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Principal UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Northbeam 🌍 Remote
As a Principal UX Designer, you will lead the design, prototyping, and evaluation of Northbeam’s products, focusing on usability and adoptability. You will engage directly with customers to understand their needs and work alongside a cross-functional team to deliver and iterate on projects.
Principal Digital Product Designer
🇺🇸 Miramar, Florida, United States
Southern Glazer’s Wine And Spirits, Llc 🇺🇸 Miramar, Florida, United States
Principal Designers at Southern Glazer’s lead one or more product portfolios and set the quality standard for product design. They collaborate with various teams to ideate, concept, and prototype solutions to challenging business problems.
Senior Principal Product Designer, Yahoo Homepage
🇫🇷 Uz, Occitania, France
Yahoo 🇫🇷 Uz, Occitania, France
Lead the end-to-end product design of the Yahoo homepage and related content feed experiences. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver intuitive and elegant solutions that reflect user needs and business goals.
Principal UX Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Amadeus 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the end-to-end design process for major initiatives, translating complex ideas into compelling user experiences. Collaborate across disciplines to drive innovation and ensure design quality and consistency.
Principal, Design Engineering - PCB Layout
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
The Principal Engineer, PCB Layout is responsible for the end-to-end physical design and architectural integrity of advanced, high-density PCBs. They lead PCB strategy, integrate feedback from various teams, and mentor junior staff to ensure high-quality product delivery.
Principal, Design Engineering - TPL
🇺🇸 Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Lead the hardware design, implementation, and management of compute systems while driving compute strategies and recommending industry best practices. Engage with strategic customers and work closely with product teams to bridge technology roadmaps into hardware products.
Principal Engineer, Sustainability, Process & Design Engineering
🇸🇦 Al Jubayl Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Ma'aden 🇸🇦 Al Jubayl Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
The Principal Engineer will lead sustainability initiatives and oversee process and design engineering projects. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable practices.
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.