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
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
$128K
USD/yr
Average
$128K
USD/yr
Minimum
$70K
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
226 jobs
MTUK - Lead Motion DesignerLead
DEPT®
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
4 hours ago
Senior Graphic & Motion DesignerSenior
Si-Ware Systems
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Workplace
On-site
Posted
06/09
Graphic & Motion Designer
FTMO.com
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
04/09
Senior Manager, Motion Designer (EU)Senior
AG1 · EUR 77k-95k/yr
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
03/09
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Junior 3D Motion DesignerJunior
Arena Club · USD 55k-85k/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
03/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Design Bridge and Partners
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
03/09
Motion Designer / Editor(a) - Freelance
VML
Location
Lima, Peru
Workplace
On-site
Posted
03/09
Senior Motion Designer- TemporarySenior
StackAdapt
Location
Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/09
Mammography Technologist- Privia Imaging
Privia Health
Location
Houston, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/09
Motion Designer
Perplexity · USD 180k-210k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Research Medical Radiation Technologist, Computed Tomography (CT), Medical Imaging
University Health Network
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/09
Mammography Technologist-Imaging Part Time Days
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Location
Lake Forest, IL, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/09
Senior Graphic & Motion DesignerSenior
Kpler
Location
London, UK
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
02/09
Senior 3D Motion DesignerSenior
CD PROJEKT RED
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Indonesia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Indonesia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Singapore
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Gupta Media · USD 75k-105k/yr
Location
Boston, MA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/09
Sr. Designer, Motion GraphicsSenior
Checkr · USD 111k-130k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
01/09
Senior Video Editor - Motion DesignerSenior
FeverUp
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
On-site
Posted
01/09
Performance Marketing Motion Designer / Video Editor - Spain (12 month contract)
Canva
Location
Madrid, Spain
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
01/09
Brand & Motion Designer
Gusto, Inc. · USD 146k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US +2 more
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
01/09
Motion Graphics Designer/Video Editor
Incisive Media
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
01/09
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