Motion Designer

• Conceptualize, design, and animate motion work across brand and visual identity projects
• Define motion behavior through logo animations, typography, transitions, and easing curves
• Develop motion principles, guidelines, and toolkits for brand systems
• Produce motion assets for launch films, social cutdowns, product announcements, campaigns, billboards, conferences, and digital screens
• Develop asset libraries and adapt motion creative across placements, screen sizes, formats, and technical specifications
• Develop motion-led web case studies, animated hero loops, scroll-driven sequences, Lottie files, and web animations
• Design and prototype product interactions, onboarding flows, micro-interactions, and state changes
• Create large-format, multi-screen, event, stage, and out-of-home motion content
• Present concepts and completed work to clients and incorporate feedback
• Coordinate timelines with producers across multiple projects
• Collaborate with design, strategy, development, creative leadership, clients, and engineering teams
• Contribute to studio pitches, internal brand initiatives, and The Manifest
• Work directly on client projects spanning brand strategy, visual identity, web design, and development

• 3+ years of professional motion design experience, ideally within a creative studio or agency
• Demonstrated experience developing motion work for brand identities or identity systems
• Experience producing motion assets across multiple formats and technical specifications, including video and large-format deliverables
• Experience working directly with clients and collaborating with designers and developers
• Portfolio demonstrating motion systems thinking and finished creative work, including brand or identity motion projects
• Expert proficiency in Adobe After Effects
• Strong working knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong understanding of typography, timing, pacing, and motion supporting a brand concept
• Ability to develop motion principles, guidelines, and systems for brand identity projects
• Ability to create motion concepts and animations across identity, product, web, and campaign work
• Ability to develop interaction and UI prototypes communicating intended motion to clients and engineering teams
• Ability to adapt motion work across multiple formats, screen sizes, and technical specifications
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining creative quality
• Self-directed approach to creative execution from initial concept through final delivery
• English proficiency and submission of an English PDF resume
• Availability to work 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET/MT/PT
• Preferred: experience with 3D design and animation using Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar tools; Rive, Lottie, Principle, or ProtoPie; GSAP, CSS, WebGL, or creative coding; out-of-home/event/stage graphics; sound design or video editing; AI, fintech, or developer-tools brands