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Senior Motion Designer
DesignOn-site — San Francisco, CA
Published on 2026-11-04
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About this role
Define and create motion design for the SpaceXSI brand across campaigns and product experiences. This hands-on senior role combines motion-system development, end-to-end animation, and AI-assisted creative workflows.
About the company
Cursor builds an AI coding editor and agent workflows that help developers write and ship software faster. It serves software teams looking for tighter AI assistance inside the IDE.
The team
Brand Studio
Stack
After EffectsCinema 4DBlenderFigmaAdobe Creative CloudCursorAI video and image generation tools
What you'll do
- Define and document the brand’s motion language, including timing, transitions, typography, and logo animation.
- Build reusable templates, tools, and AI-assisted workflows for on-brand motion production.
- Concept and produce campaigns from storyboards through final delivery across film, product video, social, web, and out-of-home.
- Partner with product designers and engineers to integrate motion into product experiences.
- Direct agencies, animators, and freelancers, and present creative thinking to stakeholders.
- Improve production processes while delivering high-quality work across multiple projects.
What we're looking for
- 6+ years of motion design experience.
- Fluency in After Effects, Cinema 4D or Blender, Figma, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Experience with AI coding tools, especially Cursor, and building tools, scripts, prototypes, or simple web pages.
- Hands-on experience using AI video and image generation in production workflows.
- Portfolio demonstrating motion systems and shipped campaigns.
- Strong animation, timing, typography, and storytelling skills.
- Experience taking animation projects from concept and storyboards through execution.
- Systems mindset, clear communication, and ability to work independently in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Nice to have
- Experience creating or relaunching a motion identity at a fast-growing technology company.
- Experience with Rive, Lottie, WebGL, or other code-based motion.
- 3D modeling, lighting, and rendering skills.
- Sound design sensibility.
- Experience leading agencies on large, multi-channel campaigns.