Motion Designer

At CloudX we're building a new supply-side advertising platform for mobile publishers. We're convinced that an AI-native product will significantly advance the state of the art in mobile advertising. Our founding team previously built MoPub (acquired by Twitter for $350M) and MAX (acquired by AppLovin).

We're looking for a Motion Designer to own our sizzle reels and product walkthroughs. This is a contract role. You'll work closely with our marketing and product teams on a structured creative process: kickoff, creative direction, sketch animation, sound sync, and final delivery. The benchmark is sophisticated product animation: zooming in on UI detail, pulling back to show context, making complex data legible and compelling. We produce both granular product walkthroughs and high-level sizzle reels, sometimes for the same launch.

• Produce sizzle reels and product walkthroughs from a detailed slide-by-slide creative brief. You execute from that brief; you don't generate the concept.
• Deliver a lo-fi timing pass before any final animation starts, so pacing is locked before production
• Animate to a locked audio track at the frame level
• Collaborate with a composer and sound designer, receiving the sound brief before scoring begins
• Return final files in formats that integrate cleanly into an existing Figma-based design system
• Respond to consolidated written feedback per review cycle; this is an async-first team; we keep live sessions to a minimum
• Two revision rounds are included per deliverable; additional rounds are scoped separately
• Typical project timeline is three weeks from brief to final delivery:
  • Week 1: Kickoff, creative direction, lo-fi timing pass
  • Week 2: Sound brief, animation, sound delivery, revisions
  • Week 3: Launch

• Strong portfolio of SaaS product animations and walkthroughs, not brand reels or motion graphics for their own sake. Portfolio should include at least one product walkthrough and one sizzle reel, ideally for a B2B SaaS or developer tool.
• Portfolio demonstrates camera work and UI detail: zooming, panning, interaction moments, not just flat motion graphics
• Proficient in After Effects; familiarity with Lottie export a plus
• Figma-fluent; comfort with Figma will be assessed during the sketch test
• Based in Western Europe (UK, Portugal, France, Germany, Netherlands or similar); the midpoint between our Bishkek and ET teams; timezone will be confirmed before shortlisting
• Async-first working style; all feedback is written and consolidated, few live sessions

While not required, we're particularly interested in candidates with experience animating developer tools, dashboards, or data-heavy products.

If shortlisted, we'll send a 15-second sketch and ask you to show us how you'd approach it.

Include one example of a product walkthrough you're proud of and one line on what made it work, along with a note on your timezone.