Motion Designer - The Heist

Thinkingbox; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Heist, the motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox, is seeking an Intermediate Motion Designer to join a collaborative team. You are a versatile motion generalist with strong foundations in 2D and 3D, leaning 2D, and you bring thoughtful type, composition, and UI-driven storytelling to every project.

You will partner with designers, animators, and creative leads to push ideas further, work across brand films, broadcast spots, and interactive content, and

Qualifications

• Intermediate motion designer with strong foundations in both 2D and 3D, leaning 2D.
• Thoughtful type, composition, and UI-driven storytelling are your strengths.
• Collaborates with designers, animators, and creative leads to push ideas further.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, animators, and creative leads to push ideas further.
• Contribute to high-end motion and polished UI animation across brand, broadcast, and interactive projects.

Skills

Motion design

2D motion

3D motion

Typography

UI animation

Collaboration

Job description

Who We Are

Hi! We're The Heist, the motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox, the Brief-to-Built agency.

We bring together directors, designers, animators, editors, and technologists to create work that moves. From brand films to broadcast spots to social campaigns and experiential content, our team blends craft and curiosity to push ideas further. Across our studios, collaboration is real, feedback is open, and culture matters. We take the work seriously. Ourselves, a little less so.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an Intermediate Motion Designer to join our growing team. You are a versatile motion generalist with strong foundations in both 2D and 3D (leaning 2D), however your superpower lies in thoughtful type, composition, and UI-driven storytelling. You bring curiosity, initiative, and craft to everything you touch, and love collaborating with other designers, animators, and creative leads to push ideas further. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about high-end motion, visual identity systems, and polished UI animation across a range of mediums.

Equal Opportunity

At The Heist, we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity is our creative strength - it's the range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds that fuels our best ideas and most innovative solutions. We welcome and encourage applicants of all races, ethnicities, genders, identities, abilities, ages, sexual orientations, and backgrounds to apply. Your voice matters here.