Senior Motion Designer

Location: Home-based or hybrid, United States – Eastern time zone.

Position Summary:

As a Senior Motion Designer, you are an expert craftsperson and creative partner who brings brand stories to life through movement. You create motion work that is imaginative, strategic, and system-driven, extending brand worlds across campaigns, products, and experiences.

You live and breathe animation and storytelling, and you thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with the Executive Creative Director, video/media, designers, strategists, and writers. You help push the boundaries of motion at Bentley, leading projects, inspiring others, and crafting work that resonates both visually and emotionally.

Responsibilities:

• Create Brand-Defining Motion
  • Design and execute high-quality motion systems, from campaign animations and product launches to expressive brand identities.
  • Translate brand strategy and creative concepts into clear motion principles.
  • Ensure motion feels intentional, distinctive, and aligned with Bentley’s broader brand system.
• Collaborate Across Disciplines
  • Partner closely with video/Media, designers, strategists, writers, and product teams to bring motion thinking into projects early.
  • Contribute creatively during immersion and strategy phases, helping shape ideas before execution.
  • Take direction and feedback thoughtfully, using it to elevate the work.
• Lead Through Craft
  • Own motion workstreams on projects, setting a high bar for quality and execution.
  • Support and inspire other designers through example, critique, and collaboration.
  • Help evolve motion standards and best practices within the studio.
• Present & Communicate
  • Help build compelling presentations and confidently talk through motion concepts and work-in-progress.
  • Clearly articulate creative decisions to internal teams and clients.
• Collaborate, Present & Execute
  • Build strong narratives, lead presentations, and run workshops with internal stakeholders and partners.
  • Confidently defend creative decisions while embracing feedback.
• Work Hands-On
  • Spend the majority of your time designing and animating.
  • Move fluidly between concepting, storyboarding, prototyping, and final execution.
• Stay Organized & In Sync
  • Manage your time effectively across multiple projects.
  • Communicate clearly around timelines, feedback, and delivery to support a smooth creative process.
• This is an individual contributor role.
• This is a full-time role expected to work 40 hours per week.
• This role requires communication with Managers, peers and other colleagues of the company in person, and/or by utilizing Microsoft Teams chat, calling and meeting functions.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).

Qualifications:

• 5–8+ years of experience in motion design, ideally within brand or studio environments.
• A portfolio showcasing brand-led motion work, systems thinking, and strong storytelling.
• Exceptional taste in timing, composition, typography in motion, and visual rhythm.
• Strong collaboration skills and a positive, proactive mindset.
• Confidence presenting work and discussing creative ideas with clarity and confidence.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for evolving tools, techniques, and creative technologies.
• Tools
  • Core: After Effects, Figma
  • Additional: Final Cut Pro, 3D software
  • Bonus: Creative coding, experimental motion tools, Touch Designer

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video. 
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start. 
• An attractive salary and benefits package. 
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. 
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact. 

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About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

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