Sr. Staff Product Designer, Motion

Etsy • New York, NY

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human. What’s the role? Motion design is a crucial part of how Etsy expresses clarity, craft, and personality across every product surface. As a Sr. Staff Motion Designer on Etsy’s Studio team within UX Foundations, you will define and lead the motion language that supports Etsy’s product and enhances the buyer and seller branded experience across all platforms. As a design leader, you’ll directly influence how motion is integrated into the product design process. In this role, you will build the systems, tools, and frameworks that shape how motion functions across Etsy—from micro-interactions and spatial patterns to transitions, prototypes, and dynamic states. You will partner deeply with Brand, Product Design, Design Systems, and Engineering to develop a cohesive motion voice that is expressive, accessible, performant, and unmistakably Etsy. You will work directly with systems and product teams to directly inject motion into our product experience. Your work will impact every part of our ecosystem, including web, Android, and iOS, elevating motion as a strategic pillar in our development process. This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Product Design for User Experience Foundations. The Studio team sits within UX Foundations, partnering across product and brand to elevate craft and create shared systems that accelerate high-quality experiences. We collaborate with Design Systems to build scalable frameworks and with Brand to codify our expressive language. We are a collaborative, curious, and craft-driven group that values rigor and partnership. If you enjoy building systems that empower others and raising the bar for motion across an entire ecosystem, you will thrive here.

Requirements

• Systems Portfolio: A deep portfolio demonstrating systematic motion design, including motion principles and expressive interactions.
• Brand-to-Product Experience: Experience turning brand foundations into product-ready motion systems.
• Platform Expertise: Expertise designing motion across native (iOS, Android) and web surfaces.
• Framework Creation: Ability to create semantic frameworks and tokens that translate conceptual motion into implementable code.
• Tool Proficiency: Comfort with prototyping tools (e.g., After Effects, Principle, Lottie, Framer) at both low and high fidelity.
• Human-Centered Design: A strong understanding of how motion impacts accessibility, clarity, and hierarchy.
• Communication: Excellent storytelling skills with the ability to align stakeholders and lead inclusive critiques.
• Systems Thinking: A mindset capable of diagnosing complex behavior patterns and producing scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop Motion Systems: Build a multi-layered motion system ranging from icons and illustrations to component behavior and full-page transitions.
• Shape Brand Voice: Partner with the Brand team to codify a motion language that serves product and marketing, crafting a universal "voice" for Etsy.
• System Integration: Collaborate with Design Systems to develop durable motion tokens and apply them across stateful components.
• Cross-Platform Collaboration: Work with iOS, Android, and Web teams to identify opportunities for motion that improve clarity and usability.
• Engineering Partnership: Engage with engineers to ensure all animations are high-quality, feasible, and performant.
• Lead through Craft: Set the standard for motion craft across the design organization and influence how it is integrated into the design process.
• Build Artifacts: Create easy-to-consume motion studies, interaction flows, and implementation-ready specifications.
• Establish Guidelines: Contribute clear guidelines ensuring motion is accessible, purposeful, and consistent.

Benefits

• In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees