Zipline
Senior Motion Designer
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of professional motion design experience.
About the job
Creates motion graphics and animation that explain Zipline’s products, operations, and impact across video, social, web, events, and presentations.
What you'll do
- Design and animate motion graphics, including storyboards, style frames, animatics, and final animation.
- Create visual explanations of products and operations, and integrate motion graphics and effects with live-action footage.
- Collaborate with creative and technical partners; maintain reusable motion systems and organized production files.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of professional motion design experience.
- Strong reel and portfolio showing motion craft, visual storytelling, and 2D and 3D work.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe After Effects and strong working proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.
- Professional experience with Cinema 4D, Blender, or another 3D package.
Nice to have
- Experience in a technically complex field, such as robotics, autonomy, aviation, logistics, hardware, infrastructure, or healthcare.
- Experience with CAD-derived assets, product visualization, simulation, UI animation, data visualization, Lottie, Rive, Unreal Engine, real-time workflows, or AI-assisted creative tools.
Tools
Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma, Cinema 4D, Blender, Lottie, Rive
AI focus
Familiarity with emerging AI-assisted creative tools is a plus; no specific AI work is described.
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