Motion Design Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Manager, Motion Design, Brand Creative Studio

THE ROLE
We are seeking a Manager, Motion Design to join the Brand Creative Studio. This role is a hands-on motion designer responsible for developing and executing motion systems across a wide range of brand and marketing initiatives, including the Netflix Brand, Netflix House, Product Marketing, and Corporate Communications.

This role sits across both Core Design and Production Design, bridging high-level creative development and large-scale execution. The focus is on translating brand strategy, creative direction, and design systems into scalable motion outputs across channels, formats, and markets.

You will play a critical role in defining how motion design operates within Brand Creative Studio, contributing to both concept development and high-volume execution. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams and external agencies to ensure motion work is delivered with clarity, craft, and consistency.

A strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in motion design across campaigns, systems thinking, and multi-format execution is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Motion Design & Creative Development
• Contribute to the development of motion concepts and creative direction across campaigns, helping define how motion enhances storytelling and brand expression
• Partner with designers and creative leads to integrate motion into early-stage concept development
• Ensure motion solutions are aligned with brand strategy and creative intent across all touchpoints

Scalable Motion Systems & Production
• Translate creative direction and brand systems into scalable motion frameworks, templates, and toolkits
• Develop motion systems that can be applied across formats including social, digital, video, DOOH, and experiential environments
• Support high-volume production needs, including lower-funnel assets such as banners, cutdowns, and performance-driven creative

Cross-Functional Creative Support
• Serve as a motion design partner to teams across Brand, Netflix House, Product Marketing, Ads, and Corporate Communications
• Ensure motion work is fit-for-purpose across different audiences, channels, and business needs

Agency & Partner Management
• Collaborate with and provide direction to external motion vendors and agency partners
• Ensure external work aligns with Netflix brand standards, motion systems, and production frameworks
• Support decisions on when work should be executed internally versus externally

Quality, Craft & Workflow Development
• Maintain a high bar for motion design quality across all outputs
• Help define workflows, file structures, and best practices for motion production at scale
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through templates, systems, and tooling
• Stay current on motion design trends, tools, and emerging technologies

QUALIFICATIONS
• 10+ years of experience in motion design within a creative agency, design studio, or scaled in-house brand team
• An exceptional portfolio demonstrating motion design across brand, campaign, and digital work
• Strong foundation in design, with the ability to contribute to broader visual systems beyond motion
• Experience working across a wide range of formats, including social, digital, video, OOH, and experiential
• Proven experience building motion templates, toolkits, or systems that support high-volume production
• Experience managing and directing external vendors and agency partners
• Proficiency in After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with scalable production workflows
• Strong collaboration skills with experience working across cross-functional teams
• Ability to move fluidly between concept development and hands-on execution
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving workflows in a fast-paced environment
• A hands-on designer who can contribute directly to the work while helping shape how motion is executed at scale