Motion Designer & Character Animator (Contract-to-Hire)
About The Position
At Rilla, you’ll be at the forefront of transforming our product into an experience that feels as intuitive, playful, and rewarding as the best consumer games. You’ll design UI animations, build out our character universe, and bring it all to life with bold, innovative motion and art styles. As part of our Games team, you’ll collaborate closely with engineering, product, and design to craft animations that don’t just surprise and delight, but actively inspire our customers to hit their goals and celebrate every one of their wins along the way. You are a creative problem solver who will move fast, experiment constantly, and push the boundaries of what a product experience can be to keep it deeply engaging and retentive. Your primary playground will be our mobile and desktop app. You will also have opportunities to extend Rilla’s motion language into our website, marketing creative, and other key brand moments. This role is perfect for someone obsessed with game mechanics, passionate about creating joyful, immersive product experiences, and ready to thrive in a high-autonomy, high-expectation environment.
Requirements
- Motion Design Mastery: 2+ years of experience in motion design, interactive media, game development — or a strong portfolio of personal projects showcasing diverse styles and technical excellence. Proficiency in After Effects, with a strong eye for detail and aptitude in learning new tools
- Character Design: Skilled at bringing characters to life through AI-powered prompting and creative iteration, embracing video generation tools over traditional rigging, lighting, and shader pipelines
- Implementation Skills: Hands-on experience with Lottie, Rive, and After Effects for production-ready animations
- Technical Collaboration: Experience working with engineers on animation implementation, understanding technical constraints and optimization
- Sound and Haptic Integration: Knowledge of how motion, sound, and haptic feedback work together to create cohesive user experiences
- AI-Augmented Workflow: You're well-versed in AI tools and excited to experiment with new software to create compelling animations
- Impeccable Taste and Brand Intuition: Ability to translate Rilla’s dynamic brand energy and art style into a motion design language
- Passion for Games: An understanding of game design principles and player experience, with a sharp eye for what makes interactions addictive, rewarding, and fun using animations that engage and delight
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Rive and real-time animations
- Examples of motion design work similar to Duolingo or other consumer game platforms
- Experience with performance optimization for web and mobile
- General 3D skills like modeling, texturing, rigging, and animating
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
