About This Role
The Motion Designer plays a crucial role in an innovative business team at ByteDance, focusing on researching products related to new technology tracks and implementing AI-powered intelligent innovations. This position is ideal for someone who is passionate about motion design and eager to contribute to cutting-edge projects.
Responsibilities
- Define the dynamic design language for the ecosystem, covering state changes, transitions, feedback, and AI behavioral expressions.
- Design motion solutions for AI products and system-level experiences, making motion an integral part of the product interaction.
- Create natural and semantic feedback for AI Assistants, Agent workflows, and multimodal interaction scenarios.
- Build system motion specifications, including principles, rhythm, easing, and implementation standards.
- Collaborate with UX, UI, and Engineering to ensure motion concepts are accurately implemented in live products.
- Lead motion explorations for future concepts and high-impact product demonstrations.
Requirements
- 4 years of experience in motion design, interaction animation, or related fields.
- Exceptional sense of rhythm, timing, and physics-based motion with the ability to explain the rationale behind motion designs.
- Proficiency in motion tools such as After Effects, Figma, ProtoPie, Rive, Lottie, or Blender.
- Ability to work with engineers to define motion parameters and performance boundaries.
Nice to have:
- Degree in Animation, Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
- Experience in mobile OS motion, AI product feedback systems, or real-time graphics.
- Strong prototyping skills to quickly validate dynamic experiences.
Benefits
- Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) savings plan with company match.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Wellbeing benefits.
- 10 paid holidays per year.
- 10 paid sick days per year.
- 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
Important Details
- Application deadline: Not specified.
Application Process
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
About the Company
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut, and Pico, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
