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Motion Designer

Remote, United States

Design

Overview

The Emerging Creative team on Netflix XD is seeking a talented UX Motion Designer to join our team. Netflix is the leading provider of streaming video, reaching over 200 million paid subscribers in more than 190 countries and territories worldwide. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen, all without commercials or commitments.

About the Role

The Netflix Emerging Creative Motion Design team is seeking a Lead Motion UX Designer to join us! Our ideal candidate can lead motion design solutions from concept to delivery. You will work collaboratively with visual designers and UX design leads, AV leads, program managers, and engineers to translate multi-platform (TV, mobile, and web) UI designs into device-performant interactive motion designs, with a focus on usability, feasibility, narrative, and delight, consistent with the Netflix brand. We are looking for a lead-level candidate who can create strategic and conceptual UX motion design proposals and present motion concepts to cross-functional partners, turning their feedback into quick iterations, and working with engineering to drive high fidelity implementation. You’ll lead the creation of Netflix design’s first-ever motion design system. You’ll focus on users, state-driven device interactions, screen transitions, and choreography (buttons, icons, navigation), usability, UX interaction, and design-forward delightful experiences. You’ll drive implementation with engineering for all UX motion designs.

What You'll Do

Lead motion designers to create, maintain, improve, document, and evolve a motion design process and pattern library for various user needs
Collaborate with motion designers, product designers, and A/V strategists to understand new product decisions, build back into the system when validated, and extend to engineering
Advocate for inclusive experiences across platforms, being able to speak to the usability benefits of including motion in design work
Communicate releases clearly to extended stakeholders, rationalizing decisions based on data, brand guidance, or accessibility/usability
Create a collaborative working environment that will enable our design and engineering partners to build new experiences with a motion system confidently
Own the full lifecycle of motion workflow, from standardizing process with motion designers, to contributing motion design work to the Hawkins design system, to collaborating on implementation with engineers
Mentor, coach, and up level motion and product designers around UX motion best practicesHelp other motion designers work through challenges
Plan and guide ECXD motion execution of any cross-squad UX motion initiatives, from roadmapping to design crits
Embrace A/B testing to understand what design solutions best work toward engaging viewers and retaining them
Design components and patterns backed by research, put through testing, and published against benchmarks established with our cross-functional partners
Initiate and drive ongoing systems research efforts, acting as glue between all teams involved in horizontal projects

The Must-Haves

7+ years of experience in product design building experiences for end customers
Motion systems expertise to hit the ground running designing and publishing motion patterns and guidelines
Ability and desire to flex high & low to inform strategic decisions as well as execute detailed hands-on work
Strong demonstration of visual craft and attention to detail
Ability to effectively navigate ambiguity, build alignment and influence peers
Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight or changing deadlines
Excellent communication skills to articulate decisions and rationale
An understanding of the broader design system and motion design communities, with a desire to innovate next-generation systems, tooling and workflows
Strong technical understanding of motion design concepts to communicate effectively with engineering
Understanding of driving accessible solutions at scale, across TV and mobile platforms
Expertise with After Effects, as well as other motion design tools. Ability to adapt to or develop new tooling due to strong motion principle expertise
Experience utilizing Figma / Figma-constructed assets to ingest into motion tooling and/or experience ingesting assets from a design system
Understanding the difference between low-level CSS animations and higher-level, complex motion choreography
The spidey sense to recognize patterns most people don’t see in the organization, and the ability to facilitate collaborative efforts to connect the dots
Experience working with creative & art directors, motion designers, audio designers, and illustrators as well as product designers, engineers, and product managers
Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions
Lead by example, creating a strong sense of purpose and community, promoting a culture of excellence and inclusivity, encouraging a sustainable work/life balance

Pay Transparency

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $80,000-$550,000.

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

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