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Motion Animator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary As a Motion Designer/Animator within Chase's Digital Customer Experience team, you focus on creating scalable animation within Mobile (and secondarily Web) environments leveraging ...

Produce animations for social media, websites, and advertising campaigns. ? Ensure all motion designs align with brand guidelines and marketing objectives. ? Stay updated with industry trends and ...

About the Role We are seeking a Motion Designer who can bring ideas to life through engaging animation and visual storytelling. This role supports marketing, product, and sales initiatives by ...

Lead Animator

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$123K - $182K/yr

Partner with Technical Animation to explore and refine locomotion and overall character motion, ensuring the smoothest and most polished player experience possible. * Collaborate closely with ...

Lead Animator

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$123K - $182K/yr

Partner with Technical Animation to explore and refine locomotion and overall character motion, ensuring the smoothest and most polished player experience possible. * Collaborate closely with ...

Partner with Technical Animation to explore and refine locomotion and overall character motion, ensuring the smoothest and most polished player experience possible. * Collaborate closely with ...

Lead Animator

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$123K - $182K/yr

Partner with Technical Animation to explore and refine locomotion and overall character motion, ensuring the smoothest and most polished player experience possible. * Collaborate closely with ...

Senior Animator

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$100K - $140K/yr

The Role You are an experienced animator and motion designer, relentlessly bringing ideas to life through movement, storytelling, and craft. You're a strong conceptual thinker with exceptional motion ...

Lead the design and animation of motion graphics for marketing campaigns, product explainers, social content, and digital advertising * Conceptualize and develop storyboards, frames, and animation ...

About the Role We are seeking a Motion Designer who can bring ideas to life through engaging animation and visual storytelling. This role supports marketing, product, and sales initiatives by ...

Motion Designer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$75K - $95K/yr

About the Role We are seeking a Motion Designer who can bring ideas to life through engaging animation and visual storytelling. This role supports marketing, product, and sales initiatives by ...

Motion Designer

New York, NY · On-site

$2.5K - $5.0K/mo

Mos importantly for you, the animation you ship this week will be in front of 25+ million people in 72 hours. What You'll Do Own motion execution for viral launch campaigns Build visual systems ...

Motion Designer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $170K/yr

Design UI animations and micro-interactions that elevate the product experience * Collaborate with brand designers, product designers, and engineers to integrate motion into every surface * Work with ...

Motion Designer

$75K - $100K/yr

Strong understanding of motion graphics, animation, and visual storytelling principles, with a keen eye for detail and aesthetics. * Knowledge of typography, color theory, and graphic design ...

Animator IV

Reno, NV · On-site +1

$105K - $120K/yr

Innovate new animation workflows, tools, and techniques, incorporating advanced visual effects such as particle systems and motion graphics to enhance gameplay experiences. * Ensure all animations ...

$75K - $100K/yr

Strong understanding of motion graphics, animation, and visual storytelling principles, with a keen eye for detail and aesthetics. * Knowledge of typography, color theory, and graphic design ...

Senior 3D Motion Designer

Austin, TX

$105K - $119K/yr

The 3D Motion Designer owns production of high-quality 3D content for web, social, press, events ... Own the full 3D production process, including animation, composition, lighting, materials, camera ...

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How much do motion animator jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for motion animator in the United States is $39.41, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $21.88 and $63.94 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a motion animator?

Motion Animators are creative professionals who design, create, and animate moving graphics and visual effects for various media, such as films, television, video games, advertisements, and online content. They use specialized software to bring characters, objects, and scenes to life by adding movement, transitions, and dynamic elements. Motion Animators often work closely with directors, designers, and editors to ensure their animations support the overall visual storytelling. Their skills blend art, design, and technical expertise to produce engaging and visually appealing content.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a motion animator?

To excel as a Motion Animator, you need strong artistic abilities, proficiency in animation principles, and a relevant degree or portfolio demonstrating your skills. Mastery of tools like Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, and other industry-standard animation software is typically required. Creativity, attention to detail, and effective communication are standout soft skills for collaborating with teams and interpreting feedback. These competencies are crucial for producing visually compelling animations that meet project goals and client expectations.

What are some common challenges motion animators face when working on collaborative projects?

Motion Animators often work as part of larger creative teams, including designers, directors, and sound engineers. A common challenge is ensuring that animation sequences align with the overall project vision and timing, especially when multiple people contribute assets or feedback. Effective communication and adaptability are key, as project requirements and creative directions can change quickly. Additionally, managing tight deadlines and balancing multiple revisions are typical aspects of the role, requiring strong organizational and time-management skills.

What is the difference between Motion Animator vs 2D Animator?

AspectMotion Animator2D Animator
Required SkillsAnimation, motion graphics, software proficiency (After Effects, Cinema 4D)Drawing, illustration, animation software (Photoshop, Animate)
Work EnvironmentFilm, advertising, digital media projectsTV, film, web animations
CertificationsRelevant animation or motion design certificationsArt or animation degrees, portfolios

While both roles involve creating animated content, a Motion Animator specializes in bringing motion graphics to life using advanced software and techniques, often focusing on digital media and advertising. A 2D Animator primarily creates traditional or digital 2D animations, emphasizing drawing skills and illustration. Both roles require strong animation skills, but Motion Animators tend to work more with motion graphics and visual effects, whereas 2D Animators focus on character animation and storytelling.

More about Motion Animator jobs
Infographic showing various Motion Animator job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 81% Full Time, 15% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 90% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $81,974 per year, or $39.4 per hour.

Full-time

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Posted 24 days ago


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8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 495 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

72nd of 171 rated banks


Job description

Shape motion design that brings brand experiences to life, making complex banking feel effortless for millions across digital channels. 

Job Summary

As a Motion Designer/Animator within Chase's Digital Customer Experience team, you focus on creating scalable animation within Mobile (and secondarily Web) environments leveraging existing visual brand languagge and owned assets.  We are looking for an experienced and exceptionally talented Motion Designer/Animator with a key focus on creating scalable animation within Mobile (and secondarily Web) environments leveraging existing visual brand language and owned assets. Your passion lies in creating simple, impactful user experience and you are skilled at creating motion in this context applying and extending existing brand guidelines within a design systems framework. You are versatile and comfortable creating motion in a variety of styles: 3D particles, highly polished product renders, and expressive 2D graphics. You are fluent in the language and nuance of animation (motion, easing, expressions) and how it can be leveraged successfully within product design. You understand where motion meets usability and love making the complex simple and scalable. You are an expert in the latest trends for mobile design including AI innovation, as well as have a keen eye for layout and visual hierarchy. You will help define and implement Chase's motion design language and think critically about how motion reinforces our brand, enhances our message, and delights our users. 

Job responsibilities 
  • Help define Chase's motion design language and guide its application within technical and accessibility parameters. 
  • Create high-quality animation proposals that celebrate owned brand assets from proof of concept through final execution. 
  • Enhance UI motion that extends existing brand guidelines and establishes core frameworks that drive design at scale. 
  • Create design system motion guidelines that empower design teams across DCE, Marketing, and Advertising. 
  • Apply motion expertise to make complex experiences simple, scalable, and usable across product design. 
  • Contribute to a collaborative critique culture and support fast-paced delivery without compromising quality. 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • 5-8+ years of experience as a motion designer with easy to access on-line portfolio highlighting multiple projects and direct contributions.
  • Expert command of animation principles and modern motion tools (e.g., After Effects, Lottie, Spline, Cinema 4D). 
  • Deep experience delivering video and motion for native iOS and Android apps. 
  • Strong eye for layout and visual hierarchy across mobile and web. 
  • Excellent understanding of design systems, UX, and UI in product design. 
  • Proven ability to distill, document, and apply logic to evolve motion design language and frameworks at scale. 
  • Strong organization and asset-management skills with high attention to detail throughout production.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to emerging AI innovation.

  • Proven experience establishing motion practice and ability to thrive as independent contributor in product design environment

  • Excellent communication skills tailored to all levels of design community and leadership stakeholders.

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs. 

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.  We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.

The Digital team is dedicated to creating innovative, industry-leading products and experiences that help customers access, share and control their financial data so they can make smart decisions with their money. Teams enable innovation while adhering to the firm's data sharing principles of security, customer control and convenience, and privacy.

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