Motion Design Jobs
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Principal Software Development Engineer, Design Systems (Web)
🇺🇸 United States of America
Zillow 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will define the technical vision and architecture for the Constellation Web design system to support AI-native development and consistent UI across Zillow's platforms. You will also partner with engineering leaders to drive adoption, uphold high standards for performance and accessibility, and mentor senior engineers.
Principal Product Designer - Consumer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Speak 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead design for a major consumer product area, setting its experience vision and shaping AI-powered learning interactions through rapid prototyping and iteration. Partner across teams and use learner feedback and product data to guide what to explore, ship, and improve.
Principal Product Designer - Diner Platform
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Opentable 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Set the vision for the diner experience across mobile apps and responsive web, tackling complex acquisition, engagement, and retention challenges from early exploration through launch. Manage and coach one to three designers, improve design practices including AI-native workflows, and collaborate with product, engineering, and data partners to deliver outcomes aligned with diner needs and business goals.
Principal Product Designer - Diner Platform
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Opentable 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will set the vision for the diner experience and lead a small team of designers through the full product lifecycle. They will collaborate with cross-functional partners to solve complex acquisition and retention problems while shipping high-quality design solutions.
Principal Product Designer - Consumer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Speak 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead the design for a major consumer product area, setting the experience vision and driving strategy through hands-on prototyping. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and learning design teams to invent novel AI-powered interaction patterns.
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Principal Product Designer - AI & Enterprise UX
🇺🇸 United States of America
Avaya 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design and modernization of Avaya Infinity experiences across web, desktop, and mobile, including AI-powered capabilities, intuitive workflows, and scalable design systems. Own UX strategy and roadmap, using prototyping and close collaboration with product and engineering teams to improve usability, implementation quality, and delivery velocity.
Principal UI/UX Designer - Analytical Products (Minneapolis preferred, remote eligible)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Ladders Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Own the end-to-end design vision for analytics products, including dashboards and AI-assisted workflows, making complex information clear, trustworthy, and actionable for business users. Establish reusable design patterns and standards, partner with product managers and engineers, and lead user discovery and usability testing to refine AI-enabled analytics experiences.
Principal Product Designer - AI & Enterprise UX
🇺🇸 United States of America
Avaya 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the UX strategy and design for the Avaya Infinity platform, focusing on creating intuitive, AI-powered enterprise experiences. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to modernize workflows, establish design systems, and ensure high-quality product implementation.
Principal Product Designer (Remote)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Ladders Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Own the user experience for a defined product area from concept through launch, using research and design artifacts to create intuitive, scalable experiences. Collaborate with engineering and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality implementations, evolve the design system, and promote a user-centered design culture.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ladders 🇺🇸 United States of America
Own end-to-end UX/UI design for AI-native and data-intensive platforms, translating complex workflows into clear, secure, and cohesive user experiences. Partner with engineering and stakeholders to guide feature execution, create prototypes and documentation, and improve design processes while mentoring others.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Embs Talent Group 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Build the design systems, style guides, and interaction patterns that enable consistent, AI-generated experiences, while owning end-to-end buying journeys across web and mobile. Establish design standards across the business, conduct customer research and testing, and partner with Product and Engineering to improve design quality and commercial outcomes.
Principal Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Mott Macdonald 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead multidisciplinary design teams delivering detailed designs for major buildings and transport infrastructure projects, ensuring coordinated, compliant, constructible outputs that meet programme, budget, and quality objectives. Manage design scope, changes, interfaces, resources, risks, technical assurance, approvals, and engagement with clients, contractors, consultants, and authorities.
Principal Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Mott Macdonald 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Principal Design Manager will lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities for major infrastructure projects, ensuring technical robustness and compliance with standards. They are responsible for managing design scope, deliverables, interfaces, and risks throughout the project lifecycle to meet quality and budget objectives.
Design Manager / Principal Engineer
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Brown & Wills Recruitment 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary design team, providing technical direction and assurance for complex civil and structural engineering projects, particularly in the rail sector. Manage project programmes, budgets, commercial matters, client relationships, digital delivery, regulatory compliance, and reporting.
Principal, Application Development - UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
L3harris Technologies 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead UX strategy and design for Palantir Foundry initiatives, translating complex user needs and operational workflows into intuitive, scalable experiences. Establish reusable design patterns and standards, validate designs through research and usability testing, and guide cross-functional teams and stakeholders through implementation.
About Motion Design careers
Motion is no longer just flair; it is functional feedback in modern interfaces.
Motion designers create the kinetic language that guides users through complex AI workflows and spatial environments. Using tools like After Effects, Rive, and Lottie, they design transitions that reduce cognitive load and bring digital products to life.
Companies like Apple and TikTok invest heavily in motion design to create distinct, high-energy brand experiences that thrive on high-refresh-rate screens and AR/VR platforms.
We feature motion designers, animators, motion graphics artists, and 3D designers working across UI animation, AI-generated content, brand motion, and interactive experiences. Opportunities span tech companies like Apple, Google, and Spotify, AI companies like Midjourney and OpenAI, and streaming platforms like Netflix and TikTok.
Absolutely! Many companies hire remote motion designers, especially AI and tech companies like Discord, Canva, and Framer. Studios and agencies also offer remote freelance work with hybrid flexibility for in-house positions.
After Effects is industry standard, with growing use of Cinema 4D, Blender, Principle, Rive, and Lottie for web animation. AI tools like Midjourney and Runway are increasingly used for concept work. Many roles also require strong graphic design fundamentals. Browse exceptional motion design portfolios for inspiration.
Junior motion designers earn $55k–$75k, mid-level $80k–$120k, and senior/lead positions $130k–$180k+. Companies like Apple, Netflix, and Spotify pay at the top of market. Freelance rates range from $60–$250/hour depending on specialization. See our salary guide for detailed data.
While craftsmanship in After Effects remains vital, the industry has shifted toward functional motion. This means understanding how animation affects user cognitive load and using tools like Rive or Lottie to deliver high-performance, interactive motion for web and mobile apps. Browse Motion Design roles to see these skills in demand.
Don't just show a showreel. Break down your process for specific UI transitions or brand motion systems. Show the "before and after" of a user flow to demonstrate how your motion solved a specific UX problem. Browse our top motion design portfolios for inspiration from designers at Apple and Netflix.