Summary of the Motion Designer job at Afternow

Quick Summary

Hours: Full-time, 3-month contract

Location: Fully remote

Time Zone: Europe-based due to time-zone alignment

Language: Native or professional English required — all company communication is in English

Experience: Midweight — 3+ years of motion design experience (agency or remote experience is a bonus)

Profile: Autonomous, proactive, and highly organized

Rate: B2B collaboration; flat monthly fee of €3,000–4,000 gross, depending on experience

About us

We are partners in your digital journey. We bring together strategy, design, and technology to build systems that flex as your future unfolds.

Afternow creates the digital systems brilliant companies are built on. Strategy, identity, web and product design, and technology that scales. Every part of the process supports and informs the other, creating an environment that works today and adapts to wherever the business goes next.

We work primarily with ambitious, digitally focused organizations navigating change. From startups finding their footing, to scale-ups building momentum, to established enterprises reshaping their digital foundations. Our partnerships are built on clarity, craft, and care.

Since 2012, we've grown from our roots on Island Krk, Croatia, to a fully remote team of more than thirty talented people working across the globe. We've partnered with companies including AWS, ThoughtSpot, Progressive, Descartes, ShipBob, Quillbot, Teachable, Crisp, CloudZero, Kinetik, and many more.

4.6 Glassdoor Rating — Join our team and discover why our people consistently rate us so highly.

The Role

We're looking for a midweight Motion Designer to join us on a three-month, full-time freelance engagement. You'll bring digital products, brands, and ideas to life through animation, supporting Afternow's own marketing and case studies, and a handful of marketing assets for client projects.

The work centres on digital products: animating digital interfaces, building brand reveal videos, and producing explainer videos that make complex products easy to follow. You'll work alongside our branding and UI design team, so a good eye for design and an understanding of brand systems matter as much as technical skill.

What You'll Do

Animate Product Visuals

Turn product interfaces and UI designs into clear, polished motion, from feature walkthroughs to short product teasers.

Create Brand Reveals and Explainers

Produce brand reveal videos and explainer videos that stay true to each brand's identity, from storyboard through to final delivery.

Support Afternow Marketing and Case Studies

Build animated assets for our website, social channels, and case studies that show our work at its best.

Support Client Projects

Contribute motion assets to client projects, applying and extending the brand systems our team has created.

Collaborate and Iterate

Work closely with designers, strategists, and project leads, and make revisions based on team and client feedback.

Manage Your Own Workload

Keep several pieces moving at once, communicate clearly on progress, and deliver on time.

What We're Looking For

The Right Mindset

• Autonomous and proactive: You take ownership and move things forward without waiting to be asked
• Highly organized: You manage multiple pieces at once and consistently hit deadlines
• Brand-minded: You care about animating brands faithfully, not just beautifully
• Quality-focused: You hold a high standard under a fast, varied workload
• Clear communicator: You share progress early and take feedback well

Essential Experience

• Midweight: 3+ years of motion design experience
• Agency, tech company, or freelance background
• Proven experience animating product visuals and digital interfaces
• Experience producing brand reveal videos and explainer videos
• Strong portfolio showing both craft and storytelling

Design Excellence

• Clean, considered motion that makes product interfaces easy to understand
• Ability to turn a brief or storyboard into a finished video
• Sound sense of timing, pacing, and typography in motion
• Delivering polished work across several formats and platforms

Tools

• Proficient in Adobe After Effects and comfortable with Figma files (essential)
• Comfortable working with Illustrator and Premiere Pro or a similar editing tool
• Familiarity with Lottie, Rive, Cinema 4D, or Blender is a plus

Communication

• Fluent English (written and verbal) to engage international team members and clients
• Effective collaboration with designers, team members, and clients

Bonus Points

• Sound design or audio editing
• 3D animation skills
• Experience in SaaS or tech marketing

Hiring Process

1. Application Review: Pre-selection based on your portfolio and CV that tells us more about you
2. Video Call with HR: Initial conversation about fit, availability, and expectations
3. Portfolio Deep Dive with the Design Team: Walk us through a project of your choice: your process, who you collaborated with, the tools you used, and the challenges you faced
4. Welcome to Afternow!

Apply Now

If you're an organized, proactive motion designer who loves making product and brand stories move, we want to hear from you.

Show us work that demonstrates:

• Animated product interfaces or UI walkthroughs
• Brand reveal and explainer videos
• A clear process from storyboard to final export
• The ability to manage several pieces and deliver on time

Afternow is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse teams build better products and create better experiences. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.