Brand Advertising Designer - Motion II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

4d

About The Position

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. The Global Brand & Creative team sits at the center of how Microsoft shows up in culture—shaping our company brand, products and modern, relevant product and brand campaigns that resonate with people across channels and platforms.
We’re looking for a craft‑driven Brand Advertising Designer – Motion II to create high-impact motion creative for performance marketing. You’ll design and animate banners and digital assets that are as craft-driven as they are conversion-minded—built to run across modern ad platforms, devices, and placements, paid social and digital advertising.
This role is focused on building the performance layer of our brand—executing animated digital ads (banners, social placements, short-form loops, and modular asset kits) with exceptional timing, clarity, and craft. You’ll bring ideas to life through motion design and animation, partnering closely with creative and marketing teams to test, iterate, and continuously raise the bar. You’ll design within established brand frameworks while pushing craft, clarity, and conversion across formats and placements.
This is a hands‑on, craft-forward role for ambitious motion designers who love making work that ships—fast. You’ll be close to production, deeply involved in execution, and energized by performance problem-solving: learning from results, and evolving creative through iteration. This role is for people who love the details of production craft, can iterate with intention, and are energized by making work that shows up in the world and delivers measurable impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Motion Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Film/Animation or related art field AND 2+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.
• Industry experience in After Effects, HTML 5, plus industry working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma; familiarity with plug-ins/expressions, lightweight exports, and AI-assisted creative tools

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of experience in brand, advertising, or in house creative teams (in‑house, studio, freelance, or mixed)
• Experience creating performance marketing creative and understanding the realities of digital placements (sizes/ratios, safe areas, file-weight limits, platform specs)
• Elevated craft in animation, motion, and digital for motion digital assets
• Portfolio showing motion-first craft and performance-ready thinking (banners, paid social, cutdowns, versioning/variations), typography and design fundamentals
• Excellent taste—and the ability to apply it in a performance context (clarity, speed, and impact without sacrificing brand)

Responsibilities

• Design and animate performance digital advertising creative—including banners, paid social assets, short-form loops, and motion cutdowns—optimized for platform specs, readability, and impact
• Partner with creative, marketing, and channel teams to translate strategy into clear performance stories, producing multiple concepts and rapid iterations based on feedback and results
• Execute motion with strong fundamentals (timing, easing, legibility, hierarchy), delivering polished exports that meet specs, file-weight limits, and accessibility best practices
• Build and maintain motion toolkits (templates, reusable components, versioning structures) to scale creative across sizes, languages, and channel requirements
• Present work with clear rationale, participate in creative reviews, and incorporate input, quickly balancing craft with speed and performance goals
• Iterate efficiently based on feedback, performance insights, and learnings—delivering variants, refreshes, and localization updates on tight timelines
• Own production details end‑to‑end (file hygiene, exports, versioning, specs) and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, high‑craft studio culture
• Contribute positively to a collaborative, inclusive, high-output / high-craft studio culture—bringing energy, ownership, and strong production habits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees