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

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Cinema 4D
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Kinetic typography
  • Storyboarding
  • Visual design principles
  • Brand identity application
  • 3D animation (basic to intermediate)

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
$135K
USD/yr
Average
$136K
USD/yr
Minimum
$60K
USD/yr
Maximum
$283K
USD/yr
Based on 30 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
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Motion Designer jobs

227 jobs
Generative AI Motion Designer
IFS
Location
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Workplace
On-site
Posted
4 hours ago
Senior Motion Graphics Designer / Animator, AVSenior
Wild Card Creative Group · USD 120k-135k/yr
Location
Culver City, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
9 hours ago
Motion Graphics Designer / Animator, AV
Wild Card Creative Group · USD 100k-125k/yr
Location
Culver City, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
9 hours ago
Sr Motion Graphics DesignerSenior
VML
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13 hours ago
Sr Motion Graphics DesignerSenior
VML
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13 hours ago
Motion Designer - Base44
Wix
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17 hours ago
M
Mammography Technologist
Munson Healthcare
Location
Traverse City, MI, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
18 hours ago
UI & Motion Designer (Design System)
abacum
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Workplace
Remote
Posted
23 hours ago
Motion Designer - 6 month FTC
DEPT® · CAD 60k-70k/yr
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24 hours ago
Band 8a Locum Mammographers - West Midlands
Pulse Healthcare
Location
West Midlands
Workplace
On-site
Posted
18/06
Supervisor, Computed Tomography (CT)
University Health Network
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/06
Motion Designer
Moniepoint
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/06
Motion Designer Pleno
OLIVER Agency - Brasil
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/06
Senior Designer / Motion Designer - LondonSenior
akcelo
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/06
Motion designer
skelar
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
15/06
Motion Designer
Hard Rock Digital
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
15/06
Motion Designer (Social Content)
Canva
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
15/06
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
humanafterall · GBP 42k-47k/yr
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/06
Motion Designer - Localization
preply
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Workplace
Remote
Posted
12/06
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
bjakcareer
Location
Malaysia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
12/06
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
bjakcareer · GBP 32k-50k/yr
Location
United Kingdom
Workplace
Remote
Posted
12/06
Senior Motion Designer/Video EditorSenior
Brandtech+
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
Registered Technologist - Mammography - Multiple Sites
William Osler Health System
Location
Etobicoke, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
M
Mammography Technologist - Prudenville Op Radiology
Munson Healthcare
Location
Prudenville, MI, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/06
Graphic and Motion Designer - Latam
idt
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina +4 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
11/06
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Senior38
Junior6
Lead3
Intern2
Director1

Employment type

full time91
contract12
part time7
intern4
freelance2
temporary1

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