Senior Motion Designer - AI Research Storytelling

Content Creators; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OpenAI is seeking a Motion Designer to tell the stories behind our research. Translate complex ideas into clear motion across films, launches, and demos. Collaborate with Research, Brand, and production teams from early concepts through final delivery.

This hands-on role requires strong motion craft, curiosity about unfamiliar subjects, and the ability to develop original work and reusable approaches that convey OpenAI’s research visually to a broad audience.

Formación

• 7+ years of motion design experience across narrative works.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design judgment and craft.
• Ability to take open briefs to clear creative direction.
• Proficiency in After Effects and Cinema 4D; editing and compositing workflows."
• Comfort using Figma with design/production teams.
• Strong typography, composition, timing, rhythm, and visual storytelling."
• Experience making complex or unfamiliar subjects understandable through design and motion.
• Experience collaborating with subject matter experts and absorbing technical feedback.
• Curiosity about AI and willingness to learn about research subjects.

Responsabilidades

• Develop motion concepts for research stories with partners and SMEs to understand ideas.
• Design and produce high-quality 2D/3D motion for films, launches, demos, and related content.
• Apply OpenAI's visual language, balancing consistency with story needs.
• Take work from exploration to animation, compositing, and final delivery.
• Collaborate with designers, filmmakers, editors, producers, and researchers early in the process.
• Translate technical concepts into accessible visual sequences while preserving meaning.
• Work with producers to scope projects and manage dependencies as timelines evolve.
• Present work clearly and incorporate feedback from partners.
• Develop reusable assets, templates, and workflows to improve recurring work.

Conocimientos

7+ years motion design

Portfolio

Open-ended brief exploration

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Figma

Typography & visual storytelling

Explain complex subjects

Collaborate with researchers

Curiosity about AI

Herramientas

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Figma

Descripción del empleo

OpenAI is seeking a Motion Designer to tell the stories behind our research. Translate complex ideas into clear motion across films, launches, and demos. Collaborate with Research, Brand, and production teams from early concepts through final delivery.

This hands-on role requires strong motion craft, curiosity about unfamiliar subjects, and the ability to develop original work and reusable approaches that convey OpenAI’s research visually to a broad audience.