Motion Design Jobs
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Sr. Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States
Gartner 🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States
Define and drive the overarching user experience vision and scalable design systems across complex product ecosystems. Partner with senior stakeholders to align design strategy with business objectives while mentoring other designers to elevate the organization's craft.
Sr. Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Gartner 🇺🇸 Stamford, Connecticut, United States
You will define and drive the overarching user experience vision across complex product ecosystems while acting as a strategic partner to senior stakeholders. Additionally, you will mentor design staff and elevate the organization's craft through systems thinking and research-grounded innovation.
Associate Principal Engineer - Design Engineering
🇵🇭 Philippines
Dyson 🇵🇭 Philippines
The Associate Principal Engineer will collaborate with internal teams and JDM partners to ensure the successful delivery of mechanical designs and product integration. They are responsible for overseeing design solutions, managing project requirements, and driving efficient engineering processes from concept to market launch.
Principal Product Designer, Transit Operations
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Via 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead the design of complex, interconnected workflows for the Transit Operations platform to improve efficiency for dispatchers and operators. Partner with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into intuitive, scalable, and high-quality user experiences.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Jacobs 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the delivery of major transportation projects including bus rapid transit, roads, highways, and rail. Strengthen key client relationships and mentor multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project outcomes and business growth.
Principal Product Designer, Yahoo Everywhere
🇫🇷 Uz, Occitania, France
Yahoo 🇫🇷 Uz, Occitania, France
Lead design strategy for Yahoo Everywhere by creating concepts for new surfaces and acting as the final design decision-maker for partner integrations. Collaborate with business leads to shape deals and ensure brand consistency across diverse platforms like OEMs, apps, and ambient screens.
Principal Product Designer, Yahoo Everywhere
🇺🇸 United States
Yahoo 🇺🇸 United States
Lead the design strategy for Yahoo Everywhere by creating conceptual visions and overseeing the implementation of Yahoo products on third-party surfaces. Act as the final design decision maker during partner deals and pitches to ensure brand integrity and user value.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage and ambiguous design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Marketing leaders to align with business priorities.
Principal Product Designer Lead
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards to ensure a coherent product experience across the platform.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards to ensure quality and consistency across the product.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage and ambiguous design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Marketing leaders to align with business priorities.
Principal Product Designer Lead
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage and ambiguous design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Marketing leaders to align with business priorities.
Principal Product Designer Lead
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards to ensure a coherent product experience across the platform.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards to ensure quality and consistency across the product.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Linktree 🇺🇸 United States
Lead and develop a team of senior designers while remaining hands-on with high-leverage design problems. Set the design vision and craft standards to ensure quality and consistency across the product.
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.