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Posted date: Oct 24, 2025
Category: Design & Creative
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $158,000
Range: $100,600 - $215,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
As a Motion Designer - Demo in Microsoft’s Design Studio for the Engines & Experiences (E&E) organization, you will be responsible for crafting high-quality, production-ready motion design and animation assets that bring product UI, features, and demos to life. You’ll work closely with design leads, product teams, and producers to translate complex functionality into clear, expressive, and engaging motion narratives. This role requires strong craft in animation, attention to detail, and a passion for storytelling through movement. You’ll contribute to the development of scalable motion systems and help visualize new features across platforms and devices. Experience with—or a strong desire to learn—AI-enhanced creative tools is essential, as we continue to evolve our workflows to be more agile, intelligent, and future-forward.Job Location: The primary location for this position is Redmond, WA. Additionally, there are three other locations where this role may be based. Candidates who do not reside in one of these four areas will be relocated to Redmond.
This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Create high-fidelity motion design and animation assets for product User Interface (UI), demos, and feature storytelling.Translate design concepts and product functionality into clear, expressive motion narratives.Collaborate with design leads and cross-functional teams to ensure motion aligns with product goals and brand standards.Contribute to motion libraries and toolkits that support consistency and reuse across teams.Explore and integrate AI tools into your creative workflow to accelerate ideation and production.Maintain a high bar for craft, quality, and attention to detail across all deliverables.
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualificationsBachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 2+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.2+ years of experience in motion design, animation, or interaction design. 2+ years of experience in motion design tools such as After Effects, Figma, Lottie, Principle, or similar. A portfolio showcasing production-ready motion work for User Interface (UI), demos, or product storytelling.Additional or preferred qualificationsBachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 8+ years experience art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.4+ years experience using related software and packages (e.g., Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop/Adobe suite, Mental Ray, Substance Designer/Painter/Zbrush, SideFX Houdini, After Effects, Unity, Softimage). experience shipping 2+ multiple projects or products end to end.4+ years experience working in product-focused environments or with design systems.2+ years experience with AI tools for animation, prototyping, or asset generation—or a strong desire to learn and apply them.4+ years experience working collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.Art IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers Microsoft will accept applications and process offers for these roles on an ongoing basis. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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