As a Senior Motion Designer within Bumble Inc.'s Creative Studio, you will lead motion design across Bumble's global brands and campaigns, closely collaborating with in-house designers, art directors, copywriters, and external partners. This onsite role in Austin, TX reports to the Design Director in London, shaping a cohesive motion language that enhances social, digital, campaigns, and marketing initiatives across the globe.
Responsibilities
- Steer the execution of motion design and animation for Bumble Inc.'s diverse brands across social, digital, campaigns, and marketing on a global scale.
- Own complex briefs from concept through delivery, ensuring on-brand, high-quality motion work.
- Collaborate with designers, art directors, copywriters and other creatives to produce cohesive work across brands.
- Contribute to brainstorming and concepting sessions with strong ideas and a distinct motion perspective.
- Develop, own, and formalize motion guidelines that establish a scalable, global motion language for the brands.
- Partner with agency teams worldwide, acting as the key motion creative point of contact for campaigns and content, providing direction for consistency across brands.
- Present motion work to stakeholders, articulating decisions and the alignment to briefs and brand objectives.
- Uphold Bumble Inc.'s brand standards across markets and touchpoints to ensure consistent quality.
- Oversee freelancers and agency partners in video editing and post-production when needed, ensuring efficient delivery workflows.
- Manage workload effectively, flagging resource or timeline considerations proactively.
- Stay ahead of motion design trends and emerging tools, bringing fresh thinking and references to the team.
Requirements
- A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft and versatile motion design thinking across multiple channels (brand campaigns, social content, digital).
- Proven track record of delivering large volumes of high-quality animation in a fast-paced environment, with ownership from brief to final delivery.
- Self-starter who brings energy and ideas to every brief and thrives in a collaborative, geographically diverse team.
- Experience guiding creative output with agency partners to meet high standards.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of experience in motion design roles, preferably in the tech sector.
- Expert command of After Effects and Figma, with openness to Cavalry, Jitter, and AI-powered motion tools; comfortable exploring emerging tools.
- Robust portfolio demonstrating motion thinking, craft, and versatile animation across digital, social, and campaigns.
- Experience developing or contributing to motion guidelines and scalable motion systems for global brands.
- Positive, can-do attitude with a flexible approach to complex problems, delivering elegant motion solutions.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively to discover effective solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; confident presenting to stakeholders.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple briefs and tight deadlines without compromising quality.
- Strong time management, organizational skills, and meticulous attention to detail to keep work on brand.
- Solid video editing and post-production skills, with the ability to oversee delivery workflows when required.
- Understanding of audio editing and sound design is a bonus; Cinema 4D experience is a bonus.
- Passion for Bumble's brand vision and values.
Technologies
- After Effects
- Figma
- Cavalry
- Jitter
- AI-powered motion tools
- Cinema 4D
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision insurance (30-day eligibility)
- Unlimited PTO plus one company-wide week off and Focus Fridays every week
- Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance
- 401k with 4% company match (contribute 6%), 90-day eligibility
- Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line
- Maternity and Fertility benefit plus 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Premium App Access
About Us
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on
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