Job description
Please note: We do not have an open position at this time. This posting is for consideration for future freelance opportunities, as we’re always looking to connect with extraordinary talent who may join us when the right project arises.
This freelance role would be fully remote and the individual must be based in the US or Canada
Realize the unimagined
Fantasy is a digital product and innovation company. We realize the unimagined for the world’s most ambitious organizations. Founded in 1999, our global reputation is based on our teams’ unique ability to think beyond the ordinary and launch ground-breaking products and services. We believe that our phenomenal team is the core reason for our success, our growth, and our thriving culture. We offer location flexibility, with three offices located in New York, San Francisco, and London.
The Role
As a Senior Motion Designer at Fantasy, you will bring digital design skills to both automotive and consumer experiences. You‘ll possess elegant, modern design, and obsess over the finest details in design and function, creating next-level in-vehicle digital experiences. You’ll think beyond ordinary to ship world-class products to world-leading organizations. You’ll think beyond ordinary solutions to ship world-class products to world-leading organizations. You will collaborate with talented teams to create experiences that millions of people not only use — but love.
Launch digital products and services with world-leading organizations
You’ll work with the world’s most forward-thinking companies, including the likes of Netflix, Spotify, Ford, Asana, Tesla, The Academy of Motion Pictures, Dolby, Ancestry, Salesforce, and many others. You’ll work across diverse industries and across varying form factors, ranging from automotive, luxury, travel, operating systems, website ecosystems, design for voice, and artificial intelligence.
Craft experiences that people love
- You’ll have a passion for the latest user-focused technology, possess a keen eye for elegant, modern design, and obsess over the finest details in design and function, this is the opportunity for you.
- You’ll be a key member of the forward-looking team that is creating next-level in-vehicle digital experiences.
- You’ll work with outstanding coders and designers (2D, 3D, UX/UI) to conceive the sophisticated systems that infuse our entire vehicle ecosystems.
- You’ll engage, iterate, and innovate in a new and growing department that is at the forefront of revolutionizing the auto industry.
Collaborate with a world-class team
- This role is for a creative individual with excellent aesthetic judgment and a willingness to collaborate within a team environment.
- You’ll inspire and elevate the team by producing work that constantly raises the bar and takes a people-first approach to solve problems.
- Your work will allow our customers to feel delighted every time they use our products and services.
Work with forward-thinking organizations
- You’ll create immersive pieces that celebrate and inform the beauty of our product and inspire engagement.
- You’ll craft motion behaviors, systems, and animations that orient, guide, and add delight for customers.
- Produce motion studies for user flows, leadership presentations, and quickly iterate on multiple design solutions.
- Lead the definition and communication of motion design best practices across various features.
- Help shape the product vision by giving it life and tangible responsiveness.
- Look for opportunities to solve problems in unique and innovative ways.
- Help maintain visual and brand consistency between all products and outlets.
- Present design work to multiple teams and senior leadership for review and feedback.
Experience / Key Personal Qualities
- A strong portfolio must have live examples of web UI interaction design and UI animation.
- 7+ years of design experience.
- 2+ years professional experience as a UI motion designer.
- Experience in a variety of design tools such as After Effects, Sketch, and other animation prototyping tools (Lottie, Flinto, Framer, ProtopPie, Proto.io, and Trapcode).
- Impeccable sense of timing and a deep understanding of motion curves.
- Experience working with or creating a motion design language.
- Experience working on a collaborative team and partnering directly with developers for design implementation.
- Ability to organize projects and project files efficiently.
- Knows how to give and receive constructive feedback, and how and when to defend design decisions.
- Experience with 3D tools is a plus.
Fantasy EOE
Fantasy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Since 1999, diversity has been vital to our success and ability to create products and services used and loved by millions of people all over the world. We are committed to continually fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
