Our client, a
leading Big Tech company, is looking to hire a
UX Animator in
San Francisco, CA.Pay Rate Range: $120-$125/hr. on W2, depending on experience (No C2C or 1099)
Experience working in Big Tech companies will be beneficial.
Responsibilities: - Collaborate with engineers to define and refine design implementation details
- Use data and metrics to evaluate design impact and understand user behavior, trends, and ecosystem dynamics
- Drive UX improvements through testing, research insights, and stakeholder collaboration
- Build consensus across teams and communicate design rationale effectively
- Contribute to prioritization and planning of design work aligned with product goals
- Create solutions based on user needs, business goals, and market trends
- Lead holistic design systems, frameworks, or languages across products or teams
- Conduct or guide UX research to inform design direction and validation
- Translate insights into prototypes, concepts, and scalable design solutions
- Ensure accessibility, usability, and consistency across all deliverables
- Continuously improve UX practices by identifying opportunities and constraints
Requirements: - 4+ years of experience in animation and/or motion design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating motion design and animation expertise (web/vector-based work preferred)
- Strong visual design sensibility with modern aesthetics and expressive style
- Proficiency in animation tools such as After Effects, Rive, and vector-based animation tools
- Experience designing interactive experiences for web or product interfaces
- Fluency across multiple illustration and motion styles
- Understanding of gaming UX principles and interactive flow design (preferred)
- Ability to independently create prototypes and design explorations
- Strong creativity, originality, and ability to bring personality and humor into design work
- Portfolio must demonstrate:
- Web-based motion design and animation (vector focus)
- Modern visual design sensibilities
- Range of visual tone, style, and experimentation
- Independent/self-initiated creative work
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment OpportunityRussell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance EmploymentRussell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
AccommodationsWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
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