Senior Motion Designer

Employment Type: Contract (FTC or Freelance) Location Type: Remote Department: Product Team / Experience Design Location: UK, Europe OR US/EST (Remote) Published: 2025-07-28

Position Overview

Nexus Studios is a global creative studio seeking a Senior Motion Designer to lead the development of a motion system that is central to both our brand and product experience. This role involves building an expressive, intentional, and systematized motion language that animates our brand storytelling and campaigns, while also directly influencing the user experience of our products. You will define how elements move, respond, transition, and behave across various screens, environments, and contexts, impacting films, apps, interactions, and the brand's operating system. You will collaborate closely with brand designers, UX teams, and engineers to create a unified motion system that is thoughtful, emotive, dynamic, and functional. This is a critical role requiring strong craft, clarity, and a deep understanding of design systems across multiple mediums.

Responsibilities

• Define motion principles and behaviors that bridge brand identity and product interaction.
• Create foundational studies and motion libraries to guide everything from logo animation to in-app microinteractions.
• Prototype motion across key use cases, including narrative, UI, social, film, and spatial/digital environments.
• Collaborate across disciplines (brand, UX, dev, film, spatial) to ensure consistency and clarity in execution.
• Build repeatable systems while understanding when to deviate for unique impact.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of experience in brand design, motion systems, or interaction design.
• A portfolio showcasing motion systems applied to brand and/or product environments.
• A clear perspective on how motion can foster emotional connection and enhance usability in digital spaces.
• Strong proficiency in After Effects and Figma.
• Working knowledge of prototyping tools such as Principle, Lottie, Framer, etc.
• Solid understanding of timing, rhythm, and animation logic, particularly within interface or system design.
• Experience working in design-forward studios or brand environments (e.g., COLLINS, Pentagram, The New Company, Porto Rocha).

Nice to Have:

• Experience with 3D, real-time engines (Unreal, Notch), or spatial design tools.
• Familiarity with code-based creative platforms like Processing, p5.js, TouchDesigner, or Houdini.
• Comfort working with creative developers and engineers to integrate motion into product environments.

Company Information & Benefits

This is a Nexus-led role, embedded within a highly collaborative, partner-facing development environment. You will contribute to shaping how fans experience sports in XR, from initiating playback to controlling, exploring, and feeling immersed in the action.

Nexus Studios is proud to work with extraordinary talent as an equal opportunity employer. We embrace individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of gender, race, age, abilities, or sexual preferences. Our recruitment process is merit-based, ensuring fair treatment for every applicant. We are excited about building the future of fan engagement through smart, human-centered design.