Motion Designer Jobs

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What does a Motion Designer do?

A Motion Designer creates animated visuals, kinetic typography, and motion graphics for use across video, social media, advertising, and digital platforms. Day-to-day work involves translating briefs and static design concepts into fluid animations, building reusable motion templates, syncing visuals to audio, and collaborating with video editors, art directors, and brand teams to ensure animations align with brand guidelines. They may also handle localization of animated assets for different markets and adapt content for various aspect ratios and platform specs.

Key responsibilities

  • Design and animate motion graphics for video, social, and digital campaigns
  • Translate static brand assets and storyboards into polished animations
  • Collaborate with video editors to integrate motion graphics into final cuts
  • Build and maintain reusable motion templates and style guides
  • Adapt and resize animated content for multiple platforms and formats
  • Support localization of motion assets for regional or multilingual campaigns

Skills & tools

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Cinema 4D
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Kinetic typography
  • Storyboarding
  • Visual design principles
  • Brand identity application
  • 3D animation (basic to intermediate)

How to become a Motion Designer

Education & background

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Animation, or related field, or equivalent portfolio-based experience

Career path

Junior Motion Designer → Motion Designer → Senior Motion Designer → Motion Design Lead or Creative Director

Salary

Median
$113K
USD/yr
Average
$121K
USD/yr
Minimum
$45K
USD/yr
Maximum
$235K
USD/yr
Based on 24 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
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Motion Designer jobs

221 jobs
Motion Designer
fonio · EUR 65k-100k/yr
Location
Vienna, Austria
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24 hours ago
Unreal Engine Motion Designer - Mob Control
Voodoo
Location
Paris, France
Workplace
Remote
Posted
06/11
Motion Designer & Video Editor (f/m/d)
IONOS EN
Location
Revaler Straße 28-31, 10245 Berlin
Workplace
On-site
Posted
06/11
Motion Designer & Video Editor
Pogo Technologies, Inc. · USD 110k-130k/yr
Location
United States +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
06/11
Motion Designer (UX/Interface)
Bjak
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
06/11
Motion Designer (UX/Interface)
Bjak
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Workplace
Remote
Posted
06/11
Freelance Mammography Instructor – Assessment Writing
GW, Inc.
Location
St. Louis, MO, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
06/11
Motion Designer
Saronic Technologies
Location
Austin, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
05/11
Engineering Manager, Mammography
DeepHealth · EUR 60k-90k/yr
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands +2 more
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
05/11
Senior Motion Designer Senior
cursor
Location
New York City, NY, US +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
04/11
Registered Technologist - Mammography Screening, Diagnostic Imaging
William Osler Health System
Location
Brampton, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
04/11
Principal, Motion Designer Lead
Hut 8
Location
Miami, FL, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
04/11
Motion Designer - Dressly
SKELAR
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
04/11
Assistant Tech Imaging-Computed Tomography Full-Time NightsJunior
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
03/11
Motion Designer, PPM SMB
Pinterest
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
03/11
Experienced Motion Designer
Wix
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
On-site
Posted
03/11
Motion Designer II
Hook
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/11
M
PRN Mammography Technologist
Munson Healthcare
Location
Gaylord, MI, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/11
Mammography Tech
Vail Health Hospital
Location
Edwards, CO, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/11
Staff Motion Designer, Design Innovation
Pinterest
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
AI Motion designer
Universe
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
AI Motion Designer
Mindly
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
Motion Designer 3D, Stripe Identity
Stripe
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Workplace
On-site
Posted
30/10
Middle Motion Designer_MaxBeauty
SKELAR
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
Motion Designer (performance marketing,freelance)
Stellar Tech
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
30/10
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Contract22
Freelance3
Part-time3
Internship2
Temporary1

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