2D/3D Motion Designer (Contract)

Bunsen; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Flexible hours

Part-time contract

Job summary

Bunsen is seeking a part-time motion designer to translate scientific concepts into compelling visuals for websites, decks, and explainer videos. You will work with design leads on storyboards, style frames, and motion studies, and you’ll produce 2D and 3D animation for various frontier industries.

This remote-friendly role supports a flexible, project-based schedule. You will collaborate with designers and developers to bring motion systems into production, manage multiple engagements, and

Qualifications

• Strong motion portfolio demonstrating 2D and 3D work.
• Experience collaborating with designers and developers to productionize motion systems.
• Able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Concept translate scientific concepts into clear visual narratives with design leads.
• 2D motion animation for brand systems, typography, diagrams, interfaces, and visuals.
• 3D motion modeling, lighting, and rendering of molecules, hardware, and graphics.
• Interactive motion work with web teams, optimizing assets and timing.
• Production management from exploration to final delivery with high craft standards.

Skills

Motion design

2D Motion

3D Motion

Portfolio

Collaboration

Tools

GSAP

WebGL

Three.js

Lottie

Rive

Job description

Hey, we’re Bunsen . We create brands, websites, decks, and more for companies at the forefront of biopharma, aerospace, manufacturing, and other frontier industries. Our mission is to help scientists and engineers translate technical breakthroughs into powerful stories that connect with their most important audiences.

What you’ll do

• Concepting: You’ll help translate scientific and technical concepts into clear, compelling visual narratives. You’ll work with our Design Leads to develop storyboards, style frames, and motion studies that align with each project’s creative direction.
• 2D Motion: You’ll animate brand systems, typography, diagrams, illustrations, interfaces, and other graphic elements for websites, presentations, and explainer videos.
• 3D Motion: You’ll model, animate, light, and render 3D assets like molecules, proteins, hardware, and abstract graphics.
• Interactive Motion: You’ll work with designers and developers to create motion for the web, preparing optimized assets and defining timing, easing, transitions, and responsive behavior.
• Production: You’ll manage projects from initial exploration through final delivery, maintaining a high bar for craft, consistency, and technical execution. You’ll prepare and optimize assets for developers and production partners.

Bonus points for Who you are

• Talented: You have a strong motion portfolio that demonstrates excellent design instincts, storytelling, and execution across 2D and 3D.
• Technical: You have experience collaborating directly with designers and developers to bring motion systems into production. You’re comfortable across multiple tools and workflows and know when each approach is most effective.
• Reliable: You deliver consistently, communicate proactively, stay organized, and manage multiple projects effectively.
• Curious: You enjoy learning how unfamiliar technologies work and finding visual ways to make them understandable and engaging.
• Scrappy: You thrive in a fast-paced agency environment and are comfortable adapting your process to different projects, timelines, and clients.

Bonus points Experience with GSAP, WebGL, Three.js, Lottie, Rive, or other web animation workflows

• Experience with GSAP, WebGL, Three.js, Lottie, Rive, or other web animation workflows.
• Experience creating molecular, cellular, medical, or scientific visualizations.
• Experience with particle systems, procedural animation, simulations, or node-based workflows.
• Familiarity with scientific data, CAD files, microscopy imagery, or technical source material.
• Experience collaborating directly with developers to bring motion systems into production.

Opportunity Time

This role will begin as a part-time contract of approximately 10–20 hours per week.

Location

We are remote-first. Occasional meetings typically take place between 12–5 p.m. ET.

Compensation

We offer fixed project fees for clearly defined engagements and hourly rates for less-defined or one-off motion work.