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We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. \nOur customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.\nOur system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.\nWe operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.\nAbout You and The Role \nZipline’s communications team shapes and shares the company’s story and impact. We develop and implement strategies and tactics to educate our target audiences about Zipline, tell stories that raise awareness about what we’re doing and the impact that we’re having, increase acceptance of and excitement for our system, and cultivate ambassadors. We are passionate storytellers and make complex topics simple and understandable.\nZipline is expanding in the U.S. and will be delivering food, medicine, retail items and more directly to people’s homes in many states over the next few years. We are seeking a Senior Motion Designer to bring Zipline’s products, operations, people, and impact to life through animation and motion graphics. \nYou will translate creative briefs, scripts, brand systems, and technical concepts into storyboards, style frames, animatics, and polished motion work. Your work will span social and brand video, product launches, explainers, events, web, and presentations. You will work closely with Communications, Brand, Social, Marketing, engineers, and operators, as well as a Video Producer, Cinematographer, and Editor. This is a hands-on role for a designer who combines strong visual fundamentals with animation craft and can make complex technology clear, accurate, and compelling.\nWhat You'll Do \nDesign and animate motion graphics for social and brand video, product launches, technical explainers, customer stories, events, web, and presentations.\nTranslate briefs, scripts, static designs, and technical information into storyboards, style frames, motion studies, animatics, and final animation.\nCreate clear visual explanations of Zipline’s products and operations using typography, maps, diagrams, data, product interfaces, callouts, and 2D and 3D animation.\nDevelop titles, lower thirds, transitions, end cards, graphic packages, and other motion elements that integrate cleanly with live-action footage.\nComposite motion and visual effects into footage, including screen replacements, tracked graphics, masks, cleanup, and other shot-based work.\nCollaborate with the Editor on timing, pacing, integration, renders, revisions, and delivery of motion assets within finished video.\nPartner with the Video Producer to estimate effort, confirm requirements, plan reviews, and deliver work against production schedules.\nWork with brand designers and creative partners to apply Zipline’s visual identity consistently in motion across channels and formats.\nCollaborate with engineers, operators, and other subject-matter experts to represent products, interfaces, workflows, and operational details accurately.\nBuild and maintain reusable templates, animation components, title systems, project files, and documentation that improve consistency and production efficiency.\nAdapt work across durations, aspect ratios, resolutions, placements, and regional versions while preserving visual quality and brand consistency.\nMaintain organized source files, linked assets, naming conventions, version history, render settings, and archives for efficient collaboration and reuse.\nWhat You'll Bring\n6+ years of professional motion design experience in an in-house creative team, agency, studio, production company, or similarly demanding environment.\nA strong reel and portfolio demonstrating motion craft, design judgment, visual storytelling, and range across 2D and 3D work, with your role identified for each project.\nExpert proficiency in Adobe After Effects and strong working proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.\nProfessional experience with Cinema 4D, Blender, or another 3D package, including animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing workflows.\nStrong fundamentals in typography, composition, color, hierarchy, timing, easing, rhythm, pacing, and animation principles.\nExperience developing storyboards, style frames, motion tests, and animatics that clearly communicate an approach before production.\nExperience integrating animation with live-action footage through compositing, tracking, masking, keying, and screen replacement.\nAbility to translate complex products, systems, data, and technical concepts into clear and engaging visual communication.\nExperience building reusable motion templates and maintaining organized, production-ready project files.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain design choices, incorporate feedback, and work effectively with creative and technical partners.\nExcellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple assignments, versions, and deadlines in a fast-moving production environment.\nExperience with robotics, autonomy, aviation, logistics, hardware, infrastructure, healthcare, or another technically complex field is a plus.\nExperience with CAD-derived assets, product visualization, simulation, UI animation, data visualization, Lottie, Rive, Unreal Engine, or real-time workflows is a plus.\nFamiliarity with emerging animation, compositing, and AI-assisted creative tools is a plus.\nYou’ll Thrive in the Role If:\nYou are a hands-on maker who enjoys moving from early frames and motion tests through polished final animation.\nYou use motion to direct attention, explain how something works, and strengthen a story.\nYou are curious about complex technology and diligent about representing it accurately.\nYou collaborate well with producers, editors, designers, and technical subject-matter experts.\nYou respond constructively to feedback and can iterate while maintaining craft and consistency.\nYou care about organized files, reliable handoffs, and the production details that make creative work reusable.\nYou are passionate about Zipline’s mission, impact, and products.\nWhat Else You Need To Know \nZipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.\nWe value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!\nVoluntary Self-Identification\nFor government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. 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