Motion Designer

Instant; New York (NY); Remote; USD 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Instant is seeking a Motion Designer to help define and scale a user-centric motion design system across mobile and web products. You will work with the growth team to storyboard, animate, and produce launch videos that showcase our product narratives.

You will collaborate with design to deliver polished, on-brand assets and motion experiences, while QA-ing for quality and handoff readiness. This remote role emphasizes autonomy, strong communication, and a human-centered approach.

Qualifikationen

• 1+ years of motion design experience in a product setting.
• Self-directed, solution-oriented, and able to work autonomously.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to narrate user experience with motion based on user behavior, needs, and emotions.
• Exhibits deep mastery of foundational animation principles.
• Mastery of After Effects and Figma.
• Creative thinking toward establishing and executing on team initiatives.
• Challenge the status quo, push innovation and inspire people toward a unified outcome.

Aufgaben

• Develop a user-centric Motion Design System that scales to both our mobile & web products
• Produce high-quality product launch videos.
• Partner with design to animate assets that can be embedded into the product experience, our website and marketing front-door surfaces.
• QA work to ensure designs and creative assets are polished, on brand, and ready for implementation handoff or final delivery
• Efficiently execute to ship products that deliver impact for our business and customers

Kenntnisse

Motion design

Communication skills

Self-directed

Problem solving

Strong work ethic

Tools

After Effects

Figma

Jobbeschreibung

As a Motion Designer at Instant, you'll contribute to our mission, vision, and strategy by creating stunning visuals and motion graphics that simplify complex interactions and solve challenging design problems. You'll work closely with your wider growth team to imagine the best way to tell our product stories in a captivating way, from the early inception of a script to storyboarding how the script comes to life, to the final videos and assets that need to be produced for us to share.

You will work to successfully communicate, evolve, and execute a strong motion design standard that showcases Instant as an innovator in the generative AI marketing space. You are a crucial component of our company's growth and product launches through your contributions to short and long-term strategic direction, creating and maintaining high visual standards and a strong focus on user needs. You have an owner's mentality, taking pride in your work and in your team's work, and view what you do as a part-owner and builder of Instant.

You will work closely with Quentin, Tavi, Jack, Liam.

• Develop a user-centric Motion Design System that scales to both our mobile & web products
• Produce high-quality product launch videos.
• Partner with design to animate assets that can be embedded into the product experience, our website and marketing front-door surfaces.
• QA work to ensure designs and creative assets are polished, on brand, and ready for implementation handoff or final delivery
• Efficiently execute to ship products that deliver impact for our business and customers

We’re looking for exceptional individuals who combine technical excellence with ethical awareness, who are excited by hard problems and motivated by human impact. You’ll strive with us if you:

• Are a highly motivated and driven individual with a strong work ethic. Our team is aware of this critical moment of marketing AI evolution and is committed to going the extra mile to lead.
• Are analytical, efficient, and strive on solving complex challenges with a first principles mindset.
• Consistently strive for excellence, delivering high-quality work quickly and exceeding expectations.
• Take initiative and work autonomously from day one, prioritizing learning and contribution while leaving ego aside.

What you bring

We do not require any formal experience, certifications, or degrees. Instead, we are seeking enthusiastic motion designers who can showcase solving impressively hard problems with artifacts such as past projects and designs. Even directly sharing a rough demo reel of your work is a great way to show us your craft! We do require:

• 1+ years of motion design experience in a product setting
• Self-directed, solution-oriented, and ability to work autonomously
• Thrives in a fast-paced (sometimes ambiguous) environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use motion to narrate user experience based on users' behaviors, needs, and emotions
• Exceptional process thinker and problem solver
• Exhibits deep mastery of foundational animation principles
• Master in After Effects and Figma
• Creative thinking toward establishing and executing on the vision for team initiatives
• Challenge the status quo, push innovation and inspire people toward a unified outcome

This role is remote. Please ensure your portfolio is included when applying. This is critical.