Senior Motion Designer: Lead Craft & Mentorship

Content Creators; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly offices

Unlimited coffee and snacks

Flexible time off

Fridays remote optional

Office lunches

Health benefits

Job summary

The Heist is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to lead through craft and mentor fellow designers. This hands‑on role partners with Art Directors and Creative Directors to develop styleframes, 3D scenes, and refined animation, establishing a high creative standard across projects.

You will contribute across production, tackle creative and technical challenges, and help guide projects with attention to detail while staying current with emerging tools and workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in motion design or related field.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong design taste, animation principles, and versatility.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate 2D and 3D motion graphics across styles and platforms.
• Develop storyboards, styleframes, and explorations to support the creative vision.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Creative Directors, Producers, and designers throughout production.
• Own complex assignments and solve creative and technical challenges independently.
• Maintain craft, consistency, and polish across every deliverable.
• Provide feedback and mentorship to junior designers to raise team quality.
• Stay current with tools, workflows, and technologies to improve output.
• Accurately estimate effort, communicate progress, and keep projects on schedule.

Skills

Motion design

Mentorship

Communication

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Redshift

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The Heist is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to lead through craft and mentor fellow designers. This hands‑on role partners with Art Directors and Creative Directors to develop styleframes, 3D scenes, and refined animation, establishing a high creative standard across projects.

You will contribute across production, tackle creative and technical challenges, and help guide projects with attention to detail while staying current with emerging tools and workflows.