Staff Motion Designer – Web & Mobile Apps, Advanced Team
General Motors, Austin, TX, United States
* This role is categorized as remote or hybrid to Warren, MI, Austin, TX or Mountain View, CA. Remote candidates will be considered.* If you live within 50 miles of a GM hub location, you are expected to report to the office three times per week, or other frequency dictated by the business.* If you live outside a 50 mile radius of these locations, please still apply.**The Role**
As a Senior Motion Designer within the HID Advanced Team, you will define how motion brings GM’s web and mobile emerging digital experiences to life. This is a senior individual contributor role where craft is strategy: your motion systems, interaction behaviors, and visual language will shape how millions of people perceive and experience GM products. You’ll operate at the intersection of product design, design systems, storytelling and advanced graphics—combining narrative, interaction, and technology into a coherent motion language.If you thrive on complex problems, love building motion languages that are both beautiful and deeply functional and want to push the edges this role is for you.**What You’ll Do**
Build Advanced Motion & Visual Explorations* Design and produce advanced motion graphics, procedural animations, particle systems, and simulations for product and storytelling contexts.* Build dynamic, data-driven visuals using tools such as Houdini, Maya, Cinema 4D, or similar.* Prototype and deliver motion optimized for real-time deployment and performance constraints (web, mobile, in-app surfaces, and emerging platforms).* Explore emerging technologies including GPU-driven visuals, AI-generated motion, custom shaders, and novel rendering techniques.* Experiment with new visual languages that differentiate GM’s digital presence while aligning to brand and accessibility standards.* Act as a motion subject-matter expert for cross-functional teams; help frame problems and define what “great” looks like.**Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)*** 7+ years experience in node-based animation, motion graphics, VFX, compositing and 3D.* Strong fundamentals in physics-based animation and simulation theory.* Experience in building sophisticated particles, fluid and dynamic data-driven simulations using Houdini, Maya or similar software/tools.* Experience with Python or similar scripting.* Proficiency in After Effects, Maya, Cinema 4D, or other 3D software.* Ability to translate creative intent into robust procedural systems.* Good foundation and understanding of animation principles.* Excellent collaborative skills. Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules and work independently with little directions.* Effective time management with an ability to spearhead multiple projects and work independently.Proficiency in one of the rendering engines like Octane, Arnold, RedShift.**What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)*** Passionate and curious about pushing graphical boundaries and experimenting with new visual languages and AI generative tools* Understanding of shader programming and real-time rendering pipelines a plus.* Experience with Design in web, mobile UI and prototyping is a plus* How We Think About Motion* Motion is product, not garnish. It should clarify, guide, and respond— never distract.* Systems over one-offs. We value designers who can create patterns and principles that others can use and extend.* Expressive, but responsible. We care about accessibility, performance, and inclusivity as much as aesthetics.Knowledge of GPU-driven visuals, custom rendering pipelines, and/or novel graphical techniquesExperience in building VFX which are optimized for real-time engine deployment.**Compensation:*** The expected base compensation for this role is: ($134,700-207,600). Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.* **Bonus Potential:** An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.* Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, **email**us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.We are determined to lead change for the world through technology, ingenuity and harnessing the creativity of our diverse team. Join us to help lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all by becoming a member of GM’s . As a part of our Talent Community, you will receive updates about GM, open roles, career insights and more.Please note that filling out the form below will not add you to our Talent Community automatically; you will need to use the link above.
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As a Senior Motion Designer within the HID Advanced Team, you will define how motion brings GM’s web and mobile emerging digital experiences to life. This is a senior individual contributor role where craft is strategy: your motion systems, interaction behaviors, and visual language will shape how millions of people perceive and experience GM products. You’ll operate at the intersection of product design, design systems, storytelling and advanced graphics—combining narrative, interaction, and technology into a coherent motion language.If you thrive on complex problems, love building motion languages that are both beautiful and deeply functional and want to push the edges this role is for you.**What You’ll Do**
Build Advanced Motion & Visual Explorations* Design and produce advanced motion graphics, procedural animations, particle systems, and simulations for product and storytelling contexts.* Build dynamic, data-driven visuals using tools such as Houdini, Maya, Cinema 4D, or similar.* Prototype and deliver motion optimized for real-time deployment and performance constraints (web, mobile, in-app surfaces, and emerging platforms).* Explore emerging technologies including GPU-driven visuals, AI-generated motion, custom shaders, and novel rendering techniques.* Experiment with new visual languages that differentiate GM’s digital presence while aligning to brand and accessibility standards.* Act as a motion subject-matter expert for cross-functional teams; help frame problems and define what “great” looks like.**Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)*** 7+ years experience in node-based animation, motion graphics, VFX, compositing and 3D.* Strong fundamentals in physics-based animation and simulation theory.* Experience in building sophisticated particles, fluid and dynamic data-driven simulations using Houdini, Maya or similar software/tools.* Experience with Python or similar scripting.* Proficiency in After Effects, Maya, Cinema 4D, or other 3D software.* Ability to translate creative intent into robust procedural systems.* Good foundation and understanding of animation principles.* Excellent collaborative skills. Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules and work independently with little directions.* Effective time management with an ability to spearhead multiple projects and work independently.Proficiency in one of the rendering engines like Octane, Arnold, RedShift.**What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)*** Passionate and curious about pushing graphical boundaries and experimenting with new visual languages and AI generative tools* Understanding of shader programming and real-time rendering pipelines a plus.* Experience with Design in web, mobile UI and prototyping is a plus* How We Think About Motion* Motion is product, not garnish. It should clarify, guide, and respond— never distract.* Systems over one-offs. We value designers who can create patterns and principles that others can use and extend.* Expressive, but responsible. We care about accessibility, performance, and inclusivity as much as aesthetics.Knowledge of GPU-driven visuals, custom rendering pipelines, and/or novel graphical techniquesExperience in building VFX which are optimized for real-time engine deployment.**Compensation:*** The expected base compensation for this role is: ($134,700-207,600). Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.* **Bonus Potential:** An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.* Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, **email**us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.We are determined to lead change for the world through technology, ingenuity and harnessing the creativity of our diverse team. Join us to help lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all by becoming a member of GM’s . As a part of our Talent Community, you will receive updates about GM, open roles, career insights and more.Please note that filling out the form below will not add you to our Talent Community automatically; you will need to use the link above.
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