Motion Designer

Job summary

Responsibilities

OpenAI is seeking a Motion Designer to help tell the stories behind our research. You’ll translate complex ideas, emerging capabilities, and the work of our researchers into clear, engaging motion across films, launches, demos, and other communications.

• Develop motion concepts for research stories, working with creative partners and subject matter experts to understand the ideas and identify how best to communicate them.
• Design and produce high-quality 2D and 3D motion for research films, launches, demos, and supporting content.
• Apply and extend OpenAI’s visual and motion language, balancing consistency with the needs of each story.
• Take work from visual exploration, storyboards, and animatics through animation, compositing, and final delivery.
• Collaborate closely with designers, filmmakers, editors, producers, and researchers, bringing a motion perspective into the creative process early.

What they're looking for

• 7+ years of experience in motion design across films, campaigns, launches, or other narrative work.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating design judgment, animation craft, and the ability to carry an idea from concept through finished execution.
• The ability to explore an open-ended brief, propose a clear creative direction, and refine it through collaboration.
• Proficiency in After Effects and experience with Cinema 4D or comparable 3D tools, alongside editing and compositing workflows.
• Comfort working in Figma and sharing work across design and production teams.

Tech stack

• Figma