Staff Product Motion Designer
Harvey
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $192,000 - $259,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Define and evolve motion principles, patterns, timing rules, curves, and easing standards that support clarity, trust, and comprehension of AI systems
- Design, prototype, and ship high-fidelity ui motion that clarifies system state, communicates progress, and reduces cognitive load in complex workflows
- Collaborate closely with product designers, engineers, and AI researchers to align motion with interaction intent and underlying system behavior
- Influence product and engineering to prioritize motion design within the roadmap
- Define and own motion guidelines and rules within the design system, including reusable components, documentation, and implementation guidelines
- Translate abstract AI behaviors such as inference, reasoning, waiting, confirmation, and error states into intuitive and legible motion
- Advocate for motion quality during design reviews and product decisions, balancing craft, performance, and scalability
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in UI motion design, interaction design, and animation
- A strong portfolio demonstrating thoughtful motion design in complex product environments
- Deep understanding of motion principles, timing, easing, and how movement affects user perception, cognition, and trust
- Experience building or contributing to motion systems that scale across products and teams
- Fluency with modern motion and prototyping tools that translates to UI (ie Lottie and SVG animations)
- Ability to clearly articulate motion decisions and tradeoffs to designers, engineers, and cross-functional partners, and work closely with engineers on implementation
- Comfort working in ambiguous problem spaces and shaping direction through experimentation and iteration
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
- Flexible PTO
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
UI motion designinteraction designanimationmotion principlestimingeasingmotion systemsLottieSVG animations
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationadvocacyarticulationproblem-solvingexperimentationiteration