14h ago

Motion Design Lead

New York, NY

โœจ $140k-$180k / yearest.

full-timesenior Remoteconsulting

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead motion design for launch videos, commercials, and brand campaigns at a fast-growing creative studio partnering with top tech startups. Your core impact is shaping visual direction and mentoring the motion team while shipping high-quality work. This hands-on role offers the chance to define and scale the motion practice from scratch.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Lead motion design for client projects across launch videos, commercials, and brand campaigns.
  • Create high-quality motion from concept to delivery in 2D, UI, typography, and compositing.
  • Define visual direction, pacing, transitions, and motion systems for projects.
  • Review and provide feedback to motion designers to maintain creative standards.
  • Build scalable templates, systems, and processes for consistency and efficiency.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 7+ years of motion design experience across product/UI and brand/marketing.
  • Expert in After Effects and Figma.
  • Fluency in at least one 3D tool (Cinema 4D, Blender, Spline).
  • Proven track record leading or mentoring other motion designers.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience in studio, agency, or fast-moving startup environments.
  • Strong visual design fundamentals in type, layout, color, and composition.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿฅ Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ 401(k) plan
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ PTO and company holidays
  • ๐Ÿš€ Define and scale the motion practice from the ground up

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 3-5 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Portfolio Reviewยท 1 week
  2. 2Hiring Manager Screenยท 30 min
  3. 3Creative Testยท 1 week
  4. 4Team Interviewยท 1 hour
  5. 5Reference Checkยท 30 min
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