Senior Motion Designer — Lead Craft, Mentor & Create

Thinkingbox; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office lunches

Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

Dog-friendly offices

Flexible time off

Seasonal gatherings

Health benefits

Job summary

The Heist, a motion design, live action, and post-production studio within Thinkingbox, seeks a Senior Motion Designer to lead through craft and mentor team members. You’ll partner with Art Directors and Creative Directors to transform ideas into exceptional motion across 2D and 3D styles.

You’ll develop storyboards, styleframes, and motion explorations, setting the creative standard and guiding projects through production with precision and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in motion design, animation, or a related creative field.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional design taste, animation principles, and versatility across styles.
• Advanced proficiency in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Redshift, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong understanding of typography, composition, color, pacing, and visual storytelling.
• Experience working within professional production pipelines from concept through final delivery.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the confidence to own work while supporting the team.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate compelling 2D and 3D motion graphics across a wide range of styles and platforms.
• Develop storyboards, styleframes, and motion explorations that support the creative vision.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Creative Directors, Producers, and fellow designers throughout production.
• Take ownership of complex assignments, solving creative and technical challenges independently.
• Help maintain a high level of craft, consistency, and polish across every deliverable.
• Provide thoughtful feedback and mentorship to junior designers, helping raise the quality of the team.
• Stay current with emerging tools, workflows, and technologies that improve both process and creative output.
• Accurately estimate effort, communicate progress, and help projects stay on schedule.

Skills

Motion design

Animation

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Redshift

Typography

Storytelling

Collaboration

Production pipelines

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Unreal Engine

Houdini

X-Particles

Marvelous Designer

Substance Painter

Job description

The Heist, a motion design, live action, and post-production studio within Thinkingbox, seeks a Senior Motion Designer to lead through craft and mentor team members. You’ll partner with Art Directors and Creative Directors to transform ideas into exceptional motion across 2D and 3D styles.

You’ll develop storyboards, styleframes, and motion explorations, setting the creative standard and guiding projects through production with precision and collaboration.