Staff Motion Designer - 3D

📋 Description

• Lead motion concepts for major product launches, campaigns, and brand moments, with strong 3D
• Build 3D worlds, materials, and textures that give Mercury's biggest launches and brand moments a
• Lead product storytelling, title design, typography, transitions, diagrams, and UI motion, turning
• Define and build out Mercury's motion design system: principles for typography, pacing
• Explore motion in interactive contexts, and bring an informed point of view on where AI tooling can
• Build and champion AI-assisted workflows for motion and 3D, from generative pre-vis and

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in motion design, with a portfolio that shows mastery across
• Advanced proficiency in Cinema 4D, Houdini, Blender, or similar 3D tools, including materials
• Advanced proficiency in After Effects or similar 2D motion tools, with deep command of timing
• Experience building and documenting motion systems or brand guidelines, not just one-off
• Comfort moving between big, high-craft brand moments and faster-moving product/UI and social work
• A track record of art-directing or mentoring other designers, animators, or outside studios. This

🎁 Benefits

• Includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits