Robinhood is hiring: Staff Motion Designer, Product Creative in Menlo Park

Overview

Staff Motion Designer, Product Creative at Robinhood. The role focuses on crafting sophisticated motion experiences and animations for consumer-facing in-app experiences. Involvement is essential in all phases of the design process, including product thinking, concept development, storyboarding, animation, implementation planning, and quality assurance.

Working across Robinhood's growing suite of consumer products means your work will span data visualizations, illustrations, 3D renders, component behaviors, micro-interactions and transitions. You will act as both a hands-on motion designer and conceptual leader on each project. You are curious and a strategic problem solver, quickly understanding the user and the Robinhood brand, as well as identifying potential creative opportunities.

The preferred location for this position is in or around Robinhood's offices in Menlo Park/CA or New York/NY, with in-office work capabilities, as may be required by management.

What You’ll Do Day-to-day

• Help drive and maintain Robinhood’s visual language and product experience across iOS, Android, and Web
• Collaborate with the design team to deliver compelling, high-quality motion designs and animations
• Assist product design and engineering teams on a range of outputs, ensuring all motion implementations are on brand and follow RH design standards
• Contribute to the creative direction of new product launches and improvements
• Craft and edit animated pieces that clearly communicate product goals and concepts
• Conceptualize visual concepts/themes/directions and refine design work
• Respond to critique and design feedback while maintaining project timelines and progress
• QA and review final output and source files
• Define thoughtful interaction patterns that exemplify the Robinhood brand
• Create detailed yet approachable documentation such as usage guidelines or implementation details
• Consider user experience and product ecosystem holistically
• Understand user needs through research and testing
• Think about scalability, consistency, and accessibility

About You

• 7+ years of experience building excellent consumer products as a Motion Designer
• A reel/portfolio of product work demonstrating outstanding design craft and narrative clarity
• Proficient in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Octane, Lottie, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong portfolio showcasing sophisticated animation, concept, visual design, color, layout, and typography
• Ability to generate a diverse array of designs and animations in response to a design brief
• Ability to meet deadlines and work creatively under pressure with careful attention to detail
• Experience building design systems or libraries for consumer-facing products
• Experience using prototyping and user testing to inform design decisions
• Enjoy collaborating with cross-functional partners — particularly engineering
• Thoughtful about inclusive design and accessibility
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Expert-level skills in Figma

Bonus Points

• Experience collaborating with Marketing or Creative teams
• Experience developing or contributing to product Design Systems
• Front-end development skills
• UX prototyping skills
• Keeps up with the latest from the design systems community
• Experience working in-house and at creative studios
• Experience collaborating with a product team with engineers and product managers

Compensation

In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for bonus opportunities, equity, and benefits. Base pay ranges vary by location and are aligned to compensation zones. Zones and ranges are listed below. Location-based compensation is discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Base Pay Range

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC): $187,000—$220,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL): $165,000—$194,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL): $146,000—$172,000 USD

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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

Robinhood provides equal opportunity for all applicants, offers reasonable accommodations upon request, and complies with applicable equal employment and privacy laws. Inclusion is built into how we hire and work—welcoming different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences so everyone can do their best. Please review the Privacy Policy for your country of application.

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