Senior Motion Designer — Motion Library Architect

Purple, Rock, Scissors, LLC.; Mountain View, New York (WY, NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple, Rock, Scissors (PRPL) is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to architect and build a centralized motion library for a Business Home design system, while also delivering motion work for individual projects.

You will partner with UX/Visual Designers, engineers, and creative leads in a fast-paced, multi-time-zone environment, contributing to a design system from the ground up and ensuring consistent motion across web and native apps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional motion design experience for digital products across web and native apps.
• Demonstrated portfolio evidence of building a full motion library or motion design system.
• Experience in large, scaled organizations with complex design environments.
• Strong understanding of web and mobile implementation constraints (CSS animation, SVG/Canvas, Lottie, iOS Motion, Android Motion).
• Ability to synthesize feedback quickly in fast-paced, high-iteration environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a centralized motion library for the Business Home platform, with standardized easing curves, durations, transitions, and components for web and mobile.
• Define reusable motion specs and guidelines across platforms for designers and engineers.
• Design motion behaviors for core UI components including buttons, navigation, cards, modals, and form states.
• Modernize page-to-page transitions, layout morphing, modals, and view changes across web and mobile surfaces.
• Create and implement loading and async states with skeleton loaders and progress indicators.
• Deliver production-ready motion specs/assets (Lottie, Rive, CSS/JS) and collaborate with engineers on implementation.
• Collaborate closely with UX/Visual Designers and Creative leads across multiple time zones.

Tools

Figma

After Effects

Job description

Purple, Rock, Scissors (PRPL) is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to architect and build a centralized motion library for a Business Home design system, while also delivering motion work for individual projects.

You will partner with UX/Visual Designers, engineers, and creative leads in a fast-paced, multi-time-zone environment, contributing to a design system from the ground up and ensuring consistent motion across web and native apps.