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Motion Graphic Designer ($60,000-$120,000)

Motion Graphic Designer ($60,000-$120,000)

We’re looking for a talented Motion Graphics Designer to help define how the brand moves. This is a hands-on role with real creative impact, bringing our visual identity to life through dynamic, high-quality animations across marketing, product, and digital channels.

As part of a fast-moving, design-driven team, you’ll translate creative direction into polished motion work that elevates our brand and communicates our product story. From product explainers and social content to animated brand elements, you’ll deliver visuals that are sharp, technically sound, and strategically aligned. You’ll collaborate closely with creative leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure motion is not just consistent but expressive, modern, and unmistakably on brand.

Responsibilities:

• Design and animate branded motion graphics—logos, icons, typography, transitions, and visual content—for marketing videos, product explainers, social media, and other digital touchpoints.

• Develop high-quality 2D animations that reflect and elevate the brand’s visual identity.

• Animate static designs and illustrations into polished, dynamic visuals for multi-platform use.

• Take direction from Executive Creative Directors and collaborate with design, marketing, and brand teams to ensure alignment across all visual assets and brand expressions.

• Contribute to creative ideation and concept development for campaign and video content.

• Have an understanding of editorial workflows with the ability to perform light video editing, sequencing, and audio syncing as needed.

• Establish and maintain a consistent motion language that aligns with brand guidelines across all content.

• Optimize and export animations for performance across web, social, and mobile in ready- to-use formats.

• Prepare and deliver final animation files and working assets for publishing, development, or cross-functional use.

• Support the creation of scalable animation toolkits, templates, and systems for team- wide use.

• Stay current with motion design trends, animation tools, and industry best practices.

Qualifications:

• 3–5+ years of professional experience in motion graphics design or animation in a creative agency or in-house brand team.

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.

• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, with the ability to design clean, branded presentation decks and integrate motion graphics seamlessly.

• Proven ability to design and animate branded content, including logos, icons, typography, and transitions.

• Experience creating polished 2D animations and dynamic visuals for digital platforms (web, mobile, social, video).

• Ability to maintain brand consistency and execute visual direction across motion assets.

• Comfortable taking creative direction from senior leadership and applying it effectively.

• Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams (design, marketing, brand, and content).

• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing high-quality, visually aligned deliverables.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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