Remote Motion Technology Director

DEPT®; New York (NY, MA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision

PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking an Associate Director, Technical Motion Design to lead the evolution of the OpenAI motion pipeline while hands-on as a motion practitioner. You will mentor Motion Designers, shape technical standards, and partner across teams to translate creative goals into durable production systems.

You will own pipeline tooling, templates, and localization-ready workflows, ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions while solving complex production challenges with practical, high-quality

Qualifications

• 5+ years in motion design, technical direction, or related field.
• Strong motion portfolio showing system-building ability for creatives.
• Deep expertise in After Effects, including expressions and templates.
• Familiarity with Figma and Premiere; experience with 3D tools and render automation is a plus.
• Experience managing and mentoring creative teammates, and communicating technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the technical roadmap for the OpenAI motion pipeline to reduce repetitive work and improve delivery.
• Build, test, document, and maintain scripts, plugins, expressions, templates, presets, and AI-assisted tools for motion production and delivery.
• Develop reusable motion components, UI modules, project templates, and shared libraries for team-wide reuse.

Skills

Motion design

Technical direction

Creative technology

Animation production

Project leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

After Effects

Figma

Premiere Pro

3D tools

Python

Job description

DEPT® is seeking an Associate Director, Technical Motion Design to lead the evolution of the OpenAI motion pipeline while hands-on as a motion practitioner. You will mentor Motion Designers, shape technical standards, and partner across teams to translate creative goals into durable production systems.

You will own pipeline tooling, templates, and localization-ready workflows, ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions while solving complex production challenges with practical, high-quality