Motion Designer

Responsibilities

• Create motion work across a broad mix of brand and campaign animation, product and web motion, and event content.
• Deliver web-ready animation in formats like Lottie and Rive, collaborating with web and design teams on implementation.
• Work within Plaid's motion guidelines (timing, easing, and text animation standards) to keep motion consistent across deliverables.
• Prep and deliver assets across specs and platforms, from social cutdowns to large-format event screens.
• Collaborate with designers, producers, and stakeholders to scope work, incorporate feedback, and hit deadlines across concurrent projects.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of motion design experience with a strong reel showing range across brand, product, and web animation.
• Expert in After Effects, with experience delivering web animation via Lottie, Rive, or similar formats.
• Strong fundamentals in typography, composition, and timing. Can animate type with precision and restraint.
• Comfortable working within an established motion system while bringing craft and ideas of your own.
• Able to work independently and manage multiple projects with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication skills, responsive and organized in remote, async collaboration (US hours).
• Familiarity with review and file management workflows (Frame.io or similar).
• Experience or curiosity with AI-assisted motion and production workflows.
• Nice-to-have: Cinema 4D or other 3D experience, or hands-on work with design systems in Figma.