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Principal Animation and Motion Designer

Realtor.com® is a leading real estate platform dedicated to helping people find their way home through trusted insights and an exceptional user experience. We’re seeking a Principal Animation & Motion Designer to define and scale our motion language across brand, product, and marketing—combining conceptual leadership, hands-on craft, and mentorship to drive high-impact creative across national campaigns and product experiences.

Skills

  • Expertise in After Effects, Lottie, Premiere Pro, Figma, and 3D/programmatic animation tools
  • Experience building and implementing motion/design systems at scale
  • Broadcast and campaign production experience for national audiences
  • Strong storytelling and conceptual direction skills
  • Proven ability to influence executives and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Leadership and mentoring experience to develop team capabilities
  • Comfort experimenting with new formats including generative AI and programmatic workflows

Responsibilities

  • Set creative vision and strategic direction for motion across brand, product, and marketing.
  • Establish and maintain scalable, emotionally intelligent motion systems and brand motion guidelines.
  • Create broadcast-quality video outputs for national campaigns, including primetime TV placements.
  • Lead motion for high-visibility brand and product launches to drive storytelling and conversion.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and marketing to embed motion into user experiences and toolkits.
  • Partner with executive stakeholders and external agencies to align motion strategy with business goals.
  • Introduce and champion new tools and formats (Lottie, 3D, generative AI, programmatic animation).
  • Coach, mentor, and develop motion talent; raise motion literacy across the organization.
  • Represent motion in leadership forums and influence hiring, evaluation, and team growth.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in design, animation, motion graphics, or equivalent experience
  • Robust portfolio demonstrating concept-to-production motion work
  • Demonstrated track record of leadership and systems-level motion work

Benefits

  • Inclusive medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage
  • Family forming benefits
  • 13 paid holidays and flexible time off
  • 8 hours paid volunteer time off
  • Immediate eligibility for 401(k) with 3.5% company match
  • Tuition reimbursement program and student debt retirement savings match
  • 1:1 personalized financial planning sessions
  • Free snacks and refreshments in office
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Realtor.com is a real estate listing website that allows users to post and search for homes and rental properties. They are headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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