Motion Design Lead, Devices and Services

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
  
• Experience in motion design related to physics, patterns, and visual design elements.
  
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
  
• Experience in conceiving and documenting solutions through personas, user journeys, storyboards, value propositions and sketches.
  
• Knowledge of motion design and storytelling through tools like Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Cavalry, etc.
  
• Familiarity with motion design production processes, with the ability to oversee the production with an outside vendor.
  
• Ability to incorporate 3D into motion work through tools like Cinema 4D, Blender, 3DS Max, or similar.
  

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google’s Motion Designers collaborate with cross-functional partners to create desirable and relevant product experiences that consistently elevate the Google brand. They help people make sense of their world by choreographing experiences that feel fluid, natural, and informative.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a Motion Designer, you’ll apply your passion for animation to simplify complex interactions and solve challenging design problems. You’ll help define and implement Google’s motion design language and you’ll think critically about how motion reinforces Google’s UX brand, enhances interactivity, and delights our users.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000-$252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of motion concepts for projects that seek to conceptualize individual products or define the goal for a category.
  
• Provide direction and leadership for motion designers in defining product features and overall product experiences alongside visual, interaction and prototype designers.
  
• Contribute directly to projects quickly and effectively under tight timelines to produce content from early motion prototypes to final concepts.
  
• Influence stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional partners across functions to gain support for design strategies.
  
• Create compelling visual presentations, storyboards and prototypes showing solutions and context for both peers, users and leadership.