Senior Motion Designer — Social-First & Platform Mastery

Aquent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios is seeking a talented motion designer to craft social-first content across a diverse portfolio of brands. You will blend motion craft with social performance, translating briefs and brand systems into captivating, platform-native motion that stops the scroll.

Work closely with Creative Directors, designers, copywriters, and the Social/Brand teams from concept through delivery, while adapting to evolving trends and maintaining brand consistency across channels.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of professional motion design experience in agency, in-house, or studio.
• Portfolio showing strong craft, timing, and storytelling in short-form content.
• Expert proficiency in After Effects and Premiere Pro; working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong typography, composition, and dynamic pacing in motion.
• Fluency with social media platforms and creator trends.
• Ability to work within established brand guidelines across multiple brands.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate social-first content across brands: short-form video, looping assets, and key campaign moments.
• Adapt concepts across platforms, ensuring native-fit content while preserving brand guidelines.
• Translate brand identity into dynamic motion language and evolve the brand’s motion language.
• Develop reusable motion templates and scalable systems for efficiency.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, designers, copywriters, editors, and Social/Brand/Production teams from concept to delivery.
• Integrate sound, captions, and subtitles for sound-off viewing on all platforms.
• Monitor platform features and trends to bring innovative ideas to the team.
• Iterate on designs and animations based on feedback for agile delivery.

Skills

Motion design

Social-first content

Adobe After Effects

Premiere Pro

Typography & pacing

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Premiere Pro

Illustrator

Photoshop

Cinema 4D

Blender

Job description

Aquent Studios is seeking a talented motion designer to craft social-first content across a diverse portfolio of brands. You will blend motion craft with social performance, translating briefs and brand systems into captivating, platform-native motion that stops the scroll.

Work closely with Creative Directors, designers, copywriters, and the Social/Brand teams from concept through delivery, while adapting to evolving trends and maintaining brand consistency across channels.