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
Motion Designer
Monks · USD 76k-83k/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
29/07
Motion Designer
Agave Games
Location
Istanbul, Türkiye
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/07
Senior Motion Designer & Editor (m/f/div)Senior
DEPT®
Location
Berlin, Germany
Workplace
Hybrid
Posted
28/07
Senior Video Editor and Motion Designer - 12 Month FTC Senior
WPP Media
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/07
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
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
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
Remote - Spine Motion Designer (Games)
Torrero
Location
Tallinn, Estonia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/07
Senior Motion Designer & Editor Senior
Astranis
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
15/07
Motion Designer
Rehire
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Workplace
Remote
Posted
14/07
Video Editor & Motion Graphics Designer LATAM
TubeScience
Location
Global
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/07
Motion Designer (AI-Enabled Creative Production) (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)
Agoda
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Workplace
On-site
Posted
08/07
Senior Motion Designer (AI-Enabled Creative Production) (Bangkok-based, relocation provided)Senior
Agoda
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Workplace
On-site
Posted
08/07
Sr. Motion DesignerSenior
Glance
Location
Bengaluru, India
Workplace
On-site
Posted
07/07
Senior Motion DesignerSenior
Seon · HUF 14000k-19000k/yr
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Workplace
On-site
Posted
01/07
Mid-Level Graphic & Motion Designer
BRND WGN · EUR 40k/yr
Location
—
Workplace
On-site
Posted
30/06
Video Editor / Motion Designer
Tempo · USD 12k-24k/yr
Location
Argentina +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
28/06
Video Editor / Motion Designer
Tempo · USD 12k-24k/yr
Location
Philippines
Workplace
Remote
Posted
28/06
Motion Designer
Sierra · USD 170k-200k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
26/06
Video Editor / Motion Designer
Tempo · USD 12k-24k/yr
Location
India
Workplace
Remote
Posted
26/06
Motion Designer (assets, no social media)
Monks
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
26/06
Motion Designer
Legora
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Workplace
On-site
Posted
25/06
Senior Motion Graphics Designer / Animator, AVSenior
Wild Card Creative Group · USD 120k-135k/yr
Location
Culver City, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
19/06
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