Motion Designer (Mobile Game Marketing)

A Thinking Ape•Vancouver, BC

4d•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a Motion Designer to create high-performing marketing creatives for mobile games across paid social, app store, and brand channels. This role blends strong motion design skills with a sharp eye for visual storytelling, graphic design, and player-focused marketing. You’ll collaborate closely with the User Acquisition (UA) team to produce engaging ads, trailers, and promotional content that drive installs and player engagement. You'll be creating video ads, organic promotional content, and gameplay-driven marketing across paid social, app stores, and brand channels for multiple mobile games with very different visual styles. The ideal candidate has strong motion and graphic design fundamentals, understands how to create effective mobile-first ad creatives, is comfortable working with gameplay assets, and is familiar with game engines such as Unity.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in motion design, with a strong portfolio of animation, typography, and visual design
Advanced proficiency in After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Strong design fundamentals including composition, timing, pacing, visual hierarchy
Experience owning the full production process independently, from brief to final delivery
Ability to adapt your aesthetic and workflow across very different creative briefs
Genuine interest in working in mobile game marketing
Must be available to work PST hours

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Unity or other real-time game engines for gameplay capture or asset integration
Ability to work with Unity scenes for gameplay capture, camera setup, basic animation, or asset integration
Experience creating ads for mobile games or F2P titles
Background in graphic design, illustration, or visual branding
Experience working on mobile game campaigns with measurable performance goals
Knowledge of 3D workflows (Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, etc.)
Basic understanding of shaders, particles, or in-engine VFX
Experience with ad iteration pipelines and creative testing
Familiarity with sound design and video editing best practices

Responsibilities

Create high-volume motion graphics and video ads for mobile game marketing campaigns across UA, organic, and social channels
Produce gameplay-driven trailers, event promotions, App Store/Google Play creatives, and social media content
Design and animate typography, transitions, UI elements, and marketing visuals optimized for mobile platforms
Capture and edit gameplay footage, including inside Unity where needed
Adapt quickly between different game aesthetics and workflows
Take projects from brief to final export independently, with minimal back-and-forth once direction is set
Stay current on mobile ad trends, motion techniques, and what's performing in the market