Animation Director Jobs in Seattle, WA (NOW HIRING)

Help bring our products, campaigns, and brand stories to life through motion.

RUN Studios, and its client partner, are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Motion Designer, Go-to-Market for a 10-month project.

Working closely with Creative, Product Marketing, Brand, and Design teams, you will create engaging motion assets that showcase product features, support launches, and simplify complex ideas for customers.

The ideal candidate is a strong visual storyteller with excellent motion craft, a sharp eye for design, and experience creating digital-first content across social, web, and marketing channels.

As a Motion Designer, Go-to-Market, You Will

Motion Design & Content Creation

• Create compelling motion assets that communicate product features, customer benefits, and campaign messaging.
• Develop short-form product videos, social animations, animated banners, and digital marketing content.
• Bring product launches, announcements, and integrated marketing campaigns to life through motion.
• Transform storyboards, scripts, and creative concepts into polished motion experiences.

Go-to-Market Campaign Support

• Partner with designers, art directors, creative leads, and product marketers to create assets for key launch moments and campaigns.
• Produce content across customer touchpoints, including:
  • Product videos
  • Social media content
  • Animated digital ads
  • Website motion assets
  • Banner campaigns
  • Event and presentation content
• Adapt motion assets across formats, channels, audiences, and placements.

Design Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with visual designers to ensure consistency across static and motion experiences.
• Contribute ideas during creative development and concept reviews.
• Help evolve creative concepts through animation, transitions, visual storytelling, and motion exploration.
• Work with stakeholders to incorporate feedback and refine creative work.

Production & Quality

• Build motion assets using established brand guidelines and creative systems.
• Ensure projects are optimized for digital platforms, performance requirements, and accessibility standards.
• Maintain organized project files and production workflows.
• Deliver high-quality work while managing multiple projects and deadlines.

In This Role, You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Motion Design, Graphic Design, Animation, Visual Communication, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5+ years of experience in motion design, digital design, advertising, or creative marketing.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating motion graphics, product storytelling, social content, and campaign work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects and working knowledge of Premiere Pro and Figma.
• Strong understanding of animation principles, timing, pacing, typography, composition, and storytelling.
• Experience creating content for social media, web, digital advertising, and marketing campaigns.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced creative environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Additional Position Details

• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None.
• Physical Demands
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Work Environment
  • Typical for an office setting or home environment.
  • Strong preference for WA, remote possibility within PST.
• Travel
  • None.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.     

Compensation

Pay Range: $103,000 - $113,000 / yearly   

The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.  

Benefits:

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.  

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.