Senior Motion Designer

Keka HR; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Keka HR is seeking a Senior Motion Designer in Hyderabad to lead motion craft for explainers, demos, reels, and campaigns. You will mentor junior designers, set creative direction, and build scalable motion systems while staying hands-on 50% of the time.

You'll collaborate with Creative Director and cross-functional teams to translate HR content into human, intuitive motion and scale it globally as Keka grows.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in motion design/animation (agency, studio, or in‑house).
• Expertise in After Effects; strong Cinema 4D or Blender skills.
• Portfolio showing 4–5 hero motion pieces (explainers, demos, campaigns).
• Experience mentoring or leveling up junior creatives.
• Hands-on with AI motion tools (Higgsfield, Kling, Veo, etc.).
• Strong eye for pacing, timing, rhythm; clear creative direction.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate premium motion pieces for multiple department needs.
• Build motion templates and systems to speed up delivery by juniors.
• Mentor motion designers; provide clear creative feedback.
• Collaborate on visual language; own final motion direction on all video.
• Experiment with AI motion tools to accelerate workflows.
• Develop and maintain Keka's motion design system (style, pacing, language).

Skills

Motion design

Mentoring

Creative direction

Communication

AI motion tools

Iterative feedback

Pacing & timing

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Blender

Higgsfield

Kling

Veo

Job description

About This Role

You'll join Keka as

Senior Motion Designer - Keka

Hyderabad, On-site | Full-time

About This Role

You'll join Keka as Senior Motion Designer, leading motion design across explainers, product demos, reels, and brand campaigns. You're an experienced craftsperson who's ready to step into light leadership mentoring junior motion talent, setting creative direction, and building scalable motion systems that let Keka ship high-volume content without losing craft.

You'll report to the Creative Director and collaborate closely with Design, Product, Events, Video, and Social teams. You're still getting your hands dirty with animation and motion design 50% of the time this isn't a pure management role. You're a lead by example kind of senior.

Your north star: translate HR complexity into motion that feels human and intuitive, then scale that motion language globally as Keka expands.

What You'll Do

• Design and animate premium motion pieces for multiple department needs
• Build motion templates and systems that let junior team members ship faster
• Mentor motion designers; give clear creative feedback
• Collaborate with design on visual language; own final motion direction on all video
• Experiment with AI motion tools (Higgsfield, Kling, Veo) to accelerate and explore
• Develop and maintain Keka's motion design system (style, pacing, animation language)

You Have

• 5-7 years motion design/animation experience (agency, studio, or in-house)
• Expert After Effects + strong Cinema 4D or Blender
• Portfolio showing 4-5 hero motion pieces (explainers, demos, or campaigns)
• Experience mentoring or leveling up junior creatives
• Hands-on experience with AI motion tools (Higgsfield, Kling, Veo, etc.)
• Eye for pacing, timing, rhythm; can communicate creative direction clearly
• Comfortable taking feedback, iterating fast, and pushing back with conviction

Nice to Have

• B2B SaaS or tech background
• Agency or studio experience managing timelines
• 3D animation (Cinema 4D particles, dynamics, character work)
• Sound design
• Video analytics mindset (tracking performance, iterating based on data)