Motion Designer

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$66K/yr – $87K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end motion graphics delivery from concept through execution, leading 2D and 3D animation pipelines and collaborating with creative and production teams to translate brand stories into engaging visuals.

  • Lead animation pipelines and cross-functional collaboration across campaigns and media
  • Transform complex ideas into concise visual narratives aligned with brand tone

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and animate 2d (and maybe some 3d) motion graphics for a wide variety of deliverables through video, social content, UI animations, email, banners, and more.
  • Develop storyboards, style frames, and visual concepts in collaboration with art directors, designers, producers, and strategists.
  • Lead 2D and 3D animation pipelines as needed, working closely with post-production leadership.
  • Translate complex ideas into compelling visual narratives that align with brand tone, voice, and messaging.
  • Use motion design to enhance UX, communicate value propositions, and create memorable branded experiences.
  • Stay current on industry trends and technologies, pushing creative boundaries and integrating emerging tools like AI where appropriate.
  • Solve creative and technical challenges with a proactive, solutions-first mindset.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency across all touchpoints while adapting design style for different clients and media types.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in a post-production studio, ad agency, or in-house creative team with a strong digital focus.
  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and After Effects.
  • Experience with additional 2D/3D tools (Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, Nuke, Flame, etc.) is a plus.
  • Extensive experience conceptualizing and creating a variety of visual assets including web/site animations, animated logos/product images, supers, snips, paid media, banner ads, storyboards, explainer videos, reels, shortform social, splash videos, and similar assets.
  • Experience building soundtracks and audio for video/animations is a plus.
  • Solid understanding of design systems, layout, typography, color theory, design composition, and motion principles including timing, easing, acceleration curves, etc.
  • Strong conceptual and storytelling abilities—able to think visually and translate strategy into design.
  • Experience with consumer tech brands is a plus.
  • Highly collaborative but independently capable.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.

Preferred

  • Experience with additional 2D/3D tools (Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, Nuke, Flame, etc.) is a plus.
  • Experience with consumer tech brands is a plus.

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or moreMonetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and FertilityMonetary assistance and support for pet adoptionEmployee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balanceTuition AssistancePaid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and moreMatching Gifts programsFlexible working arrangements‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
  • The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.
  • We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits.
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,719 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
141