Senior Motion Designer

Title: Senior Motion Designer

Location: Home-based or hybrid, United States – Eastern time zone

As a Senior Motion Designer, you are an expert craftsperson and creative partner who brings brand stories to life through movement. You create motion work that is imaginative, strategic, and system-driven, extending brand worlds across campaigns, products, and experiences.

You live and breathe animation and storytelling, and you thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with the Executive Creative Director, video/media, designers, strategists, and writers. You help push the boundaries of motion at Bentley, leading projects, inspiring others, and crafting work that resonates both visually and emotionally.

Responsibilities:

• Create Brand-Defining Motion
  
  
  • Design and execute high-quality motion systems, from campaign animations and product launches to expressive brand identities.
  
  
  • Translate brand strategy and creative concepts into clear motion principles.
  
  
  • Ensure motion feels intentional, distinctive, and aligned with Bentley’s broader brand system.
  
  
   


• Collaborate Across Disciplines
  
  
  • Partner closely with video/Media, designers, strategists, writers, and product teams to bring motion thinking into projects early.
  
  
  • Contribute creatively during immersion and strategy phases, helping shape ideas before execution.
  
  
  • Take direction and feedback thoughtfully, using it to elevate the work.
  
  
   


• Lead Through Craft
  
  
  • Own motion workstreams on projects, setting a high bar for quality and execution.
  
  
  • Support and inspire other designers through example, critique, and collaboration.
  
  
  • Help evolve motion standards and best practices within the studio.
  
  
   


• Present & Communicate
  
  
  • Help build compelling presentations and confidently talk through motion concepts and work-in-progress.
  
  
  • Clearly articulate creative decisions to internal teams and clients.
  
  
   


• Collaborate, Present & Execute
  
  
  • Build strong narratives, lead presentations, and run workshops with internal stakeholders and partners.
  
  
  • Confidently defend creative decisions while embracing feedback.
  
  
   


• Work Hands-On
  
  
  • Spend the majority of your time designing and animating.
  
  
  • Move fluidly between concepting, storyboarding, prototyping, and final execution.
  
  
   


• Stay Organized & In Sync
  
  
  • Manage your time effectively across multiple projects.
  
  
  • Communicate clearly around timelines, feedback, and delivery to support a smooth creative process.
  
  
   


• This is an individual contributor role.


• This is a full-time role expected to work 40 hours per week.


• This role requires communication with Managers, peers and other colleagues of the company in person, and/or by utilizing Microsoft Teams chat, calling and meeting functions.


• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).

 

Qualifications:

• 5–8+ years of experience in motion design, ideally within brand or studio environments.


• A portfolio showcasing brand-led motion work, systems thinking, and strong storytelling.


• Exceptional taste in timing, composition, typography in motion, and visual rhythm.


• Strong collaboration skills and a positive, proactive mindset.


• Confidence presenting work and discussing creative ideas with clarity and confidence.


• Curiosity and enthusiasm for evolving tools, techniques, and creative technologies.


• Tools
  
  
  • Core: After Effects, Figma
  
  
  • Additional: Final Cut Pro, 3D software
  
  
  • Bonus: Creative coding, experimental motion tools, Touch Designer
  
  
   


 

 

 

 

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video. 


• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start. 


• An attractive salary and benefits package. 


• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. 


• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.