Senior Motion Designer (B2B) - Donut Studios

About the role

We're seeking a Senior Motion Designer to join our Donut Studios team. This role supports a global enterprise B2B technology client, focusing on defining and executing high-quality motion graphics and animations.

Responsibilities

• Create polished, high-impact motion graphics that set the quality bar across typography, layout, compositing, transitions, UI animation, and storytelling.
• Develop reusable After Effects templates, animation guidelines, and HTML5 display standards to enable efficient, consistent production across high-volume creative programs.
• Lead the creation of animated HTML5 display ads, banner systems, and ad platform specifications, ensuring all assets meet technical requirements, performance standards, and brand expectations.
• Design and animate UI interactions, product demonstrations, explainer content, and kinetic typography to simplify complex enterprise technology concepts into engaging visual experiences.
• Collaborate closely with the Art Director, Senior Video Editor, designers, copywriters, and strategists to bring concepts from storyboard to final execution while maintaining a consistent visual language.
• Mentor and elevate the skills of motion designers, providing thoughtful creative direction, feedback, and technical guidance.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools and emerging creative technologies to improve workflows while maintaining exceptional creative quality.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional motion design experience with a portfolio or demo reel showcasing polished, high-end creative work.
• Advanced expertise in Adobe After Effects and strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Exceptional understanding of typography, composition, animation principles, pacing, and UI-driven motion design.
• Experience creating animated HTML5 display advertising, banner systems, and assets that meet platform specifications and performance requirements.
• Experience developing motion templates, design systems, and scalable production workflows.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with experience working across multidisciplinary creative teams.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently while mentoring others and helping shape evolving creative processes.
• Comfort leveraging AI-powered creative tools to improve workflows while maintaining exceptional creative quality.

Bonus points

• Experience supporting enterprise technology, SaaS, or other B2B brands.
• Experience with 3D motion design using Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar tools.
• Strong design foundation with experience in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience working within high-volume, multi-campaign creative production environments.