Motion Design Jobs
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Principal Product Designer, Retail
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lightspeed Commerce 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Define new interaction patterns for agentic AI and lead design for the AI experience end-to-end. Raise the craft bar across the organization and shape the mobile strategy with design thinking.
Principal Design Systems Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ethos 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Principal Design Systems Designer will build the foundations for a design system that enables designers, PMs, and engineers to produce high-quality UI. This role involves auditing current UI, defining information architecture, and creating a scalable token strategy.
Principal Product Designer, Retail
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead the design of agentic AI experiences for retail merchants, defining new interaction patterns and trust models. Raise the overall craft bar of the design organization through direct hands-on contribution and strategic vision work.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Dow Jones 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Set design strategy across multiple product areas and collaborate with C-suite executives to shape company direction. Establish industry-benchmark design practices and mentor senior design talent to drive business metrics and platform evolution.
Principal Design Systems Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ethos Life 🇺🇸 United States of America
Build and lead the first AI-native design system at Ethos, creating a seamless pipeline from Figma to production. Establish scalable token strategies, component libraries, and documentation to ensure UI consistency and accessibility across the platform.
Product Designer (Staff / Principal Level) (£115k–£140k) at Anima
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Jack & Jill 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end design for multiple new product opportunities, acting as both designer and product manager to shape the company roadmap. Collaborate with the 'Anima Champions' community to understand clinical workflows and user needs.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Numan 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Principal Product Designer will transform complex health challenges into high-quality digital experiences for mobile and web platforms. They will lead the craft of visual and interaction design while utilizing AI tools to accelerate iteration and prototyping.
Principal Interaction Designer - Landmark
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Halliburton 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Define and evolve design principles and interaction models across products and platforms. Mentor designers and contribute to long-term UX strategy across multiple product lines.
Senior Principal, Design Engineering, Power Design
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Senior Principal, Design Engineering will architect, implement, and support power system solutions for Networking, storage, and server systems. The role involves developing hardware solutions integrated into common platform designs and ensuring power supply designs meet system specifications.
Senior Principal, Design Engineering, Power Design
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Architect and implement power system solutions for networking, storage, and server systems, focusing on multi-tiered power network design from rack to board level. Lead the specification, design, and debug of complex power delivery systems for datacenter products while collaborating with multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Principal Interaction Designer – Landmark
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Mypetrocareer.com 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The Principal Interaction Designer will define and evolve design principles and interaction models across products and platforms. They will also mentor designers and contribute to the long-term UX strategy across multiple product lines.
Principal Engineer, Digital Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Kolkata, India
Analog Devices 🇮🇳 Kolkata, India
As a Principal Digital Design Engineer, you will drive technical strategy and innovation for complex digital systems, including System on Chips (SoCs). You will define product and technology roadmaps, lead architecture for mission-critical projects, and serve as a technical authority within the organization.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Valence 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Design features that evolve the AI coaching platform into a multiplayer collaboration tool and establish a design system for consistency. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship high-quality experiences weekly.
Principal Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)
True Link Financial Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)
Lead end-to-end product design for the Card Platform and support design needs for the Trust & Invest business. Drive customer insight and research while advocating for user perspectives in cross-functional discussions.
Principal Product Designer, Retail
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightspeed Commerce 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Define new interaction patterns for agentic AI and lead design for the AI experience end-to-end. Raise the craft bar across the organization by contributing directly to various product areas and shaping the mobile strategy.
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.