About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google’s Motion Designers collaborate with cross-functional partners to create desirable and relevant product experiences that consistently elevate the Google brand. They help people make sense of their world by choreographing experiences that feel fluid, natural, and informative.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a Motion Designer, you’ll apply your passion for animation to simplify complex interactions and solve challenging design problems. You’ll help define and implement Google’s motion design language and you’ll think critically about how motion reinforces Google’s UX brand, enhances interactivity, and delights our users.

Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. Photos is one of the most sought after products at Google and is looking for both client-side (web and mobile), with server-side (search, storage, serving) and machine intelligence (learning, computer vision) Software Engineers. We are dedicated to making Google experiences centered around the user.

Responsibilities

• Establish and scale a cohesive motion language, contributing to the broader design system to ensure brand consistency and high-quality execution across platforms.

• Translate interactions into intuitive experiences, designing both interactive transitions and non-interactive informative flows that enhance usability and delight.

• Partner with User Experience Designers, Product Managers, and Engineers to define and solve interaction issues, using motion to bridge the gap between static mocks and live products.

• Manage multiple workstreams in a changing dynamic environment, delivering polished motion solutions and detailed implementation specs under tight deadlines.

• Develop a framework for project prioritization, ensuring motion design resources are strategically allocated to high-impact initiatives.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 6 years of experience designing motion for consumer-facing products.

• 6 years of experience interacting with clients/leadership and owning end-to-end projects.

• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience managing projects involving cross-functional and cross-team stakeholder groups.
• Experience designing across platforms (e.g., Android, iOS, and web).
• Understanding of JavaScript Object Notation and the technical proficiency to collaborate with engineering for implementation.
• Knowledge of current motion design trends and end-to-end workflows.
• Ability to build After Effects (AE) files for implementation via Lottie and Skottie.
• Excellent attitude, enthusiasm, and ambition to manage opportunities, complemented by visual design and communication skills.