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Director / Principal Motion Designer, Expedia Design

Expedia Group · 5 Locations · On-site

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About Expedia Group

Expedia Group is your gateway to the world of travel through trusted brands, leading technology, and a global marketplace connecting travelers, partners, and experiences.

About the role

Motion is how our products feel and how our stories land. As Director / Principal Motion Designer, you'll define Expedia Design's motion language and raise the bar for both product and brand. You are equally at home refining a micro-interaction in the app and directing a sizzle reel for a major campaign. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Deep expertise in UI motion design, with a portfolio that shows polished, purposeful product animation
  • Proven ability to create engineering-ready motion specs and hand off across iOS, Android, and web
  • Strong working knowledge of how motion is implemented in code across different tech stacks, and the practical constraints of each
  • Mastery of industry-standard motion and prototyping tools (e.g., After Effects, Figma, Principle, Rive, Lottie workflows, or equivalent)
  • Demonstrated ability to design, build, or direct editorial motion work such as brand films, sizzle videos, and promotional content
  • Strong storytelling, art direction, and sense of timing, rhythm, and craft
More about this role

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Locations : San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, or Austin

Motion is how our products feel and how our stories land. As Director / Principal Motion Designer, you'll define Expedia Design's motion language and raise the bar for both product and brand.

You are equally at home refining a micro-interaction in the app and directing a sizzle reel for a major campaign.

You'll partner closely with product designers, engineers, brand, and marketing....

Read the full posting on Expedia Group's site ↗

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