Associate Motion Director

SUMMARY OF ROLE 

We’re looking for an Associate Motion Director with a strong foundation in motion design and a keen eye for crafting clean, branded content across digital and social platforms. You’ll help shape the creative direction of motion projects, balancing hands-on design skills with the ability to guide and mentor motion design talent.

While animation expertise is a big plus, a deep understanding of animation principles and how to apply them in fast-moving, social-first contexts is essential. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of creativity and execution, elevating ideas into polished, effective, and culturally relevant visual storytelling.

As Associate Motion Director, you’ll play a key role in shaping how brands show up across digital and social channels. You’ll get to combine hands-on design with creative leadership, guiding a team of talented designers while producing work that is culturally relevant and visually exceptional.

Responsibilities

•  Set the vision and standards for motion design at 1000Heads.
• Apply motion and animation principles to social-first campaigns, short-form video, and branded content.
• Partner with creative and design leads to bring ideas to life through storyboarding, motion tests, and final execution.
• Mentor and nurture junior and mid-level motion designers, helping them grow in craft and confidence.
• Maintain a consistent design language across motion assets, keeping content polished, professional, and aligned with brand standards.
• Stay plugged into social and digital culture—adapting styles and techniques that resonate with audiences in real time.
• Occasionally contribute hands-on design and animation to set the creative bar and push the work forward.
• Build a network of motion freelancers and partners to ensure delivery during peaks

• This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week in office required. You must reside in one of our US office locations: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Miami
• 6+ years of professional experience in motion design or animation, ideally with a focus on social-first and branded content.
• Strong portfolio showcasing motion design, animation understanding, typography, and visual storytelling.
• Experience leveraging AI tools in the motion design practice
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Creative Suite; experience with Premiere and 3D tools (Cinema 4D, Blender) a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to create clean, branded visuals that adapt to multiple digital platforms.
• Experience mentoring and providing constructive feedback to design talent.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; comfortable working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Passion for creativity, culture, and using motion design to elevate brand storytelling.

• Medical, dental, vision, and more!
• Generous time off package, including the last week of the year
• 401k & Roth retirement investment options with employer match after one year
• Gym and professional development stipends
• Culture Club with monthly activities like sports, games and happy hours
• DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups
• Commute and parking benefits
• Wellness program that focuses on mental, physical and financial employee wellness
• And much more!

SALARY RANGE

$120,000 - $160,000 per year

ABOUT 1000HEADS

1000heads combines expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world’s best businesses build Social Age brands. 1000heads provides a fully integrated, end-to-end Social Transformation™ proposition to blue-chip clients encompassing data & analytics, strategy and implementation. 1000heads has a global footprint, employing over 200 people across 12 offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, Paris and Berlin. 1000heads’ clients include Alphabet, Nature Made, The North Face, San Pellegrino, Amazon, Cisco, and Diageo.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information on 1000heads, visit 1000heads.com.