Senior Motion Designer — AI Research Storytelling

OpenAI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking a Motion Designer to translate complex research into clear, engaging motion across films, launches, demos, and communications. You’ll collaborate with Research, Brand, and production to shape work from early concepts through final delivery, bringing ideas to life with thoughtful design and animation.

You will develop original work and reusable approaches that help the team share research visually, while maintaining a high standard of craft as timelines evolve.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in motion design across films, campaigns, launches, or narrative work.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating design judgment, animation craft, and ability to carry an idea from concept through finished execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop motion concepts for research stories, working with creative partners and subject matter experts to understand ideas and identify how best to communicate them.
• Design and produce high-quality 2D and 3D motion for research films, launches, demos, and supporting content.
• Apply and extend the company’s visual and motion language, balancing consistency with the needs of each story.
• Take work from visual exploration, storyboards, and animatics through animation, compositing, and final delivery.
• Collaborate closely with designers, filmmakers, editors, producers, and researchers, bringing a motion perspective into the creative process early.
• Translate technical or abstract concepts into visual sequences that are accessible to a broad audience while preserving the meaning of the underlying work.
• Work with producers to scope projects, communicate dependencies, and maintain a high standard of craft as priorities and timelines evolve.
• Present work clearly, explain creative decisions, and incorporate feedback from creative and technical partners.
• Develop reusable assets, templates, and workflows where they improve quality and make recurring work easier to produce.

Skills

Motion design

2D/3D animation

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Figma

Typography

Storytelling

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Job description

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking a Motion Designer to translate complex research into clear, engaging motion across films, launches, demos, and communications. You’ll collaborate with Research, Brand, and production to shape work from early concepts through final delivery, bringing ideas to life with thoughtful design and animation.

You will develop original work and reusable approaches that help the team share research visually, while maintaining a high standard of craft as timelines evolve.