Motion Design Systems Expert (Contract)
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Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Digital Identity, CybersecurityIndustries
Requirements
- Passion for crafting human and transformative experiences
- Ability to work in-office 5 days/week in Mountain View, CA
- Expertise in motion design, including principles, patterns, tokens, and animation for design systems
- Proficiency in creating high-fidelity motion prototypes for interactions, transitions, and micro-interactions
- Experience translating static components into living motion systems across native, web, and on-device platforms
- Strong collaboration skills with Marketing, Product, Engineering, brand, and design systems teams
- Knowledge of performance, accessibility, and usability in motion design
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve a motion design system, including principles, patterns, and tokens that scale across platforms and devices
- Establish motion guidelines and frameworks connecting brand expression with functional UI behaviors
- Translate static components into living systems expressing hierarchy, feedback, and state changes through motion
- Collaborate with engineering partners to ensure motion tokens, variables, and libraries are consistent and performant
- Document motion principles with examples and rationale for easy team adoption
- Create high-fidelity motion prototypes to communicate interaction intent, transitions, and micro-interactions
- Use motion to clarify relationships, guide focus, and reduce cognitive load in complex interfaces
- Collaborate with brand and marketing teams to align product motion with brand storytelling
- Push boundaries of design systems to communicate emotion, rhythm, and identity through animation
- Maintain balance between expressive and systematic motion, ensuring performance, accessibility, and usability
- Partner with product, design systems, and engineering teams
Skills
Design Systems
Motion Design
UI Design
UX Design
Figma
Animation
Prototyping
Accessibility
Responsive Design
ID.me
Digital identity verification for secure access
About ID.me
ID.me provides a platform for digital identity verification, allowing individuals to prove and share their identity online. Users create a verified digital identity that can be used to access various services and discounts from partner companies. This process helps businesses ensure that only eligible individuals receive specific offers, which reduces fraud and enhances security. ID.me primarily serves military personnel, first responders, students, teachers, nurses, medical professionals, and government employees, making it particularly valuable in sectors like e-commerce, healthcare, government services, and education. Unlike its competitors, ID.me focuses on building trust between businesses and customers by offering a streamlined verification process that complies with regulatory requirements. The company's goal is to simplify identity verification while providing secure access to services and discounts.
McLean, VirginiaHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$279.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Government & Public Sector, Cybersecurity, HealthcareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees