Senior UX Motion Designer (Consumer Products)
San Francisco, CA
6-Month Contract
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior UX Motion Designer to support a large-scale consumer product organization during a period of increased business demand through the end of the year. This role will work across multiple product initiatives, contributing to both strategic motion design projects and smaller implementation-focused updates.
The ideal candidate is a motion design specialist with deep expertise in product-focused animation, strong systems thinking, and the ability to collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure high-quality implementation across platforms.
This is not a marketing or video-editing role — it is a product-centered UX motion design position focused on scalable, production-ready motion experiences for consumer applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver high-quality motion experiences across consumer-facing mobile and web products
- Lead motion execution for large-scale strategic initiatives while supporting smaller ad-hoc motion requests
- Create polished 2D motion assets, transitions, micro-interactions, onboarding animations, loading states, and interaction feedback
- Optimize and export animation assets from After Effects into implementation-ready formats
- Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure accurate and performant implementation
- Define animation specifications, reusable motion behaviors, and scalable motion patterns
- Balance creative storytelling with technical feasibility and platform constraints
- Work cross-functionally with UX Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders across multiple workstreams
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional motion design experience within product or UX environments
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe After Effects
- Strong experience with Lottie workflows and JSON-based animation handoff
- Familiarity with Skottie or similar implementation technologies
- Advanced proficiency in Figma
- Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and motion systems
- Experience shipping motion experiences within live consumer products
- Ability to communicate technical motion requirements effectively with engineering teams
- Experience creating highly optimized animation exports for production environments
- Strong portfolio demonstrating motion work for large-scale consumer applications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on mobile-first consumer applications and large-scale digital ecosystems
- Background in big tech, design-forward product organizations, or specialized motion/interactions studios
- Exposure to both 2D and some 3D motion workflows
- Experience designing for products with millions of users
- Familiarity with motion accessibility standards and scalable design systems
- Comfortable operating independently with a high degree of ownership and autonomy
What We’re Looking For
- Motion design specialist with strong visual polish and systems thinking
- Excellent communicator who can partner effectively with engineering teams
- Strategic mindset with strong execution capabilities
- Detail-oriented and highly collaborative
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced product environment
Work Environment
- Preference for candidates working within or overlapping significantly with Pacific Time Zone hours
- Fully remote flexibility available for the right candidate
- Highly cross-functional and collaborative environment with close interaction between design and engineering teams
Interview Process
The interview process will evaluate both creative and technical motion expertise and may include:
- Portfolio and motion systems discussion
- Technical implementation and workflow conversation
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication assessment
- Peer discussions with design and engineering stakeholders
Thanks,
Nandit