Freelance Motion Designer

Culver City, CA (On-site)

$45/hr – $70/hrMid Level3+ years expContract

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end motion design for entertainment and brand campaigns, leading projects from kickoff to delivery, collaborating cross-functionally to translate briefs into platform-specific visuals, while staying on brand, on schedule, and current with trends.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and animate social, digital, and A/V content for entertainment and brand clients across various platforms and placements.
  • Lead motion projects from kickoff through final delivery, ensuring creative excellence at every stage.
  • Collaborate closely with producers, editors, strategists, and creative teams to develop and execute engaging motion graphics.
  • Translate creative briefs into compelling visual narratives tailored to platform-specific best practices.
  • Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining organization, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Participate in brainstorming sessions and proactively contribute innovative ideas for campaign execution.
  • Maintain a high bar for design, typography, animation, and finishing details across all deliverables.
  • Stay current on emerging trends in entertainment marketing, social content, and motion design techniques.

Requirements

  • Expert proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop, with strong experience in graphics, animation, and compositing.
  • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere; familiarity with Cinema 4D or 3D workflows is a plus.
  • Proven experience creating motion and design content for entertainment and brand campaigns.
  • Ability to take ownership of projects from concept to delivery in a fast-paced agency or studio environment.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-profile projects simultaneously.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working cross-functionally and incorporating feedback.
  • Strong creative judgment with a passion for storytelling and entertainment marketing.
  • 3–5 years of experience at a creative agency, entertainment marketing agency, or production company.
  • Term: 3 months
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Wild Card Creative Group

Founded in 2007, Wild Card is an independent agency created with the goal of building a community of highly-talented, creative people who are passionate about film, TV, music, gaming and advertising. We bring a myriad of talents and passions together to create meaningful, groundbreaking campaigns for our clients and audiences everywhere.Worldbuilding is the driving force behind everything we do. We see each campaign as an entry point for audiences to become citizens of a new world, transforming casual moviegoers into devoted fans by inviting them to be a part of something bigger.Here at Wild Card, we partner with filmmakers, studios, gaming companies and brands to bring their worlds to life through marketing that strives to be as compelling as the stories themselves.

Founded in 2007
Culver City, California, USA
131 employees (94 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$45/hr – $70/hr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
47 (36% of company)
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
47%
Referral
5.9%
Social
16.9%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~131
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Freelance Motion Designer

Wild Card Creative Group · Culver City, CA · On-site