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
$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
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Zipline
Location
South San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/09
Editor + Motion Graphics
Luma · USD 126k-147k/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
10/09
Technical Graphic Designer & Motion Designer
Securiport · USD 68k-83k/yr
Location
Reston, VA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/09
Jr. Motion DesignerJunior
Monks
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/09
Motion Designer
DEPT®
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/09
Motion Designer / Video Editor — Apprenticeship (1 or 2 years)
Dataiku
Location
Paris, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
08/09
MTUK - Lead Motion DesignerLead
DEPT®
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
07/09
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 65k-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
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
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
Sr. Designer, Motion GraphicsSenior
Checkr · USD 128k-150k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
01/09
Staff Brand & Motion Designer
Gusto, Inc. · USD 146k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US +2 more
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
01/09
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