Lead Motion Designer

Role overview

You will lead multi-channel, multi-platform motion initiatives from creative direction through final delivery. You will partner with creative directors, designers, writers, editors and business stakeholders to turn briefs into high-quality work that is distinctive, on-brand, audience-aware, and connected to business goals. What you’ll accomplishIn your first 3 monthsBuild strong working relationships across Brand, Creative & Content, Marketing, and other key partner teams. Develop fluency in Hinge Health’s brand expression, assess production workflows, and creative review processes.

What the employer is looking for

• A craft leader who can move fluidly between creative strategy and hands-on execution, remaining close to the work and its details.
• A strategic storyteller who can simplify complex product, clinical, technical, or business concepts into clear and engaging motion.
• A systems thinker who enjoys building motion principles, templates, workflows, and production practices that help teams create better work at scale.
• A confident cross-functional partner who can facilitate creative discussions, synthesize feedback, give clear direction, and drive alignment.
• A learn-it-all who continues to advance their craft, explores new methods, and shares practical learnings with the team.
• An owner who makes sound decisions amid ambiguity and remains accountable for quality, timelines, and outcomes.
• A collaborative teammate who raises the creative bar, supports others’ growth, and embodies Hinge Health’s leadership principles.
• 8+ years of professional experience in motion design, video, editing, or a related creative discipline.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong motion craft, conceptual thinking, visual storytelling, animation, and production judgment.
• Advanced understanding of motion principles, including timing, pacing, easing, eye trace, tension and release, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience leading creative work from brief through final delivery, including storyboards, style frames, animation, visual effects, and final output.
• Experience building or improving motion systems, templates, production workflows, and standards that help teams work more effectively.
• Advanced proficiency in motion design and production tools, including Figma, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4D, Rive, or equivalent tools.
• Curiosity about AI-enabled creative tools and the judgment to use them responsibly while protecting quality, originality, accuracy, and brand integrity.