Senior Motion Designer: Scalable Mobile UI Animations

Fairweather, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site health and wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in New York, NY seeks a seasoned Motion Designer/Animator to shape scalable UI animations across mobile and web, leveraging brand guidelines and design systems. You will define motion language, apply animation principles, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, accessible experiences.

Candidates should have 5–8+ years of experience, a strong portfolio, and deep typography/layout sensibilities.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience as a motion designer with easy to access online portfolio highlighting multiple projects and direct contributions.
• Expert command of animation principles and modern motion tools (e.g., After Effects, Lottie, Spline, Cinema 4D).
• Deep experience delivering video and motion for native iOS and Android apps.
• Strong eye for layout and visual hierarchy across mobile and web.
• Excellent understanding of design systems, UX, and UI in product design.
• Proven ability to distill, document, and apply logic to evolve motion design language and frameworks at scale.
• Strong organization and asset-management skills with high attention to detail throughout production.

Responsibilities

• Help define Chase’s motion design language and guide its application within technical and accessibility parameters.
• Create high-quality animation proposals that celebrate owned brand assets from proof of concept through final execution.
• Enhance UI motion that extends existing brand guidelines and establishes core frameworks that drive design at scale.
• Create design system motion guidelines that empower design teams across DCE, Marketing, and Advertising.
• Apply motion expertise to make complex experiences simple, scalable, and usable across product design.
• Contribute to a collaborative critique culture and support fast-paced delivery without compromising quality.

Skills

Motion design

Animation principles

Design systems

UX/UI in product design

Asset management

Tools

After Effects

Lottie

Spline

Cinema 4D

Job description

JP Morgan Chase in New York, NY seeks a seasoned Motion Designer/Animator to shape scalable UI animations across mobile and web, leveraging brand guidelines and design systems. You will define motion language, apply animation principles, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, accessible experiences.

Candidates should have 5–8+ years of experience, a strong portfolio, and deep typography/layout sensibilities.