Motion Design Jobs in Austin, TX (NOW HIRING)

• Leading the execution of motion design and animation across a broad range of communications for Bumble Inc.'s diverse brands, spanning social, digital, campaigns, and marketing work globally.
• Taking ownership of complex briefs from concept through to execution, delivering high-quality motion work that is on-brand and consistently excellent.
• Collaborating closely with designers, art directors, copywriters and other creatives to produce cohesive, compelling work across all brands.
• Contributing actively in brainstorming and concepting sessions, bringing strong creative ideas and a distinct motion perspective to the table.
• Developing, owning and formalising motion guidelines for Bumble Inc.'s brands, establishing a clear and consistent motion language that enables global consistency and empowers the wider team and agency partners to execute at the highest level.
• Working closely with agency partners globally, acting as the key creative point of contact for motion on campaigns and content, providing clear and constructive direction to ensure a consistent look and feel across all brands.
• Presenting work to key stakeholders, clearly articulating motion design decisions and how they ladder up to the brief and brand objectives.
• Upholding and championing Bumble Inc.'s brand standards across all markets and touchpoints, ensuring consistency at every level.
• Overseeing freelancers and agency partners in video editing and post-production on projects where required, ensuring a high quality and efficient delivery workflow.
• Managing your own workload effectively, and flagging any resource or timeline considerations proactively.
• Staying ahead of motion design trends, emerging tools and technology, bringing fresh thinking and relevant references into your work and the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio that demonstrates exceptional craft and versatile motion design thinking across multiple channels, from brand campaigns and social content to digital. They'll have a track record of delivering high volumes of high-quality animation and motion work in a fast-paced environment, with the confidence and experience to take full ownership of projects from brief to final delivery.

They're a self-starter who brings energy and ideas to every brief, works comfortably without close supervision, and thrives as part of a collaborative, geographically diverse creative team. They'll have experience working with agency partners and a natural ability to guide and steer creative output to ensure it meets the highest standard.

• A bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 7+ years of experience in motion design roles, preferably in the tech sector.

• You have an expert command of After Effects and Figma, using the latest design tools and embracing the future; you're comfortable exploring emerging tools such as Cavalry, Jitter, and AI-powered motion tools.

• You have a robust portfolio of work that demonstrates strong motion design thinking, exceptional craft and versatile animation skills across digital, social and campaign channels.

• You have proven experience developing or contributing to motion guidelines, and an understanding of how to build scalable motion systems for global brands.

• You are positive and committed with a 'can-do' attitude and a flexible approach to complex problems, using this to solve into elegant and compelling motion solutions.

• You're comfortable working autonomously (delivering design) and in collaboration with others (discovering a solution).

• You have great communication skills, both verbal and written, and are confident presenting and explaining your creative decisions to stakeholders.

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple briefs and meeting tight deadlines without compromising on quality.

• You have excellent time management skills, strong organisational skills and great attention to detail, ensuring our work always communicates clearly and is on brand.

• You have solid video editing and post-production skills, with the ability to oversee delivery workflows when needed.

• An understanding of audio editing and sound design is a bonus.

• Cinema 4D experience is a bonus.

• You are passionate about our brand vision and values.