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
$140K
USD/yr
Average
$134K
USD/yr
Minimum
$60K
USD/yr
Maximum
$208K
USD/yr
Based on 28 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
21% of Motion Designer postings are remote. Remote Motion Designer jobs →
Motion Designer jobs
219 jobs
Senior Motion Designer - The HeistSenior
Thinkingbox · CAD 85k-95k/yr
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
21/07
Motion Designer and Video Editor
Experian
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
21/07
Motion Graphics (After Effects Animator) | 3-Month Contract | Onsite - Noida, India | Open to India-based Candidates Only
Infopro Learning
Location
Noida, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Motion Designer (Brand & Campaigns)
Illumio · USD 125k-144k/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Graduate Leadership Program - Creative Motion Designer
PMG
Location
Dallas, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Motion Designer
Proton
Location
Paris, France +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Motion Designer - Ladbrokes & Coral
Entain
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
GoDaddy
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/07
Motion Designer
Figma · USD 105k-183k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/07
Remote - Motion Graphics Designer (Games)
Torrero
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/07
Motion Designer/Editor
DEPT®
Location
Skopje, North Macedonia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/07
Senior Motion Designer & Editor Senior
Astranis
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Motion Designer
DEPT®
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Senior Motion Designer/Video EditorSenior
Brandtech+
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Motion Designer DA
Urbania
Location
Paris, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Motion Designer
Rehire
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/07
GenAI Motion Graphics Designer
OLIVER Agency · CAD 94k-105k/yr
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/07
Expert-Post Mortem Computed Tomography (Roster)
ICMP
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/07
Motion Graphics & Video Production Specialist
Telecel Global
Location
Beirut, Lebanon
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/07
Senior Creative Motion Designer (Short Term)Senior
Roblox · USD 185k-231k/yr
Location
San Mateo, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/07
Motion Designer (Remote)
Pragmatike
Location
Yerevan, Armenia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
10/07
W
Mammography Tech - Part Time - Wolf River
West Cancer Center
Location
Germantown, TN, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/07
Motion Designer / Video Editor - Spain (12 month contract)
Canva
Location
Madrid, Spain
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/07
Animator / Motion Designer / Video Editor
Portable · USD 75k-95k/yr
Location
Collingwood, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/07
Middle Motion Designer - Dressly
SKELAR
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
09/07
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