Senior Creative Motion Designer, Roblox
$143.8-181.2k
Eligible for equity compensation
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming and entertainment platform
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Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$143.8-181.2k
Eligible for equity compensation
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of professional experience in motion design, animation, or post-production, with both marketing and product-facing work
- A portfolio showcasing expressive motion design across campaigns, brand storytelling, and product experiences
- A Deep understanding of animation fundamentals including timing, spacing, anticipation, and composition
- Strong design sensibility with mastery of typography, layout, color, and visual rhythm
- Expert proficiency in After Effects, Premiere, and Photoshop, with experience integrating 3D elements from Cinema4D, Blender, or Maya
- Strong compositing and finishing skills including cleanup, color correction, and integration of render passes
- Experience developing or maintaining motion systems or design toolkits
- The ability to adapt quickly to feedback and iterate in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
- A cinematic eye for storytelling and brand consistency
What the job involves
- Roblox is seeking a Senior Motion Designer to join The Kitchen, our internal creative studio. In this role, you’ll help define how motion shapes the Roblox brand, from cinematic trailers and campaign storytelling to in-product experiences that reach millions of players and creators around the world
- You’ll bring visual energy and emotional rhythm to our brand through expressive animation, bold composition, and storytelling that connects
- This is a hands-on creative role that blends design, animation, and systems thinking. You’ll combine a deep understanding of motion principles with a cinematic eye for timing, pacing, and composition, helping craft the visual heartbeat of Roblox’s marketing and brand experiences
- Design and animate motion systems for campaigns, trailers, social content, and in-product experiences
- Develop dynamic sequences that express story, emotion, and character through timing, rhythm, and visual flow
- Craft 2D and 3D motion graphics that reinforce the Roblox brand and enhance narrative storytelling
- Establish and evolve motion guidelines, templates, and toolkits that scale across multiple channels and surfaces
- Collaborate closely with designers, editors, producers, and engineers to ensure motion supports both creative vision and usability
- Composite and finish renders for final delivery, optimizing for broadcast, social, and digital platforms
- Provide direction and feedback to teammates, helping elevate motion craft across the studio
- Iterate quickly based on feedback from creative leads, ensuring alignment with brand and project goals
- Maintain organized project files, naming conventions, and versioning for smooth team handoff
Our take
Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations, turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
While the platform does face scrutiny over users safety (particularly given its young audience) the company's efforts to strengthen parental controls and open dialogue through initiatives like its new Parents Council signal a growing commitment to addressing these challenges. At the same time, its financial performance and creator-focused investments underscore a business in very strong health. With record payouts to developers, an expanding older player base, and a platform that increasingly rewards creative talent, Roblox's trajectory remains one of innovation and impressive growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
David Baszucki
(Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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