Motion Designer
Job Description
Bose is looking for a Motion Designer who can bridge visual design with video editing, turning storyboards into motion content for social channels and long-form YouTube programming. This onsite Manhattan role places you alongside designers, editors, producers, and creative leads, collaborating to elevate concept through motion and storytelling across formats.
Responsibilities
- Translate visual design storyboards into polished motion graphics and social-first video content
- Bring static design concepts to life with thoughtful motion, timing, and storytelling for social platforms
- Collaborate closely with visual designers and video editors to ensure cohesive creative execution across all stages of production
- Create motion systems that flex across short-form reactive content and long-form YouTube programming
- Ensure content is optimized for platform-native best practices across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging formats
- Prepare and manage working files across Figma, Illustrator, and Photoshop for motion execution
- Build and maintain organized, scalable After Effects projects with strong production structure
- Collaborate on GFX and design updates where motion input is required
- Contribute ideas in creative sessions and help push concepts further through motion thinking
- Manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, highly iterative production environment
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in motion design, animation, or related creative production roles
- Mastery of Adobe After Effects
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma for motion prep and asset workflows
- Experience using Adobe Premiere Pro and collaborating closely with video editors
- Proven experience creating both short-form and long-form social content
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Comfort in fast-paced, iterative environments with shifting priorities
- Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to experiment and refine
- Deep familiarity with social media content formats and platform behavior
Technologies
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Figma
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Cinema 4D
- Blender
- TikTok
- YouTube
Benefits
- Bonus programs
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Exclusive perks designed to support your wellbeing
- Generous employee discount
Nice to have
- 3D motion and rendering experience (Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar tools)
- Experience adapting or updating design systems for motion and GFX
- Background working with music, artists, or music-focused brands
- Experience presenting your own work to creative teams or stakeholders
- Passion for music culture and how it intersects with visual storytelling
Why you’ll love this role
At Bose, you’ll help shape how one of the world’s most admired audio brands shows up in culture, working with a team that values bold ideas, experimentation, and authentic storytelling, with the creative freedom to make an impact. You’ll help shape the future of sound and its storytelling across the globe. Bose offers compensation tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, with a hiring range for the primary New York, New York location of $92,800-$127,600, plus bonus programs and comprehensive health and welfare benefits.