Motion Designer, Performance Creative

Overview
Dentsu Creative's Motion Team is looking for a mid‑level Motion Designer. You'll work in a highly creative environment across campaign, brand, and social content—concepting and delivering motion design for some of the biggest brands in the world. Your primary focus will be one of the most recognized names on the planet—a marquee client that will be revealed once you join. Working closely with other creative thinkers, you'll put animation principles and visual storytelling into practice to bring ideas and concepts to life through motion. You will own your projects, build systems that help the team move faster, and be comfortable leading your own work in a fast‑paced agency environment.

Location: New York.

What You'll Do

Own motion projects end‑to‑end – from concept and pitch through design, animation, and final delivery

Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Producers, and Project Managers to deliver on‑brand, on‑time work

Build and maintain reusable templates, motion systems, and toolkits that improve team speed and consistency

Design for platform – be versed in best practices to deliver content designed and optimized for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, paid social, and other channels

Manage multiple projects with shifting deadlines without sacrificing quality

Source and mix music and sound for motion deliverables

Maintain brand consistency across all work in line with client guidelines

Contribute to the team's creative culture – share ideas, give feedback, help improve how we work

Requirements

3–5 years of professional experience as a motion designer, ideally in an agency, studio, or in‑house creative team

Strong portfolio/reel showing range across social, campaign, and brand work – we want to see design thinking, not just keyframes

Expert‑level After Effects – including expressions, shape‑layer animation, and familiarity with the plugin ecosystem

Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro

Strong graphic design and typography skills – you should be able to design a beautiful frame before you animate it

Combining live‑action footage and motion design should be second nature

Working knowledge of Cinema 4D or Blender – enough to bring 3D elements into motion work (not a VFX role, but 3D literacy is expected in 2026)

Understanding of social platforms, trends, specs, and what makes content perform

Basic audio editing – syncing sound to motion, mixing, selecting music

Disciplined file organization – clean project files, consistent naming conventions, and handoff‑ready file management

Clear communicator – can present work, take feedback constructively, and articulate design decisions to clients and teams

AI in Your Workflow

Use AI tools to speed up your process – generating references, iterating on concepts, exploring layouts, streamlining repetitive tasks. Tools like Google VEO, Nano Banana, Adobe Firefly, Claude, Copilot and others are evolving fast. Stay curious and share what works.

Your design eye, animation instincts, and storytelling are what matter most. AI helps you move faster – it doesn't replace taste and craft.

Nice to Have

Experience with Figma, Rive, or Lottie for web/interactive motion

After Effects scripting (ExtendScript, JSX)

Experience building motion systems or templates at scale

What This Role Isn't

This is not a VFX‑heavy role – if your reel is mostly compositing, particles, and simulation, this probably isn't the right fit

This is a role for a designer‑animator hybrid who loves moving between campaign and social work, collaborates well, and wants to help build something great

Additional Information
The annual salary range for this position is $71,875 - $85,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e‑mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com.

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