Motion Design Jobs
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Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Epicor 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Define and drive design strategy across multiple product areas while leading complex design initiatives from discovery through execution. Partner with cross-functional teams to influence product direction and establish organizational design standards.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Epicor Software Corporation 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Define and drive design strategy across multiple product areas to align feature experiences with platform vision and business objectives. Establish organizational standards for interaction design and design system governance while integrating AI-enabled workflows into the design process.
Principal Design Manager
🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Costain Group Plc 🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
As Principal Design Manager, you will lead a design management team and oversee design and engineering management for high-value projects. You will establish collaborative relationships with clients and ensure adherence to design management processes.
12 - Principal, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead the design and coding of RAG architectures and agentic workflows to automate hardware engineering data queries and documentation. Act as a subject matter expert for AI/ML to optimize engineering workflows and implement predictive analytics for manufacturing defects.
Principal Design Manager
🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Costain Group 🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lead design management for high-value, programme-critical water and wastewater projects to ensure solutions are delivered within budget and schedule. Manage design processes across multiple projects or frameworks while identifying and mitigating technical risks.
Principal, Design Engineering - TPL
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Principal, Design Engineering will lead the hardware design and implementation of compute systems, driving compute strategies and recommending best practices. They will engage with customers and collaborate with product teams to bridge technology roadmaps into hardware products.
Associate Principal, Mechanical, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Introba 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
The Associate Principal will manage mechanical engineering design solutions and oversee project execution while mentoring junior engineers. They will also engage in client-facing activities, including proposal preparation and participation in trade shows.
Principal UX Designer, Alexa for Shopping
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Amazon 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Create user-centered designs informed by research and feedback. Collaborate with various teams to translate business requirements into high-level customer experience requirements.
Associate Principal, Mechanical, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Global Infrastructure 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Lead the mechanical design and execution of hyper-scale data center projects while managing client relationships and business development. Oversee the full product lifecycle from conceptual analysis to implementation, providing mentorship to junior engineering staff.
Principal, Design Engineering - TPL
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead the hardware design, implementation, and management of compute systems while driving strategies and recommending industry best practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and strategic customers to define technology roadmaps and bridge them into hardware products.
Principal UX Designer, Alexa for Shopping
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Amazon 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design of new AI-driven shopping features for Alexa, translating customer needs into high-level strategy and detailed interaction flows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and science experts to train LLMs and deliver world-class user experiences.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
Zuma ⚡ 🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead product excellence and user experience across the platform, collaborating with the executive team to define product strategy. You will design for multiple user personas and drive user-centric thinking while scaling the design function.
Freelance Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Red Badger 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Principal Product Designer is responsible for delivering client outcomes across multiple teams and programmes while consulting on product strategy. They will lead design strategy from discovery through to delivery, ensuring quality and value in digital product development.
Principal Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Boldin 🌍 Remote
Own end-to-end design for major product surfaces, translating complex financial modeling into intuitive user experiences. Partner with PMs and engineers to define problems, validate ideas through AI-driven prototyping, and maintain Figma as the source of truth.
Principal Product Designer, Payer
Remote (🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America)
Headway Remote (🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America)
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the design vision and execution for the payer group, focusing on building experiences that uphold trust among patients, providers, and payers. You will translate regulatory requirements into intuitive experiences while collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.
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.