Motion Designer

Skills

About the Role

You will translate complex research ideas into clear, engaging motion across films, launches, demos, and communications. You'll develop concepts, design and produce 2D and 3D motion, and take work from storyboards and animatics through animation, compositing, and final delivery, collaborating with researchers, designers, filmmakers, and producers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of motion design experience
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design judgment and animation craft
• Proficiency in After Effects and Cinema 4D or comparable 3D tools
• Editing and compositing experience
• Figma proficiency
• Understanding of typography, composition, timing, and visual storytelling
• Experience working with subject matter experts

Responsibilities

• Develop motion concepts for research stories with creative partners and subject matter experts
• Design and produce high-quality 2D and 3D motion
• Apply and extend OpenAI's visual and motion language
• Take work from exploration and storyboards through animation, compositing, and delivery
• Collaborate with designers, filmmakers, editors, producers, and researchers
• Translate technical concepts into accessible visual sequences
• Scope projects with producers and communicate dependencies
• Present work and incorporate feedback
• Develop reusable assets, templates, and workflows

Benefits

• Equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA employer contributions
• Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave, medical and caregiver leave
• Flexible PTO
• 13+ paid company holidays and office closures
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
• Relocation support
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends