Senior Motion Designer

Walker Sands • Seattle, WA

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

Walker Sands is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to join our Creative team. This role is for a craft-driven motion designer with exceptional taste — someone who can flex across animation styles, elevate brand systems through motion, and push work from solid to standout. You’ll partner closely with creative leadership and cross-disciplinary teams to concept, design, and execute motion work for some of the most recognizable B2B brands in the world.

Requirements

• You have a deep understanding of motion design principles and a strong point of view on animation, pacing, typography, and storytelling.
• Craft matters to you — you sweat the details and know when subtlety makes the most significant impact.
• You’re highly versatile and comfortable shifting animation styles, tones, and visual languages across a wide range of brands and project types.
• You’re relentlessly curious and constantly refining your skills, staying inspired by the best work in the industry.
• You thrive in a fast-paced agency environment and enjoy solving creative challenges under evolving constraints.
• You’re a self-starter with high standards: you take direction, push ideas further, and confidently advocate for your work.
• You value feedback and see critique as essential to personal growth and creative excellence.
• You have an online portfolio showcasing exceptional motion craft, stylistic range, and thoughtful design decisions across diverse projects.
• You have 5–10 years of professional experience and formal training in animation, motion design, or a related discipline.
• You’re highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere.

Nice To Haves

• You have strong video editing skills or experience integrating live action with motion.
• You have illustration and drawing skills and the ability to develop custom assets and expressive visual elements that enhance motion storytelling.
• Experience working with 3D tools and workflows, with the ability to integrate dimensional elements into motion design when it strengthens the concept.

Responsibilities

• Help shape and uphold the agency’s motion design vision, philosophy, and production standards alongside creative directors and senior designers.
• Concept and execute best-in-class motion design for client and internal Walker Sands marketing — from idea through final delivery.
• Lead motion projects end-to-end, including storyboards, asset prep, animation, and delivery — translating diverse brand systems into compelling, cohesive motion experiences.
• Confidently adapt your animation style to meet the needs of different brands, audiences, and channels, while maintaining a high bar for craft.
• Collaborate closely with creative directors, designers, copywriters, project managers, and account teams throughout the creative process.
• Participate actively in weekly creative reviews — critiquing, challenging, and celebrating work with clarity and respect.
• Clearly articulate and defend your creative decisions to internal stakeholders and clients, incorporating feedback without compromising quality.
• Mentor and support other motion designers by sharing technical expertise, refining animation craft, and helping elevate the overall quality and consistency of motion work across the team.
• Explore, evaluate, and help define best uses of AI in motion design — identifying where emerging tools can enhance concepting, workflows, and creative output while maintaining a high bar for craft and quality.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus mental health resources, pet insurance, fertility benefits, and more.
• Employer-matched 401(k) and access to financial planning services.
• Take time as needed for vacations, mental health, or personal days. Includes 8 paid holidays, half-day summer Fridays, and a week off between Christmas and New Year.
• Mix of in-office and remote work, with tools to stay connected across teams.
• Celebrate five years with a two-week sabbatical and a $2,000 gift.
• Generous paid leave for new parents and caregivers, plus policies for pregnancy loss, adoption challenges, and more.
• Clear career paths, mentorship programs, and learning events to help you grow professionally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed