Motion Designer

The role

The Senior Motion Designer will own motion graphics and GTM video output across social channels. The role focuses on concepting, animating, and shipping high-quality motion work for social media.

What you will do

• Own the creation of motion graphics and video content for social channels
• Concept, storyboard, animate, and deliver GTM materials end-to-end
• Produce a consistent, high-volume output of polished, on-brand motion work
• Bring ideas to life across 2D and 3D from styleframes to final delivery
• Partner with Brand and Growth to turn launches and campaigns into social motion
• Contribute to motion principles, systems, and templates
• Contribute to creative technologist explorations including new tools and AI-assisted workflows
• Collaborate with the Producer on scoping, scheduling, and delivering work

Required qualifications

• Senior-level experience in motion graphics and animation
• Strong portfolio of expressive motion work including social, campaign, and GTM content
• Deep command of animation fundamentals: timing, spacing, composition, visual rhythm, and design sensibility
• Expert proficiency in After Effects and the broader Adobe Creative Suite
• Comfort in Figma
• Ability to work fast, manage multiple deliverables, and iterate quickly

Nice to have

• Experience developing motion principles, systems, or toolkits that scale across a team
• Comfort across 2D and 3D, plus compositing, post-production, and optimization for different social platforms
• Creative technologist instincts building or experimenting with tools and AI-assisted motion workflows
• Graphic design fluency in layout, hierarchy, and type

About the company

Perplexity is looking for a Senior Motion Designer to join their Brand/Creative Studio team.