Junior Motion Designer

About the Company

Universal Music Group (UMG) is a global music leader committed to artistry, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Its business spans recorded music, publishing, merchandise, and audiovisual content across more than 60 countries, with a focus on discovering artists and songwriters and bringing widely celebrated music to audiences worldwide.

Fame House, UMG’s Philadelphia-based division, specializes in direct-to-consumer music commerce. It supports artist and label eCommerce through strategy, creative, storefront merchandising, fulfillment, customer service, technology, and related services for UMG labels, artists, Bravado, and select external clients.

Role Overview

The Junior Motion Designer will help create and deliver motion content for artist campaigns, storefront experiences, and digital marketing work. This position sits inside a Creative Pod and reports to a Senior Motion Designer or Motion Lead. The role is centered on turning approved creative direction into polished, platform-ready motion pieces that support storytelling and commercial goals.

You will work alongside Digital Designers, Creative Directors, and Content Production teams in a collaborative, structured environment. The role is well suited to an early-career motion designer who wants to build craft, strengthen technical skills, and contribute to music-focused digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce motion assets for social, CRM, paid media, storefront, and campaign channels.
• Bring typography, layout, and graphic systems to life through animation.
• Help build motion toolkits and flexible templates that can be reused at scale.
• Adapt concepts into different platform formats and aspect ratios.
• Work with senior motion talent to improve timing, transitions, and visual flow.
• Combine video, photography, and graphic elements into unified animated deliverables.
• Prepare files for handoff while meeting platform and technical requirements.
• Keep project files well organized and follow established production workflows.
• Apply feedback from creative leadership accurately and efficiently.
• Track new motion trends, tools, and shifts in digital culture.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of motion design experience, either through internships or professional work.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe After Effects and familiarity with Premiere Pro.
• Solid understanding of typography, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Basic grasp of animation fundamentals such as timing, easing, and pacing.
• Experience making motion content for social or other digital environments.
• Comfort taking direction, revising quickly, and collaborating in a team setting.
• Strong organization and close attention to detail.
• Interest in music, culture, and digital storytelling.
• Curiosity about new motion techniques, formats, and tools.

Perks and Benefits

• Join a global, entrepreneurial organization with a culture that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and competitiveness.
• Medical, dental, vision, and FSA coverage options.
• 100% coverage for outpatient mental health services.
• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and more, up to $720 per year.
• Lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 for plan participants.
• Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of employee contributions for eligible compensation.
• Flexible paid time off for exempt employees.
• Three weeks of PTO for non-exempt employees.
• Two weeks of paid winter break.
• 10 company holidays, including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day.
• Summer Fridays between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent.

Additional Information

This position is part of the Creative, Design & Production job family. The posted base salary range is $54,000 to $75,000, and the final offer will depend on factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. UMG notes that the responsibilities described here may change over time.

Equal Opportunity and Work Authorization

Universal Music Group is an equal opportunity employer. The company is an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. It is not enrolled in E-Verify in California and New York, and therefore cannot support candidates whose employment requires an employer enrolled in E-Verify, including some STEM-OPT situations.