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
$129K
USD/yr
Average
$123K
USD/yr
Minimum
$60K
USD/yr
Maximum
$196K
USD/yr
Based on 30 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
25% of Motion Designer postings are remote. Remote Motion Designer jobs →
Motion Designer jobs
247 jobs
消费硬件 CG 动态设计师 / CG Motion Designer – Consumer Hardware
Kirin
Location
Seoul, South Korea +5 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
25/07
Videographer & Motion Graphics Specialist
ThreatLocker
Location
Orlando, FL, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24/07
Motion Designer - New Venture
SKELAR
Location
Lviv, Ukraine +2 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
24/07
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Macroscope · USD 150k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/07
Junior Motion DesignerJunior
Stellar Tech
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/07
Senior Motion Designer, Direct to Consumer (DTC)Senior
SharkNinja · USD 68k-83k/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/07
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Gradial · USD 140k-165k/yr
Location
Seattle, WA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/07
Senior Motion Designer - The HeistSenior
Thinkingbox · CAD 85k-95k/yr
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
21/07
Senior Motion Designer - The HeistSenior
Thinkingbox · USD 85k-95k/yr
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
21/07
Senior Motion Designer - The HeistSenior
Thinkingbox · CAD 85k-95k/yr
Location
Toronto, Canada
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
21/07
Motion Designer and Video Editor
Experian
Location
London, UK
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
21/07
Motion Designer (Brand & Campaigns)
Illumio · USD 125k-144k/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Graduate Leadership Program - Creative Motion Designer
PMG
Location
Dallas, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Motion Designer
Proton
Location
Paris, France +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
20/07
Motion Designer - Ladbrokes & Coral
Entain
Location
London, UK
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
20/07
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
GoDaddy
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/07
Motion Designer
Figma · USD 105k-183k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/07
Remote - Motion Graphics Designer (Games)
Torrero
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/07
Motion Designer/Editor
DEPT®
Location
Skopje, North Macedonia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/07
Senior Motion Designer & Editor Senior
Astranis
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
T
Lead Motion DesignerLead
Tripledot Studios
Location
Minsk, Belarus
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
T
Lead Motion DesignerLead
Tripledot Studios
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Motion Designer
DEPT®
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Senior Motion Designer/Video EditorSenior
Brandtech+
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Motion Designer
Rehire
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/07
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