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 (Brand & Campaigns)
Illumio · USD 126k-145k/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
24/09
Localization Graphic & Motion Designer
Wire Salad
Location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Workplace
Remote
Posted
24/09
Motion Designer
PlayOn! Sports
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer - Base44
Wix
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
On-site
Posted
23/09
Motion Designer
VML
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/09
Staff UI Artist, Art and Motion Graphics
Level
Location
Austin, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
21/09
Lead Motion Designer Lead
HoneyBook
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/09
Grafiker / Motion Designer (m/w/d)
Ströer SE & Co. KGaA (Ströer Gruppe)
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/09
Staff Motion Designer - 3D
Mercury
Location
New York City, NY, US +2 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/09
Motion Designer | Betty CA
Betty
Location
Sofia, Bulgaria
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/09
Motion Designer
fonio · EUR 65k-100k/yr
Location
Vienna, Austria
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/09
Motion Designer / Gen AI - Freelance - Paris
Iliad - Free
Location
Paris, France
Workplace
On-site
Posted
14/09
Motion Designer (Contract)
flora
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
13/09
Finance & Administration Internship in the Lomography HeadquarterIntern
Lomography
Location
Vienna, Austria
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Zipline
Location
South San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
10/09
Editor + Motion Graphics
Luma · USD 126k-147k/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
10/09
Video Editor & Motion Designer
SatoshiLabs
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/09
Senior Graphic & Motion DesignerSenior
Si-Ware Systems
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Workplace
On-site
Posted
06/09
Graphic & Motion Designer
FTMO.com
Location
Prague, Czechia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
04/09
Senior Manager, Motion Designer (EU)Senior
AG1 · EUR 77k-95k/yr
Location
Remote
Workplace
Remote
Posted
03/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Design Bridge and Partners
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
03/09
Motion Designer
Perplexity · USD 180k-210k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
02/09
Senior Graphic & Motion DesignerSenior
Kpler
Location
London, UK
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
02/09
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Scopely
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Workplace
On-site
Posted
31/08
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Nubank
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Workplace
Remote
Posted
28/08
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Contract23
Freelance3
Internship2
Part-time2
Temporary1

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