Motion Designer

Summary

**About The Role** We're looking for a Motion Graphics \& Animation Designer who brings strategic thinking, visual storytelling, and design innovation to every frame. You'll partner with marketing, creative, and production teams to deliver best\-in\-class animated content that inspires, informs, and drives results. From animating dynamic brand campaigns to designing short\-form content for social, CRM, and digital platforms, you'll breathe life into our messaging through typography, kinetic graphics, and compelling motion. You're fluent in industry\-standard tools, have a deep understanding of brand expression through movement, and thrive in a fast\-paced, collaborative environment. **What You Will Do** * Creative Storytelling: Translate ideas into impactful animated visuals that support marketing and brand goals * Technical Expertise: Advanced skills in After Effects and complementary motion design tools, understanding of AI tools to creative efficiencies in workflow * Executional Excellence: Deliver polished animations on time, within specs, and across varying formats * Cross\-functional Collaboration: Experience working with designers, editors, marketers, and producers * Design and animate high\-performing motion graphics for a variety of formats: social media, YouTube, paid media, CRM, internal campaigns, and more * Translate creative briefs into thoughtful motion solutions that enhance storytelling and user engagement * Collaborate closely with producers, designers, editors, and marketers to bring concepts to life from ideation to final render * Ensure brand consistency across all animations and apply visual systems creatively * Work within modern creative and production workflows using tools like After Effects, LucidLink, Frame.io, and Figma * Manage multiple animation projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, organization, and delivery speed * Maintain clean project files and adhere to version control, render presets, and naming conventions **Basic Qualifications** * 4\+ years of experience in motion graphics and animation design for marketing, product, or branded content * A strong portfolio showcasing motion design, storytelling, timing, transitions, and typographic animation * Deep understanding of content formats, aspect ratios, and motion principles for social, digital, and paid media **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience working within brand systems and adapting global campaigns for multiple markets * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across multiple deliverables * Familiarity with localization workflows and international adaptations * Strong communication and collaboration skills\-you work well with cross\-functional teams * Ability to interpret creative direction, accept feedback, and iterate quickly * Bonus: Basic knowledge of 3D motion graphics or VFX * Adaptability: Able to shift priorities and execute multiple motion projects in a deadline\-driven environment * Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects (primary animation), Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro (basic editing), Audition * Figma: For visual alignment and collaboration with brand and design teams * LucidLink: For real\-time cloud collaboration * Frame.io: For feedback, annotation, and versioning * Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, and Drive for coordination and asset management * Slack: Team communication and updates * Bonus Tools: Cinema 4D or Blender (3D animation), DaVinci Resolve (color), iZotope RX (audio cleanup) For San Francisco, CA\-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$130,000 per year \- USD$144,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award \& other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits., For San Francisco, CA\-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$130,000 per year \- USD$144,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award \& other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.