance Graphic & Motion Designer to provide design cover for the Marketing Department for a fixed period of 3–6 months, starting November 2026. The freelancer will take on the full scope of production work currently delivered by the in-house design team, creating all campaign assets across every platform (static, motion and video) to a high standard and at pace.

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role. The freelancer will work from briefs provided by the Marketing team, ensuring every asset is on-brand, optimised for its channel and delivered on time. Strong AI-enabled design skills, including tools such as Celtra and Higgsfield, are essential to scale production and accelerate creative output.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Campaign Asset Production

• Design and deliver end-to-end campaign assets for all platforms and channels, including paid social, organic social, display and programmatic banners, website banners and landing pages, email templates, app and in-platform placements, presentations, brochures, reports and print materials.

• Produce assets in all required formats (static, animated, motion graphics and video) and resize/adapt master creative across multiple placements, dimensions and languages, including English and Arabic layouts.

• Take briefs from concept development through to final production, ensuring materials meet brand, functional and campaign requirements.

• Manage multiple concurrent campaigns and briefs, meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Motion & Video

• Create motion graphics, animated banners and short-form video content for social, digital and paid media, including editing, captioning, sound and cut-downs for different platforms.

AI-Enabled Design & Creative Automation

• Use AI tools such as Celtra to build, automate and scale dynamic creative and multi-format ad production.

• Use Higgsfield and other generative AI tools to produce and enhance imagery, video and motion content, accelerating concepting and production while maintaining brand quality.

• Apply AI tools responsibly, ensuring all outputs are on-brand, accurate and compliant.

Brand Guardianship

• Maintain and ensure strict adherence to the ADSS visual identity and brand guidelines across all produced materials.

• Ensure all marketing materials meet the brand and compliance standards required of a regulated financial services business.

Creative Design Support

• Collaborate with the Marketing team and internal stakeholders to develop creative concepts, layouts and mock-ups for campaigns, events and strategic initiatives.

• Translate complex ideas into compelling visual narratives through layouts, infographics and presentation design.

• Take direction and incorporate feedback quickly and constructively.

Digital Asset Management

• Organise and save all working and final files to the team's digital asset library, following existing naming conventions and version control, and ensure a complete handover of all files at the end of the engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• A strong portfolio demonstrating multi-platform campaign work across static, motion and video is required.

Experience

• 3-5+ years of professional experience in a graphic design, motion design or visual communications role, preferably within an agency, corporate or financial services environment.

• Proven experience delivering high-volume, multi-format campaign assets to tight deadlines.

• Previous freelance or contract experience, with the ability to hit the ground running, is an advantage.

• CFD/financial services experience preferred, but not essential.

Skills and Competencies

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro) and Figma is mandatory.

• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled creative tools, specifically Celtra (creative automation / dynamic ad production) and Higgsfield (AI video and image generation), is required.

• Strong motion graphics and video editing skills for social and digital platforms.

• Solid understanding of design principles, typography, colour theory and layout for digital and print media, including platform specifications for social, display and email.

• Experience designing Arabic and bilingual layouts is an advantage.

• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and email marketing platforms is a plus.

• Detail-Oriented: a meticulous eye for detail and a commitment to producing error-free, high-quality work.

• Collaborative: able to work effectively with the Marketing team, taking direction and incorporating feedback constructively.

• Proactive & Self-Sufficient: manages own workload, meets deadlines and requires minimal onboarding.

• Adaptable: capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and adapting quickly to changing priorities and briefs.

ADSS Values

We exist to help our clients become better traders. We obsess about improving the opportunities and experiences we offer to clients and their ability to achieve positive outcomes.

We set the pace on innovation by unlocking potential. Speed matters, so we think and act with urgency. We are relentless in staying at the forefront of the market and clients’ minds. To do this we hire and develop the best and we invest for the long-term.

We achieve trust through collaboration and accountability. We are better by working together openly and transparently across the company, and we take responsibility for what we say and do.