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Senior Art Director, Motion Design

Apple· Marketing
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Sunnyvale, CA$186.3k - $280kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Art Director, Motion Design creates innovative motion design solutions for marketing Apple’s products, events, and consumer experiences. They blend graphic design, motion, music, and editorial elements to address creative briefs, and build scalable motion systems for global campaigns and brand identities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the conceptual development and prototyping of motion identities and campaigns from initial concept through final production.
  • Design scalable, foundational motion design systems that meet the requirements outlined in creative briefs, ensuring consistency, clarity, and creative excellence.
  • Provide guidance for project teams by setting creative vision, coordinating collaboration, and upholding high standards of craft. Build relationships, rapport and credibility within their team and partner teams to ensure cross functional alignment of creative intent.
  • Art direct creative partners including motion designers, digital artists, production designers, illustrators, photographers, and vendors, providing clear guidance and actionable feedback.
  • Prepare work for creative reviews with senior leadership, synthesize feedback, and refine motion direction to align with strategic goals.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience building brand identities and campaigns with motion design as a core discipline.
  • Portfolio demonstrating expertise in design foundations, animation principles, motion theory, typography, and visual communication, across 2D and 3D work.
  • Industry experience as a lead animator or art director, overseeing the creative development process from concept to final production.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Media Encoder) as well as Cinema 4D with Redshift for camera work, texturing, and lighting.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Skills

Required:Motion design leadershipMotion design concepts and prototypingBrand systems and campaignsCross-functional leadershipCommunication and presentation

Benefits

  • Apple benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition, participation in discretionary employee stock programs, potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments, relocation assistance.
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

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