Job Details:
Industry: Banking/Financial Services
Job Title: Motion Designer
Location: Austin, TX (4-days Hybrid Onsite).
Duration: 12-Month Assignment
Type: Full-time, Contract
Motion Designer (Contract)
The Creative Center serves as an in-house agency, producing communications for clients, prospects, and internal audiences across digital experiences. This role focuses on motion-driven storytelling, animation, and digital product experiences, combining creative concept development with hands-on execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver motion assets across digital experiences, including product animations, video content, data visualizations, UI transitions, and interaction states.
- Translate complex concepts into clear, engaging visual narratives through animation and motion design.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers, creative teams, and developers to integrate motion into product and marketing experiences.
- Develop and maintain a consistent, scalable motion language that balances brand expression, usability, accessibility, and performance.
- Create and refine supporting visual assets, including illustrations, compositing, and light design work.
- Ensure adherence to and evolution of brand standards across digital channels.
- Present creative work, incorporate stakeholder feedback, and contribute to a collaborative creative environment.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in motion design, animation, and concept-driven storytelling.
- Strong portfolio showcasing motion work across digital products, brand experiences, and interactive media.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe After Effects, with strong working knowledge of Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Experience using Figma and Lottie (or similar tools) for product integration and developer handoff.
- Strong understanding of UX motion principles, including transitions, hierarchy, and user feedback.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards, including reduced-motion considerations, and performance optimization.
- Experience partnering with product, design, and engineering teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with cross-functional stakeholders.
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.