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Uber

Motion Designer

Uber, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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About The Role We're looking for a Motion Graphics & Animation Designer who brings strategic thinking, visual storytelling, and design innovation to every frame. You'll partner with marketing, creative, and production teams to deliver best-in-class animated content that inspires, informs, and drives results.

From animating dynamic brand campaigns to designing short-form content for social, CRM, and digital platforms, you'll breathe life into our messaging through typography, kinetic graphics, and compelling motion. You're fluent in industry-standard tools, have a deep understanding of brand expression through movement, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What You Will Do

Creative Storytelling: Translate ideas into impactful animated visuals that support marketing and brand goals

Technical Expertise: Advanced skills in After Effects and complementary motion design tools, understanding of AI tools to creative efficiencies in workflow

Executional Excellence: Deliver polished animations on time, within specs, and across varying formats

Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience working with designers, editors, marketers, and producers

Design and animate high-performing motion graphics for a variety of formats: social media, YouTube, paid media, CRM, internal campaigns, and more

Translate creative briefs into thoughtful motion solutions that enhance storytelling and user engagement

Collaborate closely with producers, designers, editors, and marketers to bring concepts to life from ideation to final render

Ensure brand consistency across all animations and apply visual systems creatively

Work within modern creative and production workflows using tools like After Effects, LucidLink, Frame.io, and Figma

Manage multiple animation projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, organization, and delivery speed

Maintain clean project files and adhere to version control, render presets, and naming conventions

Basic Qualifications

4+ years of experience in motion graphics and animation design for marketing, product, or branded content

A strong portfolio showcasing motion design, storytelling, timing, transitions, and typographic animation

Deep understanding of content formats, aspect ratios, and motion principles for social, digital, and paid media

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working within brand systems and adapting global campaigns for multiple markets

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across multiple deliverables

Familiarity with localization workflows and international adaptations

Strong communication and collaboration skills – you work well with cross-functional teams

Ability to interpret creative direction, accept feedback, and iterate quickly

Bonus: Basic knowledge of 3D motion graphics or VFX

Adaptability: Able to shift priorities and execute multiple motion projects in a deadline-driven environment

Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects (primary animation), Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro (basic editing), Audition

Figma for visual alignment and collaboration with brand and design teams

LucidLink for real-time cloud collaboration

Frame.io for feedback, annotation, and versioning

Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, and Drive for coordination and asset management

Slack for team communication and updates

Bonus Tools: Cinema 4D or Blender (3D animation), DaVinci Resolve (color), iZotope RX (audio cleanup)

Compensation & Benefits For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$130,000 per year - USD$144,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industry

Internet Marketplace Platforms

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