Freelance Motion Designer

Control Shift Video is building a network of freelance motion designers who can turn ideas, data, and scripts into clear, engaging motion-driven stories.

Job description and requirements

Project-based | Remote | United States | Contract
Pay based on freelancer's rate

We’re looking for a freelance motion designer to collaborate on animation-heavy projects across technology, brand, and explainer content.

What You’ll Do

  • Animate motion graphics and story-driven visuals
  • Work with designers and editors to bring concepts to life
  • Maintain consistency across styles and sequences
  • Prepare files for delivery across formats

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong After Effects skills
  • A solid understanding of timing, pacing, and clarity
  • Experience animating for video, web, or social
  • Organized, communicative, and deadline-conscious

How We Work

  • Remote-first and flexible
  • Project-based engagements with clear scopes and timelines
  • Respectful collaboration — we treat freelancers like partners, not resources
  • Clear feedback, fair rates, and no last-minute chaos whenever possible

Why Work With Us

  • You’ll work on meaningful projects with real impact
  • We value creativity, curiosity, and people who take pride in their craft
  • We keep our word and expect the same in return
  • You’ll be part of a trusted creative network we return to often

Curiosity Is One of Our Biggest Hiring Requirements

We're less interested in whether you've animated dragons or spaceships, and more interested in whether you're excited to learn how a robotic arm assembles a product, how a medical device improves a surgical procedure, or how an industrial compressor moves air through a facility.

Our artists spend just as much time asking questions as they do animating.

If you enjoy breaking down complicated topics and making them easy to understand, you'll probably love the work we do.

Apply Now

We’re not building a roster, we’re building a crew.

If you do great work, meet your deadlines, and actually care about what you’re making, there’s a good chance we’ll keep coming back to you.