Freelance Motion Designer

Join Wild Card Creative Group for an onsite freelance motion designer role in Culver City, CA. This opportunity offers an hourly range of USD 45 to 70, a two-month contract, and a chance to lead platform-specific motion content for entertainment and brand campaigns. Collaborate with producers, editors, strategists, and creative teams to shape visuals from concept through delivery while maintaining a high standard of craft.

What you gain is a collaborative environment that emphasizes storytelling, typography, animation quality, and finishing details. You’ll stay connected to the latest trends in entertainment marketing and social content, contributing to campaigns that resonate across diverse platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate motion content for social, digital, and audiovisual channels for entertainment and brand clients across multiple platforms and placements.
• Lead motion projects from kickoff through final delivery, upholding creative excellence at every stage.
• Collaborate closely with producers, editors, strategists, and creatives to develop and execute engaging motion graphics.
• Translate creative briefs into compelling visual narratives tailored to platform-specific best practices.
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while staying organized, on schedule, and delivering high-quality work.
• Contribute innovative ideas during brainstorming and help drive campaign execution.
• Maintain a high bar for design, typography, animation, and finishing details across all deliverables.
• Stay current on emerging trends in entertainment marketing, social content, and motion design techniques.

Requirements

• Expert proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop, with strong experience in graphics, animation, and compositing.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere; familiarity with Cinema 4D or 3D workflows is a plus.
• Proven experience creating motion and design content for entertainment and brand campaigns.
• Ability to take ownership of projects from concept to delivery in a fast-paced agency or studio environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-profile projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working cross-functionally and incorporating feedback.
• Strong creative judgment with a passion for storytelling and entertainment marketing.
• 3–5 years of experience at a creative agency, entertainment marketing agency, or production company.

Technologies

• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere
• Cinema 4D