UI Animator / Motion Designer

Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced UI Animator / Motion Designer to create exceptional motion experiences for consumer software applications. This role is ideal for a highly collaborative designer who combines a deep understanding of animation principles with strong interaction design skills and a passion for crafting polished, intuitive user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging UI motion for new features, screens, and user interactions across consumer applications.
• Enhance usability and improve the overall user experience through polished animations that align with platform standards and product design systems.
• Apply strong animation fundamentals including timing, easing, anticipation, staging, and visual hierarchy.
• Partner closely with product designers to transform static designs into interactive animated prototypes.
• Rapidly prototype interaction concepts to validate user experience before engineering implementation.
• Iterate on motion concepts based on user feedback, design reviews, and stakeholder input.
• Explore creative solutions while maintaining usability and accessibility.
• Work directly with engineering teams to ensure motion designs are accurately implemented in production.
• Deliver clear animation specifications, timing documentation, easing curves, and interaction behaviors.
• Collaborate throughout development to ensure animations meet quality, performance, and platform expectations.
• Balance visual quality with technical constraints, device performance, and platform capabilities.
• Build, maintain, and evolve reusable motion libraries and animation systems.
• Contribute documentation and best practices for animation workflows and implementation.
• Cross-functionally partner with product, engineering, marketing, QA, and other cross-functional partners throughout the product lifecycle.
• Communicate project scope, priorities, timelines, and trade-offs effectively.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining a high standard of design quality.
• Contribute innovative ideas that elevate product experiences and user engagement.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional experience in UI animation, interaction design, or motion design for digital products.
• Expert-level proficiency with Adobe After Effects.
• Experience using modern prototyping tools such as Principle, Figma, or similar platforms.
• Comfortable working within AI-assisted and "vibe coding" workflows.
• Proven experience partnering with engineers to deliver production-ready UI animations.
• Strong understanding of animation principles and interaction design.
• Deep familiarity with motion guidelines for iOS, Android, and web platforms.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A portfolio demonstrating shipped UI animation and interactive motion design work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3D animation or motion design.
• Portfolio showcasing motion graphics beyond UI and interaction design.
• Basic coding or scripting knowledge.
• Experience contributing to design systems or motion libraries.
• Passion for creating intuitive, engaging, and highly polished digital experiences.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Motion Design, Animation, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field preferred. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Mathys+Potestio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.