Motion Designer – Contract

Branch International

Motion Designer for Branch's financial services app, enhancing user experience through motion design and animations. Collaborating with design teams to elevate complex financial flows into intuitive experiences.

Posted 6/10/2026contractRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Android

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and build Branch's motion design language as a layer on our Material Design based design system.
Set the principles, patterns, and standards for how motion behaves across the Android and Web.
Proactively spot opportunities across the app where motion can elevate the experience.
Collaborate closely with product designers, engineers, and PMs to identify and add motion design to solve real UX problems.
Translate product goals and user needs into motion concepts.
Design purposeful micro-interactions, transitions, and animations that simplify user flows.
Deliver production-ready motion assets (Lottie, GIFs, specs, prototypes) for engineering handoff.
Own motion quality end-to-end, from concept to implementation review.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in motion design, with a strong focus on UI/product animation for mobile apps.
A portfolio that demonstrates craft, range, and intentionality in motion design.
Strong understanding of animation principles (timing, easing, spatial relationships) and how they affect usability and perception.
Experience working within or contributing to a design system.
Ability to work cross-functionally with designers, engineers, and product managers with clear communication and documentation.
Comfort with ambiguity and ownership.
Experience delivering assets in formats ready for mobile engineering handoff.
Bonus if you've worked in fintech, banking, or any domain where trust, clarity, and simplicity are critical.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity package
Fast-paced, collaborative, and high-autonomy work culture
Hybrid work setup designed for flexibility and work-life balance
Fully paid group medical insurance and personal accident insurance
Generous paid time off, plus company-declared public holidays
Fully paid parental leave for fathers and non-birthing parents (12 weeks), in addition to 26 weeks of statutory maternity leave
Monthly WFH stipend, along with a one-time home office setup budget
$500 annual professional development budget
Quarterly social meet-ups and sponsored monthly team lunches

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Hard Skills & Tools

motion designUI animationproduct animationanimation principlesmicro-interactionstransitionsLottieGIFsdesign systemprototyping

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationdocumentationownershipproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailcreativitycross-functional teamworkuser-centered design