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
Builder - Brand & Motion Designer (Contract)
Reevo
Location
Santa Clara, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/10
Registered Technologist - Mammography Screening, Diagnostic Imaging
William Osler Health System
Location
Brampton, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/10
Registered Technologist - Mammography - Multiple Sites
William Osler Health System
Location
Etobicoke, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/10
AI Motion designer
Universe
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/10
Junior AI Motion Designer Junior
Universe
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/10
Animator & Motion Graphics Designer
posthog
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/10
Motion Designer
Afternow · EUR 36k-48k/yr
Location
Europe
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/10
Creative Video Producer / Motion Designer
Hyperbound
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13/10
Senior Brand & Motion Designer H/FSenior
Septeo
Location
Courbevoie, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13/10
AI Creator / AI Motion Designer
Clario
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
13/10
Marketing Motion Designer (Spilio)
Gismart
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
12/10
Video Editor / Motion Designer
NOX METALS · USD 60k-110k/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
11/10
T
Motion Designer
Tripledot Studios
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/10
Assistant Tech Imaging-Computed Tomography Full-time DaysJunior
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/10
AI Motion Designer & Creative Technologist
DEPT®
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/10
Motion Designer
Gupta Media · USD 58k-70k/yr
Location
Boston, MA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
09/10
Creative Motion Designer
RiseGuide
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/10
Motion Designer
Emergent Labs
Location
Bengaluru, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
08/10
Creative Motion Designer - Self-Improvement App
SKELAR
Location
Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
07/10
Senior Motion Designer (m/f/d) Senior
Raisin
Location
Berlin, Germany +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
07/10
C
Associate Demographic ScientistJunior
City of New York
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
07/10
Senior Visual and Motion Designer (F/M/D)Senior
NavVis
Location
Munich, Germany
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
07/10
Motion Designer (DanceBit)
Gismart
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Workplace
Remote
Posted
07/10
Senior Motion Designer - The HeistSenior
Thinkingbox · USD 90k-100k/yr
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
06/10
Senior Motion Designer - The HeistSenior
Thinkingbox · CAD 90k-100k/yr
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
06/10
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Contract23
Freelance3
Internship2
Part-time2
Temporary1

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