Senior Motion Designer
$119800/y-$258000/y
Microsofta day ago
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Summary
Microsoft is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to join their Design Studio for the Social & Creative organization in New York, NY. The role involves leading the creation of high-impact motion design that drives brand storytelling across various platforms.
About the Role
As a Senior Motion Designer, you will be responsible for developing motion design and animation assets for brand campaigns and social content. You will collaborate with Creative Directors and cross-functional teams to enhance brand identity through compelling motion narratives. Additionally, you will mentor junior designers, maintain motion libraries, and integrate generative AI tools into your workflow to innovate and streamline processes.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 4+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment.
- Proven experience in motion design, animation, or interaction design.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 12+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment.
- 4+ years of experience in motion design tools such as After Effects, Figma, Lottie, Principle, or similar.
- A portfolio showcasing production-ready motion work for User Interface (UI), demos, social and product storytelling.
- 6+ years experience using related software and packages (e.g., Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop/Adobe suite, Mental Ray, Substance Designer/Painter/Zbrush, SideFX Houdini, After Effects, Unity, Softimage).
- 6+ years experience leading motion design in brand-focused environments or creative campaigns.
- 2+ years experience with generative AI tools for animation, prototyping, or asset creation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with a typical base pay range of $119k–$234k per year, and $158k–$258k for specific locations.
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage.
Microsoft
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
New York, United States