Motion Designer - Brand & Digital Job at Taste Labs in New York

TasteMakers is a curated network of designers, creative technologists, and AI-native makers working on projects with leading AI labs, tech companies, and brands. We're on a mission to end AI slop.
We're looking for motion designers whose work makes people stop scrolling: clean typography, considered timing, premium feel, and restraint over spectacle. You might come from brand and campaign motion, kinetic type and motion systems, or motion for websites and products. What matters is taste and craft, and the ability to explain why a piece of motion works.
This is a general pool for motion design experts. Qualified designers are matched to active, paid projects as they open.
Remote and async, as an independent contractor. Commitment: 15-40 hours per week.
What you will do

Animate brand and campaign assets from static frames: social posts, launch videos, announcements, and end cards
Build motion systems and kinetic typography that hold together across a whole campaign or product
Design motion for websites and interfaces: scroll-driven reveals, page transitions, animated navigation, and interaction states
Write precise motion specs (duration, easing, stagger, triggers) and direct AI coding or generation tools to bring them to life
Review and critique motion work, giving specific feedback on timing, easing, hierarchy, and restraint
Evaluate AI-generated motion and video across iterations, and help AI systems learn what separates mediocre from exceptional motion
Requirements

3+ years of professional motion design experience with a strong reel or live portfolio
Impeccable taste: clean typography, considered timing and easing, and a premium, restrained feel
Fluent in After Effects; Cinema 4D, Blender, Rive, Lottie, Jitter, or Framer a plus
Strong understanding of motion principles: easing, timing, rhythm, and when motion adds versus distracts
Ability to articulate clearly why a piece of motion works or doesn't, in plain language
Fast and reliable: comfortable turning around polished work and iterating on quick feedback
Strongly preferred: motion for websites or products (scroll and page-level, not only hover effects), and experience directing AI coding or generation tools
Bonus: brand launch campaigns, kinetic type systems, or motion design systems
Remote and async, as an independent contractor. Taste Labs pays twice a month by bank transfer or Wise; rates are set per project and not published.

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