Motion Designer Jobs
223 live jobsVideo & Motion
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
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
$137K
USD/yr
Average
$128K
USD/yr
Minimum
$45K
USD/yr
Maximum
$215K
USD/yr
Based on 29 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
27% of Motion Designer postings are remote. Remote Motion Designer jobs →
Motion Designer jobs
223 jobs
Digital & Motion Designer
Wpromote · USD 74k-95k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/09
Motion Designer (Temporary)
Monks
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
On-site
Posted
25/09
Motion Designer, Paid Social (Contract)
Suno
Location
New York City, NY, US +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/09
Motion Designer & AI Video Creative (Freelancer)
Welltech
Location
Limassol, Cyprus
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/09
Motion Designer & AI Video Creative (Freelancer)
Welltech
Location
Lithuania +4 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/09
Motion Graphics Designer
DB Financial
Location
New Cairo, Egypt
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
25/09
Motion Designer (UX/Interface)
Bjak
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/09
Motion Designer (UX/Interface)
Bjak
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/09
Senior Motion Designer (x/f/m)Senior
HelloFresh
Location
Berlin, Germany
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24/09
Motion Graphics & Animation Specialist
Princeton10 · USD 80k-100k/yr
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
24/09
Motion Designer (Brand & Campaigns)
Illumio · USD 125k-144k/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24/09
Semi Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Monks
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24/09
Motion Designer / Video Editor - Spain (12 month contract)
Canva
Location
Madrid, Spain
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
24/09
Localization Graphic & Motion Designer
Wire Salad
Location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Workplace
Remote
Posted
24/09
Motion Designer
VML
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/09
Creative Automation Motion Designer
DEPT®
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer
PlayOn! Sports
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer
VaynerMedia LLC
Location
Gurugram, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/09
Motion Designers, Open Application
DEPT®
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer (BlessedApps)
Gismart
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer - Base44
Wix
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer (Freelance)
DEPT®
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/09
Video & Motion Designer
Lessen · USD 85k-105k/yr
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
22/09
Motion Designer
VML
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/09
Staff UI Artist, Art and Motion Graphics
Level
Location
Austin, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
21/09
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