Senior Motion Designer I

Mistplay•Montreal, QC

2d•CA$72,000 - CA$100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mistplay is the #1 loyalty app for mobile gamers. Our community of millions of engaged mobile gamers come to Mistplay to discover new games to play and earn rewards. Gamers are rewarded for their time and money spent within the games and can redeem those rewards for gift cards. Mistplay is on a mission to be the best way to play mobile games for everyone everywhere! We are looking for a highly skilled, performance-minded Senior Motion Designer to join our Creative Studio. In this role, you will be the creative engine behind our User Acquisition (UA) video ads—crafting high-converting, visually efficient video assets across paid social and programmatic channels (TikTok, Meta, YouTube, Unity, etc.). You’ll blend UGC plates, gameplay storytelling, slick animations, and data-backed creative insights to scale our global user base. You are curious, eager to explore, analyse, and optimize.

Requirements

5+ years of professional motion design experience, with a strong focus on mobile User Acquisition (UA), direct-response marketing, or performance creative.
Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator) with deep expertise in 2D animation, typography, editing, visual storytelling, and kinetic text.
Mobile Gaming Native: A strong understanding of mobile game mechanics, gameplay editing, and mobile UI/UX visual language.
Performance-Driven Mindset: You don't just care about making things look good—you understand why a 3-second hook works, how visual pacing drives conversion, and how to read creative performance data.
Sound & Storytelling Expertise: Excellent sense of pacing, rhythm, audio mixing, and sound design tailored for short-form, mobile-first video.
Strong Portfolio/Reel: A robust showreel demonstrating high-end motion graphics, engaging video ads, and dynamic visual storytelling (specifically in mobile, gaming, or app marketing).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI-driven creative tools (Midjourney, Runway, Stable Diffusion) to speed up concepting and asset generation.
Experience with 3D motion design (Cinema 4D, Blender, or Maya).
Experience with interactive ads (playable ads, HTML5) or Unity/Unreal Engine asset extraction.

Responsibilities

End-to-End UA Video Production: Concept, storyboard, design, animate, and edit high-impact, short-form video ads optimized for mobile UA channels.
Creative Iteration & Scaling: Take winning ad concepts and rapidly produce high-quality variations (hooks, CTAs, gameplay mechanics, sound design, visual styles) to combat ad fatigue and test performance hypotheses.
Collaborate with Creative & UA Teams: Partner closely with Motion Designers, Creative Strategists, Copywriters, and UA Managers to align visual concepts with performance metrics (CPI, ROAS, IPM).
Innovate & Trend Watch: Stay ahead of mobile gaming trends, platform-specific editing styles (TikTok/Reels native style vs. cinematic gameplay), and creative tech/AI workflows to continuously elevate our creative output.
Mentorship & Quality Standards: Help set the bar for visual quality, animation polish, and workflow efficiency across the UA Creative team.