Freelance Motion Designer, Performance Creative (Remote) Job at Monks in Salt La

Freelance Motion Designer, Performance Creative (Remote)

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About The Role

Monks is looking to expand its creative service capabilities by hiring a Freelance Motion Designer until the end of January 2026. You will help build the creative offering for a top performance marketing agency, partnering with the media buying team and clients to develop creative that drives results. We are looking for a fast, flexible go-getter with a sharp eye, adept skills, and the drive to deliver top‑notch creative for our clients.

About You

You’ll be responsible for animating paid media ads for digital channels (including but not limited to Facebook, Google, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube) both net‑new and from existing client materials. You’ll be somewhat of a motion generalist, at times jumping from animation into short‑form video editing.

Creative

• Collaborate with designers and producers to create ads that drive performance results for our client’s media programs.
• Strong time management, leading multiple motion‑based projects with tight timelines.
• Project manage yourself, fluidly jumping between multiple projects.
• Own revisions and resizing projects for our largest clients.
• Conceptualize animated content optimized for paid media channels.
• Possess an understanding (or willingness) to learn paid media channel best practices.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, focused on After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Soft Skills

• Self‑starter, problem‑solver, and team player.
• Effectively communicate animation concepts, ideas and limitations to creative and non‑creative teammates, articulating animation choices and defending decisions.
• Offer new angles, best practices, and practical solutions to our motion design workflows.
• Openness to team and client feedback.
• Be eager to push the limits of your work and your personal development.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of technical experience with motion design and video editing, preferably at a performance‑focused agency.
• Portfolio is required.
• In‑depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with proficiency in After Effects and Premiere.
• Experience in paid media ad animation.
• 4‑year college degree (preferably in design) or equivalent work experience.

Not a Must, But a Plus

• Experience with HTML5 ad animation.
• Experience using Gen AI tools for ad builds and concepting.
• Experience building versioning workflows or working with automated versioning tools.
• Familiarity with Google suite.
• B2C and B2B experience.

What We Offer

Hourly Rate: $33–$38 USD.

Equal‑Opportunity Employer

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves among colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.