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realtor.com

Senior Motion Designer & Animator

realtor.com, Austin, Texas, us, 78716

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Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.

Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

We’re looking for a Senior Motion Designer & Animator to join our in-house creative team and help modernize Realtor.com’s brand through distinctive, emotion-driven motion work.

You’re a concept-to-completion storyteller—part visual strategist, part technical animator, and all in on the details. Whether it’s a national broadcast spot or an in-app product moment, you know how to turn static assets into surprisingly delightful stories that connect and convert.

You’ll be a key player on a nimble creative team that’s setting new standards for how our brand moves. You’ll collaborate closely with design, copy, product, and marketing partners, and report directly to the Creative Director, Design.

Why now?

Realtor.com is entering its boldest creative era yet—with new leadership, a new Austin HQ, and a clear mission: help people feel confident in one of life’s biggest decisions.

We’ve launched a national brand campaign featuring Reba McEntire. We’ve rebuilt our team with talent from Tesla, YETI, and OJO Labs. And we’re partnering with GSD&M to push the work further, faster.

This role supports both

B2C

and

B2B

storytelling—powering consumer campaigns seen by millions, and creating high-impact content for the largest real estate industry events in the country. From product launches to partner activations, you’ll help us show up with confidence and craft in front of the top agents, brokers, and builders in the U.S.

What you’ll do:

For the work:

Design and animate video and motion assets for brand campaigns, performance marketing, product UX, and social

Develop storyboards, animatics, and creative briefs that bring ideas to life from pitch to production

Collaborate with designers, writers, and strategists to elevate ideas with motion

Build motion for a range of environments—including broadcast, digital, in-product, and interactive formats like micro-interactions and Lottie-based animations

Help define and evolve the motion language of Realtor.com—not just executing work, but setting the standard for how motion shows up in our brand

Work with performance and media teams to understand how motion impacts results and iterate for impact

For the team:

Serve as a creative thought partner across product, brand, and media—bringing visual problem-solving into UI reviews, partner work, and key launches

Own project pacing and planning: provide clear time estimates, manage scope changes, and keep stakeholders aligned

Share emerging techniques, tools, and motion trends with the broader design team

Help shape team culture by modeling positivity, urgency, and a collaborative spirit

Improve workflows and delivery processes—ensuring clean file management, consistent systems, and clear handoffs

How We Work

:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

What you bring:

5+ years of experience in an in-house studio or creative agency

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

A portfolio that blends craft, creativity, and clarity of communication

Expertise in After Effects, Premiere, and motion design tools

Strong storytelling and timing instincts—whether for a 6s pre-roll or 60s TV spot

Experience building toolkits and design systems that scale

Experience working in Figma and with web/product design teams

A high degree of creative autonomy—you know when to go off-brief and when to stick to the fundamentals

Solid organizational habits for delivering assets cleanly and consistently across systems (e.g., Asana, folder structures, handoff protocols)

A collaborative, self-starting spirit and a high bar for creative output

Bonus points for:

Generative AI tools

Lottie / Bodymovin

Cinema 4D or other 3D tools

Automation and programmatic animation

What success looks like

You help evolve our motion standards across platforms and campaigns

Your work makes people stop, feel, and act

You push ideas and tools forward—and bring others with you

You make our brand move with meaning, not just motion

Why Austin?

We’re proud to call Austin home. Our office in the heart of downtown is more than a workspace—it’s the creative engine for a brand that’s ready to lead. From SXSW to South Congress, you’ll feel the energy and inspiration of a team that’s building something big.

How We Reward You

:

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:

Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage

Family forming benefits

13 Paid Holidays

Flexible Time Off

8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off

Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match

Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs

1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions

Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program

Free snacks and refreshments in each office location

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®

Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.