Motion Designer

In-product Motion Designer

Employment: W2 Contractor

Duration: ~ 3 months

Location: Remote (must be located in San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Seattle)

Compensation: $72-$78/hr

Our client within the Tech Industry is looking for a contract Motion Designer for a 3-month engagement, focused on creating branded product experiences using Lottie and Rive. This role will also include UX motion work, particularly system driven animations in collaboration with our design systems team. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be responsible for writing clear motion documentation and partnering closely with engineering to support implementation. You’ll collaborate directly with brand experience designers, product teams, and engineering partners to deliver branded in-product motion as well as UI motion to the highest impact areas of the product. You’ll need to have end-to-end experience in motion from concept to technical execution with our engineers and system partners for scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Bringing motion into our brand and visual systems across our products
• Proficient in working with illustrators and design directors on delivering animated brand assets in 2D/3D, ideation and concept development, working with engineering for implementation across desktop, mobile, and web surfaces – understands constraints of working within product
• Familiar with systems level thinking and building out scalable motion tokens/guidelines to be reused
• Technical ability to deliver product-ready motion assets paired with clear documentation for engineering

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in a motion role (at least 2+ years in a product environment)
• A strong working knowledge of visual design, motion design and technical knowledge
• Recognized expertise in motion for interaction across desktop, mobile, and web
• Comprehensive awareness and interest in new platforms and technologies for motion design and related mediums
• Proven track record for delivering in-product motion at high level of craft
• Excellent presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels
• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs

Compensation Range: $72-$78/hr

** This pay range is Client-specific for the opening advertised. The identity of the Client will be disclosed if you are selected to move forward in the hiring process. **

Benefits

• 75% coverage on employee-only medical and dental plans, with a $0 employee-only medical plan option available.
• Vision - opt-in available
• PTO
• Laptop
• Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, AD&D coverage
• Short-term Disability, Accident, Cancer/Critical Illness, Pet insurance - opt in available