Senior Motion Designer

Key Responsibilities

• Create distinctive sophisticated motion design for Windows Surface and Services across campaigns brand systems social digital web film retail experiential and other customer-facing touchpoints.

• Help define and evolve motion languages for our brands establishing principles for timing rhythm easing transitions choreography and behavior.

• Translate static visual identity systems into expressive motion systems that feel native to movement rather than simply animated versions of static designs.

• Concept design and execute motion from early exploration and styleframes through animation refinement and final delivery.

• Develop kinetic typography graphic animation transitions image choreography product motion compositing and other forms of motion expression.

• Explore how typography shape color imagery product and interface elements behave over time to create distinctive and recognizable brand expression.

• Bring a sophisticated understanding of timing pacing rhythm weight dimensionality hierarchy and visual continuity to every execution.

• Develop scalable motion principles and behaviors that can work consistently across formats channels aspect ratios and customer experiences.

• Partner closely with the Head of Design and design team to ensure motion is considered as a fundamental component of the visual identity rather than an executional layer added at the end.

• Collaborate with Creative Directors in Art & Film to integrate motion design thoughtfully into advertising and film while complementing the narrative cinematography and editorial approach of the work.

• Work with designers and copywriters to explore how typography language imagery and graphic systems can come alive through movement.

• Create motion explorations prototypes and studies that allow teams to understand the potential of an idea before committing to final execution.

• Apply motion systems across a wide spectrum of expressions from short-form social and digital assets to campaign films launch moments retail environments and large-format displays.

• Direct and collaborate with motion studios animators editors CG artists VFX artists and other specialist partners when projects require external production.

• Maintain an informed point of view on contemporary motion design animation typography filmmaking design technology and culture bringing new influences and techniques into the work.

• Push beyond expected approaches to technology marketing continually exploring new ways movement can make the brands feel more distinctive expressive and culturally relevant.

• Balance multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining an exceptional level of craft and attention to detail.

• Contribute to a design culture centered on experimentation curiosity collaboration and world-class craft.

Required/minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or Certificate in Design Fine Arts Human Computer Interaction Visual Communications or related art field AND 4 years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment. OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications:

• Significant professional experience as a Motion Designer Senior Motion Designer Motion Design Director or equivalent within a leading design studio motion studio advertising agency production company in-house creative organization or similar environment.

• An outstanding portfolio or reel demonstrating exceptional motion design visual craft and a highly developed understanding of movement.

• Deep expertise in motion design principles including timing rhythm pacing transitions choreography composition typography and animation.

• Demonstrated ability to develop motion concepts and systems rather than simply animate predetermined static designs.

• Exceptional understanding of typography and graphic design with the ability to think equally well in static composition and time-based media.

• Strong experience designing motion for brands campaigns and visual identity systems across multiple channels and formats.

• Experience combining typography graphic design photography product imagery interface elements and other visual materials through motion.

• Experience taking motion work from early concept and visual exploration through design animation production and final delivery.

• Experience working collaboratively with designers creative directors art directors editors animators CG artists VFX artists and production partners.

• Ability to articulate the thinking behind motion choices and provide clear creative direction to collaborators and external partners.

• Exceptional visual taste attention to detail and a strong point of view on contemporary motion design design and culture.

• Experience creating motion languages or motion systems for globally recognized consumer brands.

• Experience developing motion as part of broader visual identity and brand design systems.

• Experience creating high-profile motion work across campaigns product launches social digital film retail experiential and large-format environments.

• Strong foundation in graphic design typography identity design or other visual design disciplines in addition to motion.

• Experience developing kinetic typography and sophisticated typographic motion systems.

• Experience collaborating with live-action filmmakers and editors to integrate graphic motion seamlessly into film and advertising.

• Experience with 2D and 3D motion workflows compositing CG and other contemporary motion techniques.

• Experience directing external motion studios animators CG artists and specialist production partners.

• Experience experimenting with emerging tools technologies and techniques that expand the possibilities of motion design.

• Recognition from major motion design advertising or creative industry organizations is a plus.

• Experience working in technology entertainment gaming lifestyle fashion music or other culturally relevant consumer categories is a plus.