Motion Design Specialist, Metalab
Product & interface design studio
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Product & interface design studio
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help everyone from tiny early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies build products that are simple, beautiful, and easy to use.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of motion design experience at a studio, product company, digital agency, or as a freelancer
- Strong portfolio demonstrating motion craft, interaction thinking, and product sensibility
- Strong understanding of UX, interaction design, and user-centered thinking
- Ability to translate complex ideas into intuitive, polished motion experiences
- Experience communicating motion intent and interaction behavior clearly to engineering teams
- Strong visual design instincts with sensitivity to timing, pacing, composition, and movement
- Ability to give and receive thoughtful feedback in collaborative environments
- Proficiency with Figma, Lottie/Bodymovin, and motion design workflows
- Experience with tools such as Rive, Spline, After Effects, or Cinema 4D is a plus
- Familiarity with front-end implementation or creative development is a strong bonus
- Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box? Reach out anyways!
What the job involves
- Folks who specialize in motion design at Metalab are called Motion Designers. Regardless of the title, these individuals play a critical role in elevating the quality, feel and clarity of the products we create
- Motion Designers bring interfaces to life through animation, interaction design, and motion systems thinking. They create experiences that guide users, communicate intent, reinforce brand personality, and make complex interactions feel intuitive and seamless
- From early concepting and storyboarding to polished animations and interaction flows, you’re able to craft inspirational work that helps teams align around how a product should feel in motion. Whether creating production-ready assets or defining motion direction for engineering teams, you bring clarity to interaction behavior, pacing, transitions, and overall product feel throughout the design and development process
- You approach motion through the lens of user experience first by balancing timing, movement, delight, and interaction design with usability, accessibility, and product goals. You help define motion principles, interaction patterns, and scalable motion systems across key product experiences
- Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, producers, and stakeholders to identify opportunities where motion can improve usability, communication, and overall product experience
- Create high-quality animations, interaction flows, transition concepts, and motion studies that elevate the overall product experience
- Partner closely with engineers to communicate motion intent clearly and ensure thoughtful, high-quality implementation in production
- Translate business goals and product strategy into motion concepts and interaction systems that improve clarity, usability, and flow
- Communicate nuanced motion decisions clearly across disciplines, advocating for thoughtful interaction design throughout the product development process
- Bring client brands to life within digital products while expanding and extending existing visual systems through motion
- Help improve internal motion workflows, tooling, and processes that accelerate quality and collaboration
- Help promote an inspiring, collaborative and inclusive environment for the team
- Mentor and support other Motion Designers through feedback, collaboration and craft leadership
Our take
MetaLab, founded in 2006, has established itself as one of the most respected design studios in the industry. Since its inception, the company has designed products for some of the biggest names in tech and entertainment, including Apple, Google, Disney, Uber, TED, Tinder, Slack, and Headspace.
The company's story is especially remarkable considering its founder, Andrew Wilkinson, was just 20 years old when he launched MetaLab. Since then, Wilkinson has gone on to achieve significant success with Flow, a task management SaaS company and Tiny Capital, a tech-focused holding group.
MetaLab's continued success is a testament to its ability to adapt to a constantly evolving design landscape. Recent projects, including work for sports media startup The Athletic and meditation app Waking Up, showcase Metalab's ongoing growth in the design industry. It also launched Metalab Ventures, which will invest long-term in new startups.
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Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Remote & IRL: We've been doing remote work since '06 and wouldn't have it any other way — and make space for quality time in-person to stay connected
- 4.5 day weeks We take half-day Fridays because there's life outside of work
- Unlimited time off: Unlimited PTO (really). We want everyone to be healthy and get time to give back
- Zero timesheets: We are focused on the results and quality of our work — not on counting hours
- Learning & Growth: Custom opportunities to invest in your career growth
- Flex hours & locations: For a schedule that's one-size-fits-you
- Equity program: Make an impact on the world's leading products and sometimes have a stake in them, too
- Health & wellness coverage: Both mental and physical benefits so you can be your best on and off the screen
- Parental leave: We give 16 weeks of paid and protected leave for primary caregivers
Company HQ
Downtown, Victoria, BC
Leadership
Luke Des Cotes
(CEO)Initially joined Metalab in 2015 as a Client Partner, since then, they have worked in a number of roles, becoming CEO in 2023. Previously they worked as an Account Executive at TBA Digital and as a Busines Development Manager at Red Label Communications.
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