The role
As a motion designer, you bring graphics to life: animated logos, explainer videos, title sequences, app animations and social media ads. You storyboard ideas, animate in After Effects and sync your work with voice-over and music. You work with graphic designers, video editors and marketing teams.
Who is hiring
Advertising agencies, TV channels, production studios, fintechs and tech start-ups hire motion designers for ads, product videos and app animations. The work is mostly remote or freelance, often for clients in the diaspora or abroad.
Background and career path
Motion designers usually start in graphic design or audiovisual studies and learn animation through specialised courses, with a showreel as the key asset. They progress to senior motion designer, animation lead or art director.