Motion Design Lead, Design Systems

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New York, NE
107K-260K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments
The Role
As a Motion Design Lead, you will guide motion design initiatives across platforms, utilizing design systems and collaborating with other teams to deliver engaging user experiences. Your role includes mentoring, maintaining design consistency, and creating motion graphics that align with the strategic vision of PayPal.
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The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary:

As a Motion Lead within the Design System team, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to support strategic Design initiatives and deliver high-quality experiences across platforms and form factors. You help drive the vision of motion at the system level to be distrusted across all of PayPal’s brands.

Job Description:

About the company 

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services and improve the financial health of our users.  
 

Meet our team 

The Design System team is a think/make environment, driven to answer the why and how customers experience products and services. We use motion design principles and prototyping to guide early product development, bring greater clarity to engineering goals, adding to moments of delight, thoughtful micro interactions for customer confidence and unlock the power of visual storytelling through motion.  

 
Job Description 

How you will add impact 

You will be a key member of our diverse Experience Design team, leveraging your motion design expertise and research skills to inspire and influence across the company. We advocate for meaningful and engaging experiences for our diverse global customers, supporting each other, learning from challenges, and having fun along the way.  
 

Your day-to-day roles and responsibilities 

  • Motion design leadership: Implement best practices in motion design processes and methodologies to meet business and customer needs.  

  • Guide motion design efforts: Collaborate with teams on strategy, planning, and removing blockers, while effectively presenting to senior staff and stakeholders.  

  • Design system utilization: Leverage and expand the use of design systems, style guides, patterns, and assets in motion design deliverables.  

  • Mentorship: Contribute to the wider design community by mentoring others and leveraging your strengths to support their growth.  

  • Consistency in output: Ensure all motion design visuals and outputs align with the overall brand and strategic commitments.  

  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with other Design team members (Research, Content Design, Design Operations, Branding) and Business and Engineering stakeholders.  
     

Responsibilities 

  • Composite and render motion graphics to support marketing and product needs. 

  • Utilize animation, production, live-action footage, editing, and sound design to execute projects. 

  • Create and revise the design of still frames and storyboards. 

  • Design visual boards for animation. 

  • Work with the product design team to craft UI motion behaviors and animations that orient, guide, and add delight for customers. 

  • Address all necessary feedback and follow up with the manager and our development team. 

  • Participate constructively in inter-department and cross-service line communications. 

  • Execute design work to ensure final deliverables meet PayPal standards. 
     

Qualifications 

  • A minimum of 6-8+ year years of experience in motion/animation, 3D rendering, and visual design. 

  • Is a master of Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) and Cinema 4D, Lottie as well as emerging interactive design trends.  

  • Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of layout, typography, hierarchy, motion, and interaction design. 

  • Understands file compression, viewing specifications, and delivery of all media formats. 

  • Collaborated with Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Copywriters to develop stories and create storyboards and design elements. 

  • You have executed original motion graphics, animations, and visual effects for content on all media channels. 

  • Experience concepting unique ideas for video and motion graphic assignments and advertising campaigns. 

  • A high level of craft and attention to detail is required. 

  • Excellent time management with strong organizational, communication, and conceptual thinking skills. 

  • An ability to explore multiple solutions for complex problems.  

  • Team player and self-starter with a hunger for collaboration across all disciplines of design, marketing, product, and engineering.  

  • Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. 

  • Solid understanding of HTML/CSS and JavaScript. 

  • A portfolio of relevant design work is required for consideration. It should demonstrate your contributions to motion and visual design. 

  • Hard worker with a heavy dose of humility. 

Benefits 

  • Highly competitive salary and benefits package 

  • Excellent opportunities for career growth and development 

  • Work with a talented and passionate team 

  • Make a real impact on the world 

How to apply 

Please submit your resume and portfolio. 

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

10

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$107300 to $259600

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

Notice to Applicants and Employees who reside within New York City. Click here to view the notice.

Top Skills

Adobe
Cinema 4D
CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Lottie
The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
34,450 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

HELP US REIMAGINE MONEY.

At PayPal, we believe that now is the time to democratize financial services so that moving and managing money is a right for all citizens, not just the affluent. We are driven by this purpose, and we uphold our cultural values of collaboration, innovation, wellness and inclusion as our guide for making decisions and conducting business every day. It is our duty and privilege to be customer champions and put those we serve at the center of everything we do.

We are one team that respects and values diversity of thought for everyone, everywhere, and we actively seek to create an energizing workplace that brings out the best in all of us. If you’re ready to shape the future of money, join the team at PayPal. We're proud to work here. You will be too.

PayPal is headquartered in San Jose, California and its international headquarters is located in Singapore.

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