Senior Motion Designer

Koto•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

You are an experienced motion designer and exceptional creative practitioner. Your days are spent relentlessly authoring ideas, designing motion systems, and bringing brands to life through exceptional craft. You are deeply hands-on, with a strong point of view and the ability to inspire the team around you. You generate excellent ideas and articulate them expertly, both visually and verbally. You actively raise the quality of thinking and making around you. You spend a significant amount of your time designing. You can create motion principles, systems, graphics and animation that come together to form world-class brand identities. You take ownership of motion from concept through execution, with an exceptional eye for craft, detail and what makes an idea distinctive. You collaborate intimately with designers, strategists, writers and the wider creative team, bringing a motion-first perspective while supporting and inspiring more junior talent. You translate strategic and creative thinking into meaningful motion principles, ensuring movement is rooted in the brand's idea rather than treated as an afterthought. You construct compelling client presentations, articulate the thinking behind your work and present ideas with clarity and confidence. You have a deep knowledge of branding, motion and contemporary creative culture. You are curious about the people, tools, and ideas shaping the industry, and you bring that perspective into your work. You take ownership of your projects, time and development. You communicate proactively, action feedback and know what it takes to deliver exceptional work.

Requirements

Deep knowledge of branding, motion and contemporary creative culture.
Highly proficient in After Effects.
Strong working knowledge of 3D.
Strong working knowledge of Figma.
Strong working knowledge of emerging creative tools and technologies.
Willing to work in person from our Culver City studio four days a week, playing an active role in the culture, energy and creative life of the team.

Responsibilities

Generate excellent ideas and articulate them expertly, both visually and verbally.
Actively raise the quality of thinking and making around you.
Spend a significant amount of your time designing.
Create motion principles, systems, graphics and animation that come together to form world-class brand identities.
Take ownership of motion from concept through execution, with an exceptional eye for craft, detail and what makes an idea distinctive.
Collaborate intimately with designers, strategists, writers and the wider creative team, bringing a motion-first perspective while supporting and inspiring more junior talent.
Translate strategic and creative thinking into meaningful motion principles, ensuring movement is rooted in the brand's idea rather than treated as an afterthought.
Construct compelling client presentations, articulate the thinking behind your work and present ideas with clarity and confidence.
Take ownership of your projects, time and development.
Communicate proactively, action feedback and know what it takes to deliver exceptional work.

Benefits

Meaningful and regular access to your manager to support your personal development and career trajectory.
Active reward of performance with promotions, pay increases, and a discretionary annual bonus of up to 10% of salary to all employees.
Equal environment for all employees.
Support in taking family leave and significant paid maternity and paternity.
25 vacation days yearly, in addition to US national holidays, and a studio closure between Christmas and New Year.
401k with Koto matching up to 4%.
Monthly ‘employee wellness’ benefits package via Juno of $105 per month.
Access to YCN and funding for relevant training opportunities.
Reward for five years of service with $5,000 and five days holiday.
Reward for ten years of service with $10,000 and four weeks' holiday.
Opportunity to work from any of the four Koto studios globally, with appropriate planning and application.
Optional WFH day on Friday.
Additional two weeks of remote work per year.