Motion Designer

OpenAI • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Motion design helps define how OpenAI communicates—across campaigns, launches, and ongoing storytelling. As a Motion Designer, you will create motion work that supports our marketing and communications efforts, helping people understand and connect with our products, research, and mission.
This is a hands-on role focused on craft and execution. You’ll work closely with designers, writers, producers, and marketing partners to deliver motion that is clear, thoughtful, and consistent with OpenAI’s brand.
To us, creativity is a team sport. Ideas get better when you talk them through and build on each other’s thinking. We value curiosity over certainty, kindness over ego, and the ability to balance craft with decisiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Animation, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in motion design, with a portfolio demonstrating strong brand and marketing work.
• Proficiency in industry-standard motion design and animation tools.
• Strong fundamentals in storytelling, timing, composition, typography, and visual systems.
• Experience creating motion for marketing and communication touchpoints.
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and communicate design decisions clearly.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a high bar for quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce motion assets for marketing and communications, including campaigns, product launches, films, social content, web, and presentations.
• Translate complex ideas into clear, engaging motion that supports marketing goals and audience understanding.
• Collaborate with brand, marketing, and communications partners throughout the creative process - from concept to final delivery.
• Contribute to and apply OpenAI’s motion design principles and systems across channels.
• Develop storyboards, motion studies, and prototypes to explore and communicate ideas.
• Execute high-quality animations with strong attention to detail, pacing, and consistency.
• Adapt work for multiple platforms and formats while maintaining brand standards.
• Partner with producers and project managers to scope work, manage timelines, and deliver on deadlines.
• Participate in reviews and critiques, providing and incorporating clear, constructive feedback.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees