Motion Designer: Social Campaign Animator

Monks; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental, and vision

Generous PTO and 15 holidays

401k with company contribution

Paid parental leave

Work-life balance focus

Career growth in a disruptor space

Diversity & inclusion culture

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Motion Designer to create engaging digital content, campaigns, and assets for a variety of brands. This role leans toward animation—bring work to life with movement, rhythm, and timing.

You’ll work closely with Art Directors and Creative Directors across social campaigns and larger integrated projects. With 3+ years of motion design experience and a strong portfolio, you’ll excel in the Adobe suite, maintain design consistency, and contribute from concept to final execution.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in motion design for digital and advertising.
• Strong animation skills with a good sense of rhythm and timing.
• Proficient in the Adobe suite, with strong file and folder organization.
• Experience across all stages of the process, from concept to final execution.
• Solid understanding of design fundamentals such as typography, flow, and storytelling.
• Strong communication and time-management skills for collaborating with teams.

Responsibilities

• Animate digital marketing assets predominantly for social media channels.
• Concept, design, and animate work, solo or as part of larger global teams.
• Create styleframes, style proposals, sketches, and mockups to initiate new projects and pitch animation concepts.
• Design and build presentation decks that bring pitches and concepts to life.
• Translate creative briefs into comprehensive design briefs.
• Push creative boundaries to develop innovative digital designs and aesthetics.
• Set and maintain design styles, ensuring consistency across formats.
• Collaborate with designers, copywriters, and creative leads to produce high-quality integrated visual designs.
• Manage the design process, providing fresh perspectives and solutions to enhance work quality.

Skills

Motion design

Animation timing

Adobe suite

Collaboration

Time management

Tools

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Illustrator

Job description

Monks is seeking a Motion Designer to create engaging digital content, campaigns, and assets for a variety of brands. This role leans toward animation—bring work to life with movement, rhythm, and timing.

You’ll work closely with Art Directors and Creative Directors across social campaigns and larger integrated projects. With 3+ years of motion design experience and a strong portfolio, you’ll excel in the Adobe suite, maintain design consistency, and contribute from concept to final execution.