Senior UI & Motion Designer, Appnovation
1 Year Fixed Term Contract
3 days a week in office
Digital consultancy
Open for applications
Digital consultancy
201-500 employees
Open for applications
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To advance clients businesses by innovating everything digital.
Role
Who you are
- Platform Expertise: Expert-level mastery of Figma (specifically for complex design systems and collaborative workflows)
- The Motion Toolkit: Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects. You must be skilled in creating production-ready Lottie (JSON) exports and short-form video for digital products
- From Print to Pixel: A proven ability to translate "offline" brand elements (typography, textures, grids) into responsive, accessible, and interactive digital interfaces
- Technical Logic: A strong understanding of front-end constraints. You know how to design for the "edge cases" and how to optimize animations so they don't compromise app performance
- Agency Experience: Comfortable managing multiple workstreams and adapting your design style to suit various industries, from healthcare to luxury retail
- 5+ years in UI/Product Design, preferably within an agency or high-growth product studio
- A portfolio that highlights sophisticated UI work and demonstrable motion design (specifically Lottie/web-based animation)
- Deep experience in the "Digital Transformation" space—taking legacy brands and making them relevant in a mobile-first world
- Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment
- We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds, lived experiences and industries to apply
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior UI & Motion Designer who understands that the best digital products are a perfect harmony of brand story, functional UI, and purposeful motion
- In this role, you will be the bridge between a client’s vision and their digital future. You’ll work within cross-functional pods—alongside Strategists, UXers, and Engineers—to take traditional brand collateral and transform it into high-performing, motion-rich digital ecosystems. You aren't just styling screens; you are defining how a brand scales across digital ecosystems
- Agency-Level Brand Translation: Partner with clients to ingest "traditional" brand books and collateral, reimagining those assets into modern, digital-first design systems for web and mobile
- Motion as a Language: Use After Effects to move beyond simple transitions. You’ll create purposeful Lottie animations for micro-interactions and produce high-impact video content that brings digital products to life
- Design System Architecture: Build and scale robust design systems within Figma. You will ensure brand consistency is baked into every component, making the handoff to our global engineering teams seamless and intuitive
- Client Collaboration & Pitching: Confidently present your design rationale to stakeholders, demonstrating how motion and visual UI choices align with their broader business goals and brand identity
- Product Excellence: Work within an agile environment to iterate quickly, ensuring that every asset—from a hero video to a toggle switch—is polished and performance-optimized
Application process
- Thank you for your interest in a career with Appnovation Technologies! Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted
Our take
Launched in 2007, Appnovation is a global digital consultancy with offices across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The company helps enterprises and governments meet their digital transformation goals, working across sectors ranging from media and entertainment to finance, government, and life sciences. Its client roster includes major brands such as AmEx, Air Canada, and Disney too.
Thanks to the growing versatility of digital consulting - and the many forms it now takes - firms like Appnovation are drawing renewed interest from investors. With global spending possibly reaching $2.59T by 2035, the sector is entering a period of serious growth and Appnovation's recent momentum suggests its well positioned to capture a share of that growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-27% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2021
$18.9m
LATE VC
Total funding: $18.9m
Company HQ
Gastown, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Arnold Leung
(Founder & CEO)Member at YPO / WPO Canada. Previously Board Member at Vancouver Enterprise Forum, Founder at Intercarbon Networks, and Marketing Representative at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
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