In San Francisco, onsite, this Senior Motion Designer role helps define and advance Google's motion design language across product experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft user centered animations that clarify interactions and strengthen the Google brand, particularly as design pivots around evolving AI driven features.
Responsibilities
- Develop early motion concepts and high fidelity mocks, boldly exploring new directions for Google's AI era design language.
- Collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to refine bold ideas; respond to feedback quickly and precisely, applying strong teamwork to finalize motion concepts and specs in real time while maintaining cohesive outcomes.
- Create thorough documentation and specifications to guide developers in accurately implementing motion designs.
- Provide context for distinctive animations, ensuring expressive concepts are technically viable and integrate smoothly.
- Translate ambiguity into tangible visuals that test user interface conventions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in product design or UX.
- Experience related to physics, patterns, motion design and visual design elements.
- Include a portfolio, website, or other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
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About the Job
Google operates on a simple but essential principle: focus on the user and let the rest follow. Motion designers collaborate with cross functional partners to create desirable and relevant product experiences that consistently elevate the Google brand. They choreograph experiences that feel fluid, natural, and informative, helping people make sense of their world through thoughtful animation.
Google UX is made up of multidisciplinary teams including UX designers, researchers, writers, content strategists, program managers, and engineers who care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team gathers insights about users’ attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to inspire and inform design, working closely with engineering and product management to deliver leading products.
As a motion designer, you will apply your passion for animation to simplify complex interactions and solve design challenges. You will help define and implement Google's motion design language and consider how motion reinforces the UX brand, enhances interactivity, and delights users.
User experience drives intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to understand users' needs, behaviors, and emotions to inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, and engineers who are dedicated to quality, usability, and simplicity, solving complex challenges and crafting experiences that highlight our products.
The base US salary range for this full-time role is $159,000 to $231,000 per year, with bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the recruiter can share location-specific details during the hiring process. The figures listed reflect base pay and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.
