The Visuals Studio supporting Services is a fast-paced, multidisciplinary creative team that defines how best-in-class graphic design, motion, and visual storytelling bring our Services products to life. We work across a wide range of products, including App Store, Arcade, and Vision Pro.
We are seeking a well-rounded Animation/Motion graphic Art director with a strong design and character/2D/3D anima on background. This role is for a creative who is equally comfortable setting direction and executing work at a high level. You will partner closely with creative, editorial, and cross functional teams to shape ideas, resolve ambiguity, and deliver refined, compelling visuals across platforms.
This is a contractor role for someone who thrives in complexity, takes ownership, and leads through craft, clarity, and collaboration.
Key Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience as an Art Director, Mo tion Designer, or Animator, either at a leading creative agency, managing vendors, or in-house brand team. • Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong visual taste, mastery of anima tion principles, and hands-on execution across a wide range of styles. Portfolio required. • Ability to concept and design style frames. • Ability to provide thoughtful creative feedback from early exploration through final delivery. • Experience in directing character anima tion. • Strong track record of translating abstract or evolving ideas into clear, cohesive, and visually sophisticated design systems and assets. • High proficiency in Photoshop and A er Effects, with working knowledge of 3D tools and workflows. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to clearly articulate creative rationale and effectively give and receive feedback. • Strong visual judgment in cinematography, graphic design, storytelling and character anima tion. Additional Requirements
• Ability to bring insightful concepts to the table and deliver effective feedback across multiple mediums and art styles, including illustration, character anima tion in both 2D or 3D style. • Experience in photography or directing live-ac tion sets is a strong plus. • Comfortable opera ng in ambiguity; proactive in seeking clarity, aligning stakeholders, and managing upward when needed. • Naturally collaborative, responsive, and motivated, with team-first mindset. • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects across me zones.
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• 10+ years of experience as an Art Director, Mo tion Designer, or Animator, either at a leading creative agency, managing vendors, or in-house brand team. • Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong visual taste, mastery of anima tion principles, and hands-on execution across a wide range of styles. Portfolio required. • Ability to concept and design style frames. • Ability to provide thoughtful creative feedback from early exploration through final delivery. • Experience in directing character anima tion. • Strong track record of translating abstract or evolving ideas into clear, cohesive, and visually sophisticated design systems and assets. • High proficiency in Photoshop and A er Effects, with working knowledge of 3D tools and workflows. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to clearly articulate creative rationale and effectively give and receive feedback. • Strong visual judgment in cinematography, graphic design, storytelling and character anima tion. Additional Requirements
• Ability to bring insightful concepts to the table and deliver effective feedback across multiple mediums and art styles, including illustration, character anima tion in both 2D or 3D style. • Experience in photography or directing live-ac tion sets is a strong plus. • Comfortable opera ng in ambiguity; proactive in seeking clarity, aligning stakeholders, and managing upward when needed. • Naturally collaborative, responsive, and motivated, with team-first mindset. • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects across me zones.
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