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Sr. UX UI Designer

Mindlance, Alameda, CA, USA

Job type: Full Time


Sr. UX/UI Designer (Product Design + Motion Design)

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer with strong motion expertise to craft thoughtful, engaging, and polished product experiences. This role sits at the intersection of product design and motion design, blending strategic thinking with high quality interaction and animation work. You will help shape product strategy, design end to end user experiences, and bring them to life through purposeful motion that enhances clarity, usability, and delight. This position is ideal for someone who thinks holistically about product experiences while also obsessing over the details that make interactions feel intuitive, fluid, and expressive.
Motion & Interaction Design

Design motion systems and interaction patterns that enhance usability and guide user behavior
Create micro interactions, transitions, and animated states that communicate purpose and feedback
Develop motion prototypes to help teams visualize, explore, and refine product behavior
Collaborate with engineering to implement motion accurately, efficiently, and accessibly
Establish scalable motion principles and guidelines across the product ecosystem
Produce demos and storytelling artifacts that convey product vision and design intent
Product Design

Lead and contribute to product strategy and experience design across key initiatives
Design end to end user journeys—from discovery and concept through launch and iteration
Translate product insights and user needs into clear, meaningful design solutions
Create wireframes, interaction models, prototypes, and high fidelity designs
Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers throughout the design lifecycle
Contribute to and evolve design systems, including motion and interaction standards
Daily Responsibilities / Key Tasks

Lead product design and motion design efforts across major features
Collaborate cross functionally across product, engineering, and research
Build and refine interactive prototypes for complex workflows
Partner with engineering to ensure motion behaviors are implemented with fidelity
Produce demos, prototypes, and visual artifacts that communicate product storytelling
Define and scale motion patterns, guidelines, and interaction principles
Design micro interactions, feedback states, and system level motion behaviors
Maintain consistency across design and motion within the design system
Essential Hard Requirements

Advanced proficiency in design, motion, and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, After Effects, or similar)
Demonstrated ability to design end to end product experiences, not just visual UI or marketing animations
Strong understanding of interaction design, animation principles, and usability best practices
Experience collaborating with engineering and product teams to ship motion rich product experiences
Experience contributing to scalable design systems
Preferred Qualifications

Hybrid product + motion designer with experience applied to complex digital products
Demonstrated ability to blend product strategy with detailed interaction craftsmanship
Experience designing for systems that scale across multiple products or platforms
Education Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Design, Interaction Design, Motion Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field
Equivalent professional experience may be considered
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.