Canva

Technology

MotionDesigner(SocialContent)

A$95–135k ~AI est. Sydney, Australia; Melbourne, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Motion Designer (Social Content) at Canva. Skills: Motion design, Animation, Video storytelling. Design video assets. Animate video assets”

What You'll Achieve.

Empower users to tell stories; Simplify professional motion for users

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Motion design skills, Animation skills, Motion graphics skills, Video storytelling skills, Video asset creation, Animation sequence creation, Transition creation, Visual effect creation, Narrative content creation, Scalable volume production, Creative review participation, Asset planning participation, Experimentation cycle participation, Animation trend awareness, Editing style awareness, Visual storytelling technique awareness, Comfortable working across multiple styles, Fast-paced content production experience

Nice to Have

Experience with motion features, Experience demonstrating motion features

What You'll Do.

Design motion graphics

Animate motion graphics

Design storytelling elements

Animate storytelling elements

Create looping animations

Create expressive scenes

Create narrative sequences

Integrate assets into workflows

Build assets demonstrating features

Maintain high craft levels

Produce content at scale

Participate in creative reviews

Participate in asset planning

Participate in experimentation cycles

Stay up-to-date with trends

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Template designers; Product teams; Global teams; Cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g’day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you’re probably keen to find out what’s on offer, so we’ll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship campus is in Sydney, with a campus in Melbourne, this role is based in Sydney or Melbourne. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals, while collaborating closely with global teams across time zones. What you’d be doing in this role As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that’s all part of the fun. This role will give you the flavour of the type of things you’ll be working on when you start — but it will likely evolve. We’re looking for a Motion Designer (Social Content). A creative skilled in animation, motion graphics, and short-to-mid-form video storytelling. This role focuses on creating high-quality video assets, animation sequences, transitions, visual effects, and narrative-driven content for Canva’s content library. This role creates the raw video and motion assets that power templates, storyboards, learning content, character packs, animated scenes, and more. Your work directly contributes to Canva’s video ecosystem, helping millions of users tell better stories through motion and moving visuals. At the moment, this role is focused on: * Design and animate video assets, motion graphics, transitions, characters, and storytelling elements * Create looping animations, expressive scenes, and narrative-driven sequences * Collaborate with template designers to ensure assets integrate seamlessly into user workflows * Work with product teams to understand new motion features and build assets that demonstrate them * Maintain high levels of craft while producing content at scalable volume * Participate in creative reviews, asset planning, and experimentation cy

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