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)

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
$110K
USD/yr
Average
$117K
USD/yr
Minimum
$45K
USD/yr
Maximum
$235K
USD/yr
Based on 29 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
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Motion Designer jobs

233 jobs
Motion Designer II
Hook
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
7 hours ago
M
PRN Mammography Technologist
Munson Healthcare
Location
Gaylord, MI, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
9 hours ago
Mammography Tech
Vail Health Hospital
Location
Edwards, CO, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14 hours ago
Motion Designer & Video Editor
Pogo Technologies, Inc. · USD 110k-130k/yr
Location
United States +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16 hours ago
Staff Motion Designer, Design Innovation
Pinterest
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
AI Motion designer
Universe
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
AI Motion Designer
Mindly
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
Motion Designer, Stripe Identity
Stripe
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Workplace
On-site
Posted
30/10
Middle Motion Designer_MaxBeauty
SKELAR
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
30/10
Motion Designer (performance marketing,freelance)
Stellar Tech
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
30/10
Senior Motion Designer - 6 month FTCSenior
DEPT® · CAD 70k-80k/yr
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
29/10
Technologist Assistant II, Computed Tomography (CT)Junior
University Health Network
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
29/10
Motion Designer (BlessedApps)
Gismart
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
29/10
B
Diseñador/a Gráfico/a y Motion Designer
BTG Pactual Chile
Location
Santiago, Chile
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/10
Experienced Motion Designer
Wix
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/10
Art Director/Motion Designer (m/w/d)
GUD.berlin
Location
Berlin, Germany
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/10
Senior Motion Designer, EuropeSenior
Delivery Hero
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
28/10
2D Graphic and Motion Designer
Ruby Labs
Location
Europe
Workplace
Remote
Posted
28/10
Motion Designer
OpenAI · USD 223k-247k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
28/10
Motion Designer
Masterworks · USD 65k-75k/yr
Location
Poulsbo, WA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/10
Motion Designer
Wordsmith AI
Location
London, UK +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
27/10
Technicien d'Inspection Electricité Thermographie Infrarouge (Q19) H/F
SOCOTEC
Location
Lesquin, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
27/10
Motion Designer
Welltech
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
26/10
Motion Designer (UX/Interface)
Bjak
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
26/10
Motion Designer (UX/Interface)
Bjak
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Workplace
Remote
Posted
26/10
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Contract23
Freelance3
Internship2
Part-time2
Temporary1

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