Senior Motion Designer # 26-24981

Us Tech Solutions; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions is seeking a Senior Motion Designer in San Francisco, CA to support flagship event experiences. The role requires 8 years of motion design/animation shipping for large‑scale events, with expertise in After Effects, Figma, and Cinema4D.

Collaborate with creative teams to storyboard narratives, build motion systems, and deliver assets to strict technical specs. The position is contract-based for 12 months, with on‑site responsibilities at event venues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in motion design/animation shipping motion for events, broadcasts, or large‑screen work.
• Expert storyboarding and the ability to translate scripts to motion graphics.
• Experience shipping assets to technical specs for LED/broadcast (multi‑resolution, frame rates, codecs, alpha/looping).
• Portfolio showing creative and systems thinking in motion and movement‑driven design.
• Proactive, autonomous, and able to collaborate with cross‑functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Concept, storyboard, and create motion across event surfaces (countdown, LED walls, website hero).
• Translate brand/event creative into motion systems that elevate narrative and clarity.
• Collaborate with art directors, designers, writers, and producers to define look and movement principles.
• Produce motion assets to specs with color, audio sync, and QA across playback contexts.
• Build reusable templates and motion libraries; document best practices and handoffs.
• Work with Events, Brand, AV/tech teams and vendors; manage timelines in an agile setting.
• Support keynote presentations with motion assets for video and live contexts.

Skills

Storyboarding

Proactive workstyle

Attention to detail

Tools

After Effects

Figma

Cinema4D

Lottie

Job description

$80-$90 per hour

San Francisco, CA

Contract

Duration: 12 months

Job Description:

• We’re seeking a Senior Motion Designer to support client’s Events team across flagship experiences (e.g., Core stage experience, digital package, environmental motion, web, reusable templates).
• You’ll partner with creative director, designers, writers and producers to concept and storyboard narratives, influence Team Europe event through motion, and ship visually inspiring, technically sound motion assets that perform flawlessly in live environments.
• This is a senior, scrappy, agile, and proactive role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and elevates the work across the team.

Responsibilities:

• Concept, storyboard, and create motion across different surfaces of the event. (eg: countdown, animated speaker titles, LED walls, animated website hero, etc).
• Translate brand and event creative into motion systems that consistently elevate narrative, pacing, and clarity across all screens and surfaces.
• Influence upstream design through motion: partner with art directors, designers, writers, and producers to define look, feel, and movement principles.
• Create and ship motion assets against detailed technical specs, handed off designs, and constraints (resolutions, aspect ratios, frame rates, codecs, bitrates, color spaces, alpha/looping, safe areas).
• Own QA for motion deliverables end-to-end: color check, audio sync, artifact checks, loops, and playback validation with AV partners.
• Build reusable templates, motion libraries, and guidelines that scale across events and teams; document best practices and handoffs.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Events, Brand, AV/technical directors, vendors, and external studios; manage timelines in an agile environment.
• Supporting keynote presentations with drag & drop video motion assets.

Experience:

• 8 years in motion design/animation shipping motion for an event, broadcast, or large‑screen work.

Skillsets:

• Expert storyboarding skills and ability to translate scripts, and ideas into motion graphics videos.
• Fluency in Figma and After Effects with strong design fundamentals (typography, layout, composition, color, timing, easing).
• Knowledge of Lottie & Cinema4D is a bonus.
• Experience shipping assets to technical specs for LED/broadcast (varied resolutions, pixel densities, frame rates, codecs, alpha, looping in sync).
• Portfolio that demonstrates both creative and systems thinking in motion and elevating static design through movement.
• Proactive and self‑directed: you anticipate needs, communicate early, and remove blockers while staying aligned with partners.
• Adaptable and iterative: you work quickly through changes, test in context, and maintain high craft and attention to detail.
• Potential on‑site visit during the event: you may visit the event venue once to provide motion oversight and quality assurance of your shipped motion assets in the event environment.
• Lightweight video & sound editing that’s part of the motion asset.

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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