Visual & Motion Designer (Short-term)

4 Months ago • 2-2 Years • Motion Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Niantic seeks a short-term Visual & Motion Designer to collaborate on the future of their games and platform. You'll work with the UX team to design visual and interactive elements for AR and mapping experiences, collaborating with product managers and engineers on high-impact projects. Responsibilities include designing concepts, wireframes, mockups, and final designs; iterating based on feedback; collaborating with engineers for smooth production; and maintaining a consistent visual style. The role requires strong 2D/3D design skills, spatial concept conveyance, and experience working with cross-functional teams on mobile AR projects.
Must have:
  • 2+ years experience in visual and motion design
  • 2+ years experience working with engineers and UX
  • Strong portfolio showcasing 2D and 3D design
  • Ability to convey spatial concepts
  • Proficient in typography, layout, and color
Good to have:
  • Experience with mobile AR production design
  • Spatial design experience from concept to launch
  • Proficiency in UX design or prototyping

Job Details

Niantic’s Design Team seeks a Visual & Motion Designer to work together with us and help craft the future of Niantic's games and platform technology!

Niantic Art/UX/Design works with some of the world's most advanced AR technologies to design visually innovative, bleeding-edge mobile experiences for tens of millions of users worldwide, encouraging discovery, exercise, and meaningful social experiences.

As a Visual & Motion Designer, you will work closely with the user experience (UX) team to shape the visual and interactive elements of Niantic's augmented reality (AR) and mapping experiences. This individual will collaborate with product managers and engineers to create high-impact and strategic projects that push the boundaries of spatial computing and mapping. Are you ready to make an impact?

Responsibilities

  • Design visually compelling concepts, wireframes, mockups, specs, and final designs to convey UX flows, motion design, and spatial computing concepts in Niantic’s visual style.
  • Iterate on designs based on research study outcomes, product goals, and feedback from key collaborators and leadership.
  • Collaborate with product managers and engineers to provide visual art and motion design support on high-impact AR projects.
  • Work closely with engineers to through production to ensure designs as implemented as intended.
  • Develop and maintain a consistent visual style across all projects.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years professional experience in visual and motion design.
  • 2+ years professional experience working on high-quality projects with engineers, product management, and UX.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing 2D and 3D design experience.
  • Ability to convey spatial concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Capable of managing multiple projects with acute attention to detail.
  • Proficient in typography, layout, and color.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice. 
  • Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including asynchronous interactions with others.
  • Passionate about augmented reality and its potential!

Plus If…

  • Professional experience includes production design for mobile (including mobile AR), spatial design, and/or virtual or augmented reality headsets.
  • Professional experience working on spatial design projects from concept through launch.
  • Proficiency in end-to-end user experience design or prototyping.

The hourly rate for this role is between $55.00/hr - $90.00/hr.

This is a contractor position and the work should be performed based on service agreement and SOW. Niantic will not offer Contractor direct employment contract, salary, benefits, equities, or any compensation associated with employment.

Join the Niantic team!

Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map powers spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s Lightship platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Peridot and Monster Hunter Now. Developers use Niantic’s platform to build their own AR applications and experiences, either with the Lightship Platform or directly through the web with 8th Wall.

We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.

Niantic is a hybrid first company. We believe that in person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. Our hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work.

We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Bellevue, Kansas, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, Hyderabad, and Zürich. #LI-HYBRID

Candidate Privacy Policy

I understand that by submitting my job application, the information I provide as part of that application will be used in accordance with Niantic’s Privacy Notice for Job Applicants and Candidates.

If required by law, by submitting my job application I consent to the processing of my information as described in that Notice, including processing information I voluntarily disclose to Niantic, such as health or medical information, race or ethnicity data, and sexual orientation data and, in limited circumstances sharing information with third parties such as references and other third parties that assist in the hiring process.

Similar Jobs

Sword Health - Account Executive - Mid-Market (East)

Sword Health

United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
Applied materials  - Strategic Sourcing Engineer

Applied materials

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
GoTo Group - SDET - Growth

GoTo Group

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Ion - Accounts Receivable Specialist, Italy

Ion

Italy (Hybrid)
8 Months ago
Apple - Platforms Solutions Manager, App Store and Apple Arcade

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Landor - 3D Motion Designer

Landor

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Zenoti - Lead Motion Graphics Designer

Zenoti

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Codeway Studios - Jr. Marketing Artist (Motion Designer)

Codeway Studios

Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Contentstack - Senior Motion Designer

Contentstack

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Scopely - Senior Motion Graphics Designer

Scopely

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Vendavo - Senior Data Scientist

Vendavo

Prague, Prague, Czechia (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Kabam - Senior Software Engineer (1 Year Contract)

Kabam

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
8 Months ago
Qualcomm - Senior Manager, HR M&A

Qualcomm

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Blinkhealth - Bilingual Spanish - Customer Support Specialist - On Site

Blinkhealth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
6 Days ago
Roblox - Senior Technical Director, Content Platform

Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
endava - Senior Fullstack Developer (.NET, React)

endava

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Ethernovia - BSP Embedded S/W

Ethernovia

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Octopus - Senior Product Manager-Growth & Enablement

Octopus

Israel (Remote)
3 Weeks ago
GoTo Group - Creative Content Writer

GoTo Group

Jakarta, Indonesia (On-Site)
3 Months ago
skillz - FP&A Manager

skillz

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Bellevue, Washington, United States

Team Liquid - Talent Manager, North America

Team Liquid

California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Mashgin - Deployment Engineer - New York

Mashgin

New York, New York, United States (Remote)
8 Months ago
CAE - Information Systems Security Engineer

CAE

Orlando, Florida, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Qualcomm - Sr Staff or Principal Thermal Engineer, Server Packaging

Qualcomm

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Blinkhealth - Pharmacy Technician (Closed Door)

Blinkhealth

St. Louis, Missouri, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Cadence - Sales Executive, Mechanical Systems North America

Cadence

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Kavalirio - IT Infrastructure Technician

Kavalirio

Longwood, Florida, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
GameChanger - Staff iOS Software Engineer, Gameday

GameChanger

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Scopely - Director of Community

Scopely

California, United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Apple - US Consumer Offers Business Development Lead

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Motion Design Jobs

Oliver Agency - GenAI Motion Graphic Designer

Oliver Agency

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Nexon - Motion Graphics Designer

Nexon

El Segundo, California, United States (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Roblox - Motion Designer

Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Reality Games - Motion Designer - Monopoly World

Reality Games

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
5 Months ago
DNEG - Motion Graphics Designer (MGFX)

DNEG

Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Codeway Studios - Marketing Artist (Motion Designer)

Codeway Studios

Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
1 Month ago
good job games - Motion Designer (Marketing Artist)

good job games

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Reliance games - Motion Graphics Artist (Intern)

Reliance games

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Kwalee - Motion Designer

Kwalee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Game freak - Graphic Designer: Character Motion [Junior Class]

Game freak

Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
3 Years ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded