[Hiring] Motion Designer @RUN Studios

Role Description

Showcase your motion designs on the stage of global e-commerce events campaigns. RUN Studios and its 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $55.00 - $60.00 / Hourly.
• 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.
• Referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.