Sr. Motion Designer

Anysphere; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, Vision, and Dental

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

SpaceXSI is seeking a Senior Motion Designer in the Brand Studio to shape our brand motion language and deliver high-quality motion across campaigns and product touchpoints. This hands-on role has ownership from concept to delivery, in collaboration with designers, engineers, and agency partners.

This onsite role is based in New York or San Francisco, with offices in NYC and SF. You will lead end-to-end motion projects, create templates, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure on-brand

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of motion design experience, in-house or at an agency or studio.
• Professional experience with After Effects and at least one 3D tool: Cinema 4D or Blender.
• Reel demonstrating shipped motion design work.

Responsibilities

• Define and document the brand’s motion language, including timing, easing, transitions, logo animation, typography in motion, and graphic behaviors, so other teams can apply it correctly.
• Convert recurring motion needs into repeatable, AI-assisted templates, tools, and generators to enable marketing, product, and other teams to create on-brand motion without constant oversight
• Concept and produce motion end to end, from storyboards through final delivery, across launch films, product videos, social, paid, web, and out-of-home
• Collaborate with product designers and engineers to integrate brand motion into product surfaces, covering interactions, transitions, onboarding, and launch moments
• Direct agencies, animators, and freelancers using clear briefs and candid feedback to ensure the work meets the standard expected
• Partner across marketing, product, engineering and leadership; present thinking clearly to senior stakeholders and move between projects quickly while maintaining quality and improving the process

Skills

Motion design

Team collaboration

Storyboarding

Communication

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Blender

Cursor

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Rive

Lottie

WebGL

Job description

As a Senior Motion Designer in the Brand Studio, you will help shape SpaceXSI’s brand motion language and deliver high-quality motion across campaigns and product touchpoints. This is a hands-on role with ownership from early concept through final delivery, in collaboration with designers, engineers, and agency partners.

Location and Work Setup

• Onsite in New York, NY or San Francisco, CA
• Must be able to work in person at the San Francisco or New York office

Compensation

• Annual salary: USD 172,000 - 250,000
• Actual level and base salary determined case-by-case based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience

Responsibilities

• Define and document the brand’s motion language, including timing, easing, transitions, logo animation, typography in motion, and graphic behaviors, so other teams can apply it correctly
• Convert recurring motion needs into repeatable, AI-assisted templates, tools, and generators to enable marketing, product, and other teams to create on-brand motion without constant oversight
• Concept and produce motion end to end, from storyboards through final delivery, across launch films, product videos, social, paid, web, and out-of-home
• Collaborate with product designers and engineers to integrate brand motion into product surfaces, covering interactions, transitions, onboarding, and launch moments
• Direct agencies, animators, and freelancers using clear briefs and candid feedback to ensure the work meets the standard expected
• Partner across marketing, product, engineering and leadership; present thinking clearly to senior stakeholders and move between projects quickly while maintaining quality and improving the process

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of motion design experience, in-house or at an agency or studio
• Professional experience with After Effects and at least one 3D tool: Cinema 4D or Blender
• Reel demonstrating shipped motion design work

Technologies

• After Effects
• Cinema 4D
• Blender
• Cursor
• Figma
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Rive
• Lottie
• WebGL

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Fluency in AI coding tools, especially Cursor, with the ability to build tools, scripts, prototypes, and simple web pages instead of waiting on engineering
• Hands-on experience applying AI video and image generation tools within a real production workflow
• Portfolio and reel that demonstrate both motion system work and shipped campaigns, with bonus consideration for tools or workflows you built
• Strong instincts for timing, rhythm, typography in motion, and storytelling from concept and storyboard through execution
• A systems mindset that turns one-off tasks into reusable processes and considers how creative work scales
• Confidence in design decisions and the ability to explain their impact to designers, marketers, and leadership
• Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud
• Self-directed approach with speed and energy, including working comfortably in ambiguity and variety
• Experience building or relaunching a brand’s motion identity at a fast-growing tech company
• Experience with real-time or code-based motion such as Rive, Lottie, or WebGL
• 3D modeling, lighting, and rendering skills
• Sound design sensibility to work closely with audio partners
• Experience leading agencies on large, multi-channel campaigns

Benefits

• Equity
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Various other discounts and perks