Motion Design Art Director – Interactive Retail [AQ-22587]

Aquent; Campbell (CA); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aquent Studios seeks an exceptional Motion Design Art Director to shape interactive retail experiences and visually translate groundbreaking technology for global audiences. Lead a team of visual designers and motion artists from concept to global deployment, blending brand storytelling with kinetic design.

You will own the end-to-end motion graphics pipeline, building assets from scratch and delivering high-fidelity storyboards, style frames, and layout systems that elevate in-store

Formación

• A portfolio showing leadership in motion design and interactive UI.
• Expertise across storyboard, animatics, keyframing and layout systems.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and collaboration tools.

Responsabilidades

• Establish creative vision for interactive touch demos and ambient loops.
• Direct and mentor designers and motion artists through production cycles.
• Translate software and hardware innovations into kinetic stories.
• Own concepts from inception to prototype and style frames, ready for deployment.
• Ensure brand standards across diverse screen formats and retail environments.

Conocimientos

Concept leadership

Motion graphics

UI storytelling

Team mentoring

Herramientas

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Figma

Miro

Descripción del empleo

Aquent Studios is seeking an exceptional Motion Design Art Director to join a visionary team at a pioneering global tech innovator. This is a unique opportunity to profoundly impact how customers interact with groundbreaking technology in dynamic retail environments worldwide. You will be instrumental in shaping the future of interactive retail experiences, translating complex innovations into captivating visual stories that engage and inspire millions.

This role calls for a creative anchor who can bridge brand storytelling with kinetic design. As a Motion Design Art Director, you will lead the conceptualization and visual design for cutting-edge in-store interactive demonstrations and retail displays. While your primary focus will be creative direction and concept development, you are a craft-first practitioner with end-to-end fluency in the motion graphics and digital retail production pipeline, fully capable of building assets from scratch. You will guide a dedicated team of visual designers and motion artists from initial concept to global deployment, making a tangible difference in how innovative products are discovered and understood.

What You’ll Do

• Establish the creative vision, narrative frameworks, and UI layouts for interactive touch demos, companion screens, and ambient attract loops within retail spaces.
• Direct and mentor visual designers and motion artists, fostering their growth and ensuring high-quality output through fast-paced production cycles.
• Translate complex software features, hardware innovations, and advanced capabilities into kinetic, intuitive stories that capture attention and drive product discovery.
• Own concepts from inception to prototype, developing high-fidelity storyboards, style frames, motion studies, and layout systems before delegating.
• Champion global brand standards, ensuring consistent application across diverse screen formats and retail environments.

Must-Have Qualifications

• A portfolio showcasing both high-level conceptual leadership (messaging frameworks, narrative demos) and exceptional execution-level craftsmanship in motion graphics and interactive UI.
• Solid grasp of the end-to-end motion graphics lifecycle, including storyboarding, animatics, keyframing, kinetic typography, screen aspect ratios, compression standards, and hardware performance limits.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat), Figma, and collaboration tools like Miro.
• This role is ideal for a high-caliber mid-level Art Director or lead motion designer ready to expand their scope and guide a dedicated team, where quality of execution and conceptual strength take precedence over years of experience.

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them—work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studios team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!

Other Requirements

• Compensation Range: $120,000-$160,000 DOE