Scale Army Careers - Motion Designer
Requirements
• 3+ years of professional motion design experience, ideally within a creative studio or agency. • Demonstrated experience developing motion work for brand identities or identity systems. • Experience producing motion assets across multiple formats and technical specifications, including video and large-format deliverables. • Experience working directly with clients and collaborating with designers and developers. • A portfolio demonstrating both motion systems thinking and finished creative work, including brand or identity motion projects. • Expert proficiency in Adobe After Effects, with strong working knowledge of Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite. • Strong understanding of typography, timing, pacing, and how motion supports a brand concept. • Ability to develop motion principles, guidelines, and systems for brand identity projects. • Ability to create motion concepts and animations across identity, product, web, and campaign work. • Ability to develop interaction and UI prototypes that communicate intended motion to clients and engineering teams. • Ability to adapt motion work across multiple formats, screen sizes, and technical specifications. • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining creative quality. • Self-directed approach to creative execution, from initial concept through final delivery. • Experience with 3D design and animation using Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar tools. • Experience prototyping interactions using Rive, Lottie, Principle, or ProtoPie. • Working knowledge of web animation technologies such as GSAP, CSS, WebGL, or creative coding. • Experience producing out-of-home advertising, digital out-of-home content, or event and stage graphics. • Familiarity with brands operating in AI, fintech, or developer tools. • What Success Looks Like • Motion design work is delivered across brand identity, product, web, and campaign projects. • Brand identity systems include motion principles, guidelines, and toolkits that clients can apply independently. • Campaign assets maintain consistency across formats and channels. • Web case studies incorporate motion-led storytelling through animated elements and scroll-driven sequences. • Product interaction prototypes clearly communicate motion concepts to clients and engineering teams. • Motion assets are adapted for video, digital billboards, large-format displays, and event environments. • Motion concepts are translated into production-ready specifications, Lottie files, and web animations through collaboration with developers. • Multiple project timelines are managed effectively without compromising creative quality. • Motion work is presented to clients with clear rationale and refined through feedback. • Opportunity • The Motion Designer will have the opportunity to work directly on client projects across brand strategy, visual identity, web design, and development. This role offers hands-on creative ownership, from establishing motion principles alongside creative leadership to delivering finished work across digital products, websites, campaigns, and large-format displays. • Application Process: • To be considered for this role these steps need to be followed: • Fill in the application form • Record a video showcasing your skill sets
Responsibilities
• Brand Identity & Motion Systems • Conceptualize, design, and animate motion work across brand identity and visual identity projects. • Define how brand identities behave in motion through logo animations, typography, transitions, and easing curves. • Develop motion principles, guidelines, and toolkits as part of brand system deliverables. • Collaborate with Design Directors and Creative Directors to establish motion principles early in the creative process. • Create motion systems that client teams can extend and apply independently. • Campaign Motion & Asset Production • Produce motion assets for launch films, social media cutdowns, and product announcements. • Develop asset libraries that maintain campaign consistency across formats and channels. • Adapt motion creative for different placements, screen sizes, and technical specifications. • Support motion design production for campaign initiatives from concept through final delivery. • Web Motion & Case Studies • Develop motion-led case studies for the studio's website and client websites. • Create animated hero loops and scroll-driven sequences that bring completed projects to life. • Collaborate with developers to translate motion concepts into web experiences. • Prepare production-ready motion specifications, Lottie files, and web animations. • Product Interaction & Prototyping • Design and prototype interaction and in-app motion for digital products. • Create motion concepts for onboarding flows, micro-interactions, state changes, and other product interactions. • Develop prototypes that communicate intended interactions to clients and engineering teams. • Collaborate with designers and developers to support the implementation of motion concepts. • Large-Format, Event & Out-of-Home Motion • Create motion content for digital billboards, airport takeovers, and other large-format displays. • Produce animations for multi-screen installations and out-of-home advertising. • Develop keynote openers, conference booth content, and stage graphics. • Adapt motion assets to meet the requirements of different display formats and environments. • Creative Collaboration & Project Execution • Present motion concepts and completed work to clients, explaining the creative rationale behind design decisions. • Incorporate client feedback into revisions while maintaining the intended creative direction. • Coordinate with producers to manage timelines across multiple projects. • Collaborate with design, strategy, and development teams throughout the creative process. • Contribute to studio pitches, internal brand initiatives, and The Manifest.
Benefits
• $1.5K – $2K per month • Final compensation is set after evaluating experience and location. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • Please enter your full legal name as it appears on official documents. • The email you provide must be the same one you use to send your video. • Please share your phone number with the country code (e.g., +27 for South Africa, +20 for Egypt, +52 for Mexico). If it works for both WhatsApp and calls, even better. • Boost your chances! Please submit your resume in English and PDF format; otherwise, it will not be considered. Make sure it includes all tools you’ve mastered and fields you’ve worked in. • English and PDF format; • tools • or drag and drop here • Basic – I can understand and use simple phrases but struggle with professional conversations. • Intermediate – I can communicate in English in most situations but may make occasional mistakes or need support with complex topics. • Advanced – I can speak and write fluently with few errors and feel confident in professional settings. • Native / Bilingual – English is my first language or I speak it at a native level with complete fluency. • Your provided rate will be shared with clients. Changing it later may disqualify you. The job description contains the role's budget. • Were you referred by a current Scale Army contractor? If yes, please add their full name. • Please share a link to your motion design portfolio showcasing brand identity motion, web animations, product interactions, or campaign work. Include examples that demonstrate your motion design skills and systems thinking. We will not be accepting social media links as portfolios. • 1 year - 3 years • 4 years - 6 years • 7 years - 9 years • 10 years - 15+ years • Describe your experience developing motion systems for brand identities. How have you approached logo animation, typography, transitions, easing curves, and motion guidelines to establish a consistent visual identity? • Tell us about a project where you created motion assets for multiple formats, such as campaign videos, social content, digital billboards, or event displays. How did you adapt your work to meet different creative and technical specifications? • Describe your experience creating motion prototypes for websites or digital products. How have you collaborated with designers and developers to translate interaction concepts into production-ready animations, specifications, or Lottie files? • Select all that apply. • Adobe After Effects • Adobe Creative Suite • Creative coding • None of the above • Briefly share the tools you use, key use cases, any experience with automation, and how AI has improved your efficiency or output.
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