Motion Graphic Designer
Role Overview
Grablocal seeks a creative, detail-oriented Motion Graphics Artist to create animations, motion design, and work using emerging AI-powered creative tools.
The role works with creative, design, and strategy teams on social media, digital campaigns, brand communication, and client projects.
The source title is Motion Graphic Designer; the description refers to the role as Motion Graphics Artist.
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About the role
Grablocal seeks a creative, detail-oriented Motion Graphics Artist to create animations, motion design, and work using emerging AI-powered creative tools.
The role works with creative, design, and strategy teams on social media, digital campaigns, brand communication, and client projects.
The source title is Motion Graphic Designer; the description refers to the role as Motion Graphics Artist.
Responsibilities
- Create engaging motion graphics and animations for digital and social media platforms.
- Develop SaaS/product animations, kinetic typography, stop motion, 2D flat motion graphics, and 3D motion graphics in After Effects.
- Translate static designs, concepts, scripts, and storyboards into motion; create transitions, animations, visual effects, and compositing.
- Use AI image, video, and motion-generation tools to develop concepts, create assets, explore directions, and improve workflows.
- Combine AI-generated assets with traditional motion design and After Effects for polished, production-ready content.
- Collaborate with designers, copywriters, strategists, and creative leads to execute campaign requirements.
- Adapt design assets for motion while maintaining brand consistency and visual quality.
- Manage projects and deadlines; own work from concept through final delivery; follow creative and social media trends.
Required skills and qualifications
- Strong proficiency in Adobe After Effects and understanding of motion design, animation, timing, easing, transitions, composition, and visual storytelling.
- Experience creating SaaS/product animations, kinetic typography, stop motion, 2D flat motion graphics, and 3D motion graphics using After Effects.
- Working knowledge of AI tools for image, video, and motion generation and ability to integrate generated assets into motion workflows.
- Ability to adapt existing design assets; strong typography, layout, composition, and visual hierarchy skills.
- A portfolio or showreel demonstrating a range of motion graphics and animation work is required.
- Ability to understand creative briefs, execute concepts independently, manage multiple projects and deadlines, communicate, and collaborate.
Preferred skills
- Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are preferred.
- Good to have: social content for Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other platforms; digital campaign or creative agency experience.
- Good to have: 3D workflows, lighting, camera movement, and 3D elements in After Effects; additional AI creative tools; sound design and syncing animation to audio.
Why join
- Opportunity to work across brands, digital campaigns, and creative projects with designers, strategists, and creative teams.
Portfolio
- Candidates must share a portfolio or showreel; it should ideally show variety across 2D, 3D, typography, product/SaaS animation, visual effects, and AI-assisted work.
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