Motion Designer

Title: Motion Designer

Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

Department: Creative

Job Description:

Description

Showcase your motion designs on the stage of global e-commerce events campaigns.

RUN Studios and it’s client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, is looking for a talented Motion Designer to join our team for a 4-month contract. 

The Motion Designer will work with art directors, designers, and producers on campaigns across web, social, advertising, and in-store retail display, including high velocity events like Black Friday/Cyber Monday. We want someone with strong design skills and a real background in advertising, retail, and e-commerce with a focus on motion design. 

As a Motion Designer, You Will

• Design and animate motion assets for campaigns across web, social, digital ads, onsite placements, and retail display screens.
• Turn static design systems and brand guidelines into motion that is clear and sells the product.
• Create animated product showcases, promotions, and deal messaging built to drive sales.
• Create sizzle reels, case studies, and proofs of concept for retail moments for on-site creative.
• Develop and execute design concepts from early ideas to final delivery.
• Invent and simplify the current motion production process.
• Adapt your work to many formats, aspect ratios, and specs, often on tight event deadlines.
• Work with art directors, designers, copywriters, and producers from concept through delivery.
• Keep motion consistent with the brand across a high volume of deliverables.
• Help develop motion standards, templates, and toolkits the wider creative team can reuse.

In This Role, You Bring

• 4+ years of professional motion design experience, ideally at an agency, in-house brand team, or retail/e-commerce company.
• A portfolio with a clear focus on advertising, retail, and/or e-commerce work.
• Strong design fundamentals: typography, layout, hierarchy, and color.
• Expert in Figma & Adobe After Effects; proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere.
• Experience delivering for several channels (web, social, digital advertising/display ads).
• Does well in a fast-paced environment and can adapt on the fly during live events.
• Able to work independently and own projects from start to finish.
• Able to handle multiple projects at once and meet fast deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and ability to take feedback from stakeholders.
• Experience with or knowledge of Figma Motion, components, templates, and related features.
• 3D skills (Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar).
• Experience in big retail sales events or high-volume seasonal campaigns.
• Experience building templated or scalable motion systems.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools in a creative workflow.

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.
  • Remote / EST or CST time zones preferred.

• 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: $55.00 - $60.00 / Hourly

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.