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Senior Art Director, Illustration & Motion (Product), 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

The details are what make a product feel great: an icon that reads instantly, a pictogram that explains a concept without words, a small animation that makes an interaction feel right. As Senior Art Director, Illustration & Motion , you’ll own that layer of craft across Expedia’s products. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • A strong portfolio showing illustration and motion work in a product context, including icons, pictograms, and UI animation
  • Hands-on expertise in illustration and motion tools (e.g., Illustrator, Figma, After Effects, Rive, or equivalent)
  • A high bar for AI fluency: demonstrated experience using AI tools and automation to scale creative work while maintaining craft, taste, and brand consistency, with examples you can share
  • Systems thinking: experience building or contributing to scalable asset systems (icon, illustration, or motion libraries) in Figma, with an understanding of how those assets are implemented in code
  • Experience art directing or providing creative feedback to other designers, freelancers, or agencies
  • Strong foundations in composition, color, shape, and timing, with attention to detail at small sizes
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 : New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles (West Hollywood), Chicago, Austin

The details are what make a product feel great: an icon that reads instantly, a pictogram that explains a concept without words, a small animation that makes an interaction feel right.

As Senior Art Director, Illustration & Motion , you’ll own that layer of craft across Expedia’s products.

You are a maker first . You’ll art direct and set the visual standard, and...

Read the full posting on Expedia Group's site ↗

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