2D/3D Motion Designer Jobs....In Space!?!?!?!
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Astranis Space Technologies
Motion Designer (2D and 3D)
USA - San Francisco
Astranis is looking for a Motion Designer who can bring our technology and story to life across 2D and 3D mediums. This role will own animation from concept through delivery — shaping how we communicate with customers, investors, and the world. You’ll create high-impact motion design for web, social, product launches, events, and technical explainers.
You will be responsible for developing and maintaining Astranis’s motion design language, ensuring visual clarity, technical accuracy, and consistency across all channels.
Role:
Own Astranis’s 2D and 3D animation end-to-end: concept, storyboard, design, animate, edit, deliver.
Create 2D motion graphics (typography, iconography, data visualization, HUDs, lower thirds) and 3D sequences (product/technology shots, environment/space scenes).
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling visual narratives in close collaboration with engineers, product, and marketing.
Develop Astranis’s motion identity — including color, type, transitions, and animation principles — in partnership with the brand team.
Adapt and extend existing CAD/STEP files while building custom 3D models when needed.
Age of Learning
Animator (VFX & UI Motion, Mid-Senior Level)
USA - Remote - $90K/yr - $110K/yr
Age of Learning is seeking an Animator for its Digital Consumer Products Team, creators of the company’s flagship product, ABCmouse. The ideal candidate is an even-keel, hands-on Animator with a mastery of interactive and games animation fundamentals. The ideal candidate expertly animates VFX, UI animation, transitions, and environmental animation, infusing a high level of polish and the sense of surprise and delight into our products. We’re looking for someone who can immediately bring a sense of “wow” and a lively, modern game feel to the product interface and interactions.
The Animator will report to the VP, Creative, and will work closely with Experience Designers, Artists, Animators, Tech Artists, and Developers on optimized animation for in-product use.
Responsibilities
Lead by example in crafting engaging VFX, UI, and environmental animations–from UI button and transition effects to particle systems, feedback animations, and immersive in-game environments. Bring the world to life with dynamic VFX and create delightful, tappable surprise moments that enhance player interaction and immersion.
Work within Rive, Maya, and potentially Unity to create interactive-ready animation, primarily for the Flutter development environment.
Mentor and develop other great animators.
Work with the tech art team to create and maintain an efficient animation pipeline.
Seek out input/requirements from multiple stakeholders across different departments.
Communicate effectively in cross-functional product development teams and present ideas effectively both verbally and visually.
Continually push to refine the polish of our existing products.
Capable of addressing feedback from stakeholders on the product’s vision.
Work well under pressure and able to produce work in short timeframes, manage time and schedules efficiently while maintaining a high level of quality.
Salesforce
AI Animator & Storyteller
USA - San Francisco, CA - $169.6K/yr - $233.2K/yr
Imagine if… creatives didn’t have to say “Imagine if” when selling their work. Too often, ideas live flat in a keynote or a Figma file, requiring stakeholders to envision the final impact. We believe in transforming “Imagine if” into “Watch this” —because seeing is believing. And this role will help us to do just that.
Sitting at the intersection of design and technology, this role partners closely with our global creative leaders to transform conceptual ideas into inspiring, tangible experiences.In collaboration with the Design Lead - AI and Concepting, you’ll bring vision to life—whether through motion, 3D environments, prototypes, or other immersive formats— helping to reimagine event experiences, jumpstarting advertising concepts, unlocking bold new ways to pitch ideas to our leaders, and more. If they can dream it, you can make it.
As a meticulous craftsperson, you’ll bring an exceptional eye for animation detail, pacing, and narrative rhythm. You’ll have a deep understanding of storytelling principles, cinematic language, and motion design systems— and the ability to translate brand principles into stories that move people emotionally and visually. Every frame you create will represent the best of us, but also push our brand into fresh, inspiring territories.
As a self-starter, you will thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, can adapt to shifting priorities, and excel when faced with ambiguity. You’ll be a proactive storyteller—someone who takes initiative, leans forward, and can deliver exceptional work with little direction.
This role is in-office in San Francisco 4 days a week.
Crossing Hurdles
AR/VR Specialist
USA - Remote
Crossing Hurdles is a recruitment firm. We refer top candidates to our partners working with the world’s leading AI research labs to help build and train cutting-edge AI models.
Position: AR/VR Specialist
Type: Hourly Contract
Compensation: $65–$85/hour (based on experience and location)
Location: Remote
Duration: Short- to medium-term contracts, with potential for ongoing collaborations
Commitment: Typically 30–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities (Training support will be provided)
Develop AR/VR experiences and interactive media workflows
Translate creative concepts into technically implementable formats
Ensure compatibility of media assets with computational and AI-driven pipelines
Evaluate AI-generated immersive content for usability and performance
Collaborate with researchers to model real-world creative-technical workflows
Visune
Material Artist
UK - Nottingham
Do you know a materials addict that might want to join the Visune team in Nottingham?
We're on the hunt for a Materials Artist. Before we put the big adverts out I wanted to see if there's someone already in our sphere that could fill it. Loose job spec:
- Make anything and everything Substance Designer (or are well on the way)
- Scan samples and process into market-ready PBR textures
- Stay on the pulse of CMF trends
- Attend trade shows and events to network with designers
We could have a discussion if you're shit hot at making procedural materials in KeyShot or Blender too.
Substance can taught but a passion for CMF and 3D can't. If you want to spend your life surrounded by materials and 3D software (or have a friend that does) HMU.
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Passionate about experimentation and collaboration, PJ’s creative philosophy centers on using design to create joy, clarity, and meaningful cultural impact.
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