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
Mammography Technologist - Procedures Oakbrook Full time Days
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Location
Oak Brook, IL, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Jellyfish · USD 89k-116k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
24/10
GenAI Video Creator (Motion Graphics Designer)
Brandtech+
Location
Mumbai, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/10
W
Mammography Tech - Part Time - Wolf River
West Cancer Center
Location
Germantown, TN, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/10
Midweight Motion Designer
Landor
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/10
Motion Designer
VML
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
21/10
Senior 2D Motion DesignerSenior
CD PROJEKT RED
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Workplace
Remote
Posted
21/10
Senior Visual & Motion Designer (Internal Communications & Employer Branding)Senior
Delivery Hero
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
21/10
Motion Graphics & Video Editor
Bitcoin.com
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Workplace
On-site
Posted
21/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Seon · HUF 14000k-19000k/yr
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/10
Video Editor & Motion Designer
Gameloft
Location
Bucharest, Romania
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
20/10
Motion Designer
Fanatics Betting & Gaming · USD 88k-106k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Zopa
Location
London, UK
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Standard Template Labs · USD 130k-160k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/10
Motion Designer (FTC)
DEPT®
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/10
Motion Designer - Dressly
SKELAR
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Singapore
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Indonesia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Indonesia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/10
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Bjak
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/10
Technical Graphic Designer & Motion Designer
Securiport · USD 68k-83k/yr
Location
Reston, VA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/10
Technical Motion Designer (Contract)
arenanet
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
15/10
U
Marketing Motion Designer
United Tech
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
15/10
Editor/Motion Designer
wearediamond
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/10
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Temporary1

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