Animation Director

About Khazna

Khazna launched in 2020 with a mission to improve the financial well-being of the underbanked across the Middle East by providing access to convenient, effective and secure smartphone-based financial services. In the next phase of its journey, Khazna is looking to continue scaling up its operations in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

This is a fun stage in the company's lifecycle as the core foundation has been but it is still early enough to assume a ton of ownership and to help shape the future of the company and its success.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Animation / Motion Director to lead the creative development, production, and execution of high-impact motion content across all digital platforms. This role combines creative vision, storytelling, and hands-on expertise in animation and motion design to bring brand narratives to life in a dynamic and visually compelling way.

You will drive the creative direction of all animated and motion-based assets and collaborate closely with graphic designers, content, brand and product to elevate our visual identity and ensure every piece of content feels cohesive, premium, and on-brand.

Key Responsibilities

Creative & Strategic Leadership

• Own and develop the creative vision for all motion and animation content across platforms.
• Translate brand strategy and marketing objectives into compelling animated narratives and motion systems.
• Develop visual storytelling frameworks, animation styles, and motion guidelines that strengthen brand identity.

Content Production & Direction

• Lead the end-to-end production of animation projects (2D/3D, motion graphics, character animation, explainers, digital ads, social content, product animations).
• Develop storyboarding, animatics, visual treatments, and final execution.
• Review all motion assets before release, ensuring consistency, craftsmanship, and brand alignment.

Collaboration

• Collaborate cross-functionally with graphic designers, content, social media, product, and marketing teams to ensure motion content meets business goals.
• Manage timelines, workflows for multiple projects simultaneously.

Innovation & Quality Control

• Stay on top of animation, motion design, and visual storytelling trends, bringing new ideas and techniques to the brand.
• Implement best practices for motion design, animation pipelines, asset organization, and file delivery.
• Ensure all outputs maintain world-class quality, creativity, and technical precision.

Qualifications & Skills

• 7–10+ years of experience in motion design, animation, or creative direction, ideally in a fast-paced agency or in-house creative team.
• Expert in After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D/Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator, and animation/motion workflows.
• Strong portfolio showcasing high-quality motion work, storytelling ability, and creative direction.
• Strong understanding of brand identity systems and how motion enhances brand expression.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and deliver on tight timelines.
• Experience in product animations, UI motion, or app interaction design.
• Experience with sound design direction.
• Background in illustration, character animation, or 3D modeling.
• Knowledge of emerging motion trends (AI motion tools, procedural animation, real-time rendering).