Senior Product Designer

The mission of Learning Product Team in Worldwide Learning (WWL) - is to develop world-class, innovative Skilling Products & Experiences that inspire customers, partners, Microsoft sellers, and future generations to achieve more by skilling, upskilling, and reskilling, thereby reaching 100M+ learners. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing AI powered innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Job Purpose:As a Senior Motion Designer, you will lead the creation of motion systems and animated experiences that elevate our product’s UX and visual storytelling. You’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, and researchers to prototype, implement, and refine motion specs for both software and video content. This opportunity will allow you to:

• Accelerate your career growth in motion design for digital products.
• Develop deep expertise in scalable animation systems and video storytelling.
• Hone your skills in cross-functional collaboration and design leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement motion design systems for product UX and video storytelling.
• Create animated assets, transitions, and micro-interactions that enhance user engagement and clarity.
• Collaborate with product designers, engineers, and researchers to prototype and deliver motion specs.
• Develop and maintain motion guidelines as part of the design system.
• Produce storyboards, video flows, and vision demos for product launches and marketing.
• Mentor team members on motion design best practices and tools (e.g., After Effects, Cinema4D, Figma).
• Partner with internal and external teams to research and analyze user feedback for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, Animation, or related field AND 5+ years experience in motion design for digital products or video storytelling

OR

• Master’s Degree in above fields AND 4+ years experience in motion design

OR

• Equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated expertise in motion design for UX and video, using design thinking to solve problems)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in relevant field AND 8+ years experience in motion design for products or services

OR

• Equivalent experience with a strong portfolio of shipped products, services, or video content
• 4+ years experience delivering end-to-end motion design solutions for customers
• Proficiency in After Effects, Cinema4D, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and animation frameworks (e.g., Lottie, Babylon.js)
• Experience mentoring designers and collaborating in cross-functional teams

Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 8, 2025

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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