Job description for Motion Designer at Design Shifu
Job description:
Key Responsibilities
- Create motion graphics, animations and short videos for social media, marketing campaigns, websites and product content
- Turn briefs, scripts and static designs into storyboards, animatics and finished animations
- Design and animate UI and product interactions, such as micro-interactions, onboarding flows and app demos, working closely with UI/UX designers
- Produce explainer videos, course or tutorial content, and branded intros and outros
- Keep motion consistent with brand guidelines, and help build a library of reusable motion assets, templates and principles
- Edit video footage and handle sound syncing, basic sound design and color correction
- Work with designers, marketers and content teams from concept to final delivery
- Manage several projects at once and deliver on time, adapting outputs for different platforms and formats (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, web, Lottie)
- Keep up with motion design trends, tools and techniques, and bring fresh ideas to the team
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience as a Motion Designer, Animator or similar role. Adjust this to the seniority you're hiring for.
- Comfortable to speak in English
- A strong portfolio showing 2D motion graphics, typography animation and storytelling
- Advanced skills in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, plus a working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop
- Experience with Figma, and with prototyping or animating UI designs
- A solid grasp of animation principles: timing, easing, spacing and anticipation
- A good eye for typography, layout, color and composition
- Ability to take feedback well and iterate quickly
- Strong communication and time-management skills
