Motion Designer

Location: New York, NY (hybrid) with in-office presence at 150 E 42nd Street. Type: Full-time, Permanent. Compensation: USD 71,875 - 100,000 per year.

Join Dentsu Creative for a benefits-forward, collaboration-driven environment that values strong storytelling through motion. This mid-level role sits in a fast-paced agency setting with a hybrid NYC schedule designed to spark ideas and elevate client work across campaigns, brand initiatives, and social content.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Responsibilities

• Lead motion projects from concept and pitch through design, animation, and final delivery
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Producers, and Project Managers to ensure on-brand, on-time outcomes
• Develop and maintain reusable templates, motion systems, and toolkits to boost speed and consistency
• Design with platform specifics in mind, delivering content optimized for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, paid social, and other channels
• Juggle multiple projects with shifting deadlines while preserving quality
• Source and mix music and sound for motion deliverables
• Maintain brand consistency across all work in line with client guidelines
• Contribute to the team's creative culture by sharing ideas, giving feedback, and helping improve workflows

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional motion design experience, ideally in an agency, studio, or in-house creative team
• Strong portfolio or reel showing range across social, campaign, and brand work with evident design thinking
• Expert-level After Effects, including expressions and shape layer animation; familiarity with plugins
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro
• Solid graphic design and typography skills; able to craft a compelling frame before animation
• Experience blending live-action footage with motion design
• Working knowledge of Cinema 4D or Blender to integrate 3D elements into motion work
• Understanding of social platforms, trends, specs, and what makes content perform
• Basic audio editing, including syncing sound to motion and music selection
• Disciplined file organization with clean project files and clear handoff-ready assets
• Clear communicator who presents work well, accepts feedback constructively, and explains design decisions

Technologies

• After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro
• Cinema 4D, Blender
• Google VEO, Nano Banana, Adobe Firefly, Claude, Copilot
• Figma, Rive, Lottie
• ExtendScript, JSX

AI in your workflow

Candidates use AI tools to accelerate references, concept iteration, layout exploration, and repetitive tasks. Tools such as Google VEO, Nano Banana, Adobe Firefly, Claude, Copilot, and others are part of a fast-evolving toolbox. The focus remains on strong design, animation craft, and storytelling, with AI serving to move ideas faster.

Nice to have

• Experience with Figma, Rive, or Lottie for web or interactive motion
• ExtendScript or JSX scripting for After Effects
• Experience building motion systems or templates at scale

What this role isn't

• Not a VFX-heavy position focused on compositing or simulations
• Not a junior role requiring minimal ownership from day one
• Designed for a designer-animator hybrid who moves between campaign and social work and thrives on collaboration