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The Devices & Services Experience Design (DxD) team leads user experience and industrial design innovation across Amazon's device portfolio, including Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablets, Alexa.com, and related mobile apps. Our team works at the intersection of design, product and engineering, creating meaningful hardware and software experiences that enhance customer lives. We believe in storytelling and thinking holistically to craft the "why" behind everything we ship.
Our design studio is looking for an exceptional Sr. UX Motion Designer who wants to use AI to expand their craft beyond traditional animation and into deeper, more interactive experiences. You will concept and craft unique and compelling motion design for Fire TV experiences, collaborating with designers, researchers, engineers and product managers throughout the design and development lifecycle. As a tastemaker and storyteller, you will advocate for design excellence, contributing to product vision and collaborating with a team that defines the interaction, visual, and motion design patterns for multimodal experiences.
The ideal candidate has a keen eye for elegant, modern design and UI patterns, and is energized by the idea of using generative and AI-driven tools to expand what one designer can build. You think holistically and advocate for your design solutions by putting them in the context of business and customer goals. You are proficient in After Effects and other software for creating user interface animations, rapid mockups, motion studies and prototypes. You are comfortable using AI to prototype faster, explore more directions, and prototype interactive systems. You are at ease both visualizing an experience in the abstract and driving that vision into concise motion design deliverables and hands-on building with engineering teams. You can drive the creative review cycle, craft delightful design solutions, and elevate the motion experience of millions of customers around the world.
Key Responsibilities:
- Craft motion UX behaviors, systems and animations that orient, guide and add delight for customers
- Use AI and generative tools to accelerate exploration, prototype interactive behaviors, and expand the range of solutions you can deliver
- Produce motion studies for user flows and leadership presentations with an ability to quickly iterate on multiple design solutions
- Work with peer and partner interaction, visual, and sound designers in an open and collaborative environment
- Contribute to the definition and communication of motion design guidelines, development best practices and standards
- Adapt core motion primitives to optimize experiences for both existing and emerging customer modalities
- Work with the product management team to develop a shared vision of a product/feature, close on requirements and deliver motion design to meet the product's objectives
- Partner with software engineers to leverage the scale offered by our platform without compromising on core experiential principles and customer intent
- Present work to multiple partner teams and design leadership for review and feedback
- Contribute to the broader design community to extend motion experiences across the array of offerings
- Inspire other designers in the DxD studio
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of design experience
- 3+ years professional experience as a UX motion designer
- Have an available online portfolio
- Bachelor's degree in Animation, Motion, Interaction or Graphic Design or equivalent design-related field
- Experience in a variety of design tools such as Adobe After Effects, Figma and other animation prototyping tools
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
- Experience in visual design demonstrated through design concepts, case studies, documentation, mockups and style guides
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment to deliver high-quality design solutions
- Experience with Agile processes and partnering with technical product management
- Experience designing for multiple platforms such as mobile, multimodal, TV, web and virtual reality
- Experience with design tools such as Lottie, Rive and prototyping tools
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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USA, CA, San Francisco - 156,400.00 - 211,600.00 USD annually