GAIN Performance Graphic & Motion Ads Designer

Role: GAIN- Performance- Performance Graphic & Motions Ad Designer
Location: Spain
Hybrid/Remote: Hybrid - Based in Barcelona

We’re looking for a Performance Ad Designer who blends creative craft with data-driven thinking to create high-impact visual assets for paid social campaigns. In this role, you’ll design both static and motion ads tailored for performance—working closely with creative strategists to turn insights into scroll-stopping visuals across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and beyond.

You understand the mechanics of performance marketing and know how to balance visual storytelling with platform best practices. Whether it’s a direct response ad or a top-of-funnel brand piece, you approach each project with a focus on conversion, engagement, and creative innovation.

This is a hybrid design role ideal for someone who’s as comfortable in Adobe After Effects as they are iterating based on CTR and Hook Rate data.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Execution & Asset Development

• Design compelling static and motion ads optimized for performance across platforms including Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
  
• Design AI-generated assets using tools such as Midjourney, Nano Banana, Grok, Sora, and VEO3, ensuring outputs match the brief, stay on brand, and are technically viable for post-production and platform delivery.
  
• Translate creative briefs and strategic insights into high-performing visuals that drive key metrics like CTR, Hook Rate, and CVR.
  
• Develop multiple creative variations for A/B testing and ad iterations—tailoring concepts to different audiences, placements, and formats.
  
• Maintain a strong sense of visual hierarchy, pacing, and platform-native design across all assets.
  
  

Collaboration & Creative Ideation

• Partner with Creative Strategists and Paid Media Managers to bring data-backed creative concepts to life.
  
• Actively contribute to brainstorming sessions and creative reviews—bringing fresh, relevant ideas rooted in cultural and platform trends.
  
• Ask the right questions to clarify briefs and uncover creative opportunities, ensuring every deliverable is purposeful and aligned.
  

Optimization & Performance Feedback Loop

• Regularly review performance data and creative test results—iterating on designs to improve engagement and conversion outcomes.
  
• Collaborate with strategists and editors to refine visuals based on platform benchmarks and creative learnings.
  
• Stay on top of evolving ad formats, design standards, and performance trends—bringing a test-and-learn mindset to creative output.
  

Project Management & Delivery

• Manage multiple design projects across clients and verticals, delivering high-quality assets on time and within scope.
  
• Ensure all creative meets brand guidelines, platform specs, and quality control standards before handoff.
  

• 2+ years of experience in performance-focused graphic and motion design.
  
• Strong portfolio demonstrating paid social ad design across platforms like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
  
• Ability to design and generate assets using AI tools like Midjourney, Nano Banana, Grok, Sora, and VEO3.
  
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite—especially Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro.
  
• Experience using collaboration tools like Figma, Notion, Frame.io, and Monday.com is a plus.
  
• Solid understanding of creative performance metrics and how design impacts outcomes like CTR, CVR, and engagement.
  
• Highly collaborative, with excellent communication skills and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
  
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple timelines, and adapting to evolving creative direction.

How we work:  

Constant curiosity: we're curious, critical, creative thinkers who get a kick out of finding new ways to look at the world. So, we constantly seek out data, insight, intelligence and inspiration that fuels our thinking. 
 
Pushing boundaries: we don't wait for innovation; we share a relentless drive to engineer it. Merging data, technology and creativity to craft bold strategies that drive real impact. 
 
The power of our imagination: creativity guides everything we do. We're not afraid to think big and push our clients out of their creative comfort zone. 
 
Making it happen: we create, we experiment, we go again. Giving each other the freedom to fail. Collectively pursuing ideas that have the power to change the world. 
 
Putting people first: We never lose sight of humanity, care, and impact. We do what's right not what's easy. For our people, our clients and the planet. 

About GAIN 

GAIN is creative-led, insight-driven company that blends data, tech and creativity to create meaningful impact, with a workforce of 650 people worldwide.  

This role will sit within the Performance Business Unit. We help brands show up in the right place, at the right time, to the right people, with data driven campaigns. Whether it’s paid media, SEO, link building or performance-driven creative, we build campaigns that actually perform - driving clicks, visibility, conversions, and real business growth. 

 
Benefits (Our Benefits vary from country to country but we strive to provide similar benefits across all regions) 

Our benefits for UK employees include: 

• Private Medical Insurance  

• BUPA Life Assurance  

• Income protection  

• Employee Assistance Programme  

• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme 

• Tech & Wearables salary sacrifice scheme 

• Octopus EV Scheme 

• Discounts and deals on a range of items from hotels, holidays and hormone testing to cinema, gyms and will writing 
   

The Interview Process:  
 
1. 15 minute screening call with our Talent Acquisition team.

2. Take home technical task to showcase your skills.

3. 1 hour interview with 2 Senior members of the team.
 

(P.s. our interviews tend to be more friendly and relaxed than most, that’s how we like to work) 

Interview Adjustments - We will do everything possible to create the best experience for candidates, however we appreciate interviews can be challenging. So, please let us know if we can make any adjustments to make you more comfortable or confident.  
 
The above also applies once successful, if you require any reasonable adjustments to ensure a smooth transition into your new role, please highlight this with us during onboarding.  

GAIN is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity 
DISCLAIMER: We never request any form of payment or fees from candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. If you are contacted by anyone claiming to represent our company and asking for money or personal financial details, please report it immediately to [email protected]. All genuine communications will come from Home | GAIN.