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MetaLab

Motion Design Specialist

MetaLab

. Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, producers, and stakeholders to identify opportunities where motion can improve usability, communication, and overall product experience.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, producers, and stakeholders to identify opportunities where motion can improve usability, communication, and overall product experience.
  • Create high-quality animations, interaction flows, transition concepts, and motion studies that elevate the overall product experience.
  • Partner closely with engineers to communicate motion intent clearly and ensure thoughtful, high-quality implementation in production.
  • Translate business goals and product strategy into motion concepts and interaction systems that improve clarity, usability, and flow.
  • Communicate nuanced motion decisions clearly across disciplines, advocating for thoughtful interaction design throughout the product development process.
  • Bring client brands to life within digital products while expanding and extending existing visual systems through motion.
  • Help improve internal motion workflows, tooling, and processes that accelerate quality and collaboration.
  • Help promote an inspiring, collaborative and inclusive environment for the team.
  • Mentor and support other Motion Designers through feedback, collaboration and craft leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3+ years of motion design experience at a studio, product company, digital agency, or as a freelancer
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating motion craft, interaction thinking, and product sensibility
  • Strong understanding of UX, interaction design, and user-centered thinking
  • Ability to translate complex ideas into intuitive, polished motion experiences
  • Experience communicating motion intent and interaction behavior clearly to engineering teams
  • Strong visual design instincts with sensitivity to timing, pacing, composition, and movement
  • Ability to give and receive thoughtful feedback in collaborative environments
  • Proficiency with Figma, Lottie/Bodymovin, and motion design workflows
  • Experience with tools such as Rive, Spline, After Effects, or Cinema 4D is a plus
  • Familiarity with front-end implementation or creative development is a strong bonus.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Inclusive and diverse environment.

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Hard Skills & Tools
motion designinteraction designuser-centered thinkingvisual designtimingpacingcompositionmovementfront-end implementationcreative development
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationfeedbackmentorshipadvocacycraft leadershipinclusivityproblem-solvingcreativityattention to detail