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
$138K
USD/yr
Average
$135K
USD/yr
Minimum
$75K
USD/yr
Maximum
$215K
USD/yr
Based on 25 disclosed USD postings · Motion Designer, USD-disclosed
26% of Motion Designer postings are remote. Remote Motion Designer jobs →
Motion Designer jobs
215 jobs
Senior Motion Designer (2/3 Months engagement) - AdvertisingSenior
truelogic
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19/08
Senior Motion Designer (2/3 Months engagement) - AdvertisingSenior
truelogic
Location
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19/08
Senior Motion Designer (2/3 Months engagement) - AdvertisingSenior
truelogic
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19/08
Senior Motion Designer (2/3 Months engagement) - AdvertisingSenior
truelogic
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19/08
Senior Motion Designer (2/3 Months engagement) - AdvertisingSenior
truelogic
Location
Latin America
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19/08
Freelance Video Editor / Motion Designer — AI-Native Action & Sci-Fi Streaming App (Fast Turnaround)
Inkitt
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
19/08
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Jellyfish
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Workplace
Remote
Posted
18/08
Social Graphic / Motion Designer (Contract)
Nex
Location
San Jose, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
18/08
Sr Motion DesignerSenior
Scopely
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Workplace
On-site
Posted
18/08
Technicien d'Inspection Electricité - Thermographie Infrarouge (Q19) H/F
SOCOTEC
Location
Éragny, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/08
Motion Designer
Trading212
Location
Sofia, Bulgaria
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/08
Lead Motion DesignerLead
Hinge Health · USD 150k-207k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/08
Motion Designer
OLIVER Agency
Location
Mumbai, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/08
Staff Motion Designer, Design Innovation
Pinterest
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
13/08
Registered Technologist - Mammography - Multiple Sites
William Osler Health System
Location
Etobicoke, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13/08
Registered Technologist - Mammography Screening, Diagnostic Imaging
William Osler Health System
Location
Brampton, Canada
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13/08
Freelance Motion Designer
Nen Creative
Location
New York City, NY, US +2 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
11/08
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
VPteam
Location
Ubud, Indonesia +11 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
07/08
Motion Designer (Full-Time, On-Site | Limassol, Cyprus)
Wide Mind Holding Ltd
Location
Limassol, Cyprus
Workplace
On-site
Posted
06/08
Creative Designer (Motion Graphics)
Quantcast
Location
Chennai, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
05/08
Motion Designer
Evolution
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Workplace
On-site
Posted
04/08
Motion Designer - San Francisco/ Los Angeles
Plaud · USD 110k-155k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
03/08
Senior Education Content Producer, Video/Motion GraphicsSenior
Lyft
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
31/07
Senior Education Content Producer, Video/Motion GraphicsSenior
Lyft
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
31/07
Motion Designer
Life.Church
Location
Edmond, OK, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
30/07
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