Motion Designer

About the role

We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

What you'll do

• Own motion design end to end across product, brand, and marketing at Emergent
• Make complex AI workflows easy to follow through animation, explainers, and visual storytelling
• Create launch videos, product demos, social content, and ads that reach millions of users
• Design product micro-interactions, transitions, and loading states that make the platform feel fast and alive
• Work closely with design, product, engineering, and growth to ship high-quality work quickly
• Help build Emergent's motion language and keep it consistent as the brand grows

What they're looking for

• 5+ years of experience in motion design, with a strong portfolio of shipped work
• Strong command of After Effects, plus tools like Rive, Lottie, Figma, Cinema 4D, or Blender
• Solid grounding in animation principles, timing, typography, and visual design
• Ability to take abstract or technical ideas and turn them into clear, engaging visuals
• Comfort working at startup speed, juggling multiple projects without dropping quality
• Clear communication and good creative judgment
• High ownership mindset: you care deeply about what ships

Nice to have

• Experience with UI animation for web or mobile products, and handing it off to engineers
• Some hands-on experience with code (CSS/JS animation, Framer, Three.js), or a real interest in experimenting with it
• Experience creating content for AI, developer, or tech products
• Familiarity with 3D, generative, or AI-assisted creative tools
• Video editing and sound design skills

About Emergent Labs