Orca Pacific: A Monks Company is hiring: Freelance Motion Designer, Performance

Freelance Motion Designer, Performance Creative (Remote)

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About The Role

Monks is looking to expand our 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, partner with our media buying team, and collaboratively 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.

Responsibilities

• Animate paid media ads for digital channels (Facebook, Google, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube) using both new client materials and existing resources.
• Act as a motion generalist, occasionally jumping between animation and short‑form video editing.
• Collaborate with designers and producers to create ads that drive performance results.
• Manage multiple motion‑based projects with tight timelines, owning revision and resizing tasks for large clients.
• Conceptualize animated content optimized for paid media channels.
• Apply paid media channel best practices or learn them quickly.
• Use Adobe Creative Cloud, especially After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Soft Skills

• Self‑starter, problem‑solver, team‑player.
• Effectively communicate animation concepts, ideas, and limitations to creative and non‑creative teammates.
• Offer new angles, best practices, and practical solutions to motion design workflows.
• Be open to team and client feedback.
• Aspire to push limits in work and 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, especially 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

At Moncs, 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 celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve.

Office Policy

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week according to the company’s current RTO policy.