Senior Product Designer
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USD 119,800-234,700 / year
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Senior Product Designer
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Date posted
Oct 01, 2025
Job number
1881163
Work site
0 days / week in-office - remote
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Design & Creative
Discipline
Product Design
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
The mission of Learning Product Team in Worldwide Learning (WWL) - is to develop world-class, innovative Skilling Products & Experiences that inspire customers, partners, Microsoft sellers, and future generations to achieve more by skilling, upskilling, and reskilling, thereby reaching 100M+ learners. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing AI powered innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
Job Purpose:
As a Senior Motion Designer, you will lead the creation of motion systems and animated experiences that elevate our product’s UX and visual storytelling. You’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, and researchers to prototype, implement, and refine motion specs for both software and video content. This opportunity will allow you to:
- Accelerate your career growth in motion design for digital products.
- Develop deep expertise in scalable animation systems and video storytelling.
- Hone your skills in cross-functional collaboration and design leadership.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, Animation, or related field AND 5+ years experience in motion design for digital products or video storytelling
OR
- Master’s Degree in above fields AND 4+ years experience in motion design
OR
- Equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated expertise in motion design for UX and video, using design thinking to solve problems)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in relevant field AND 8+ years experience in motion design for products or services
OR
- Equivalent experience with a strong portfolio of shipped products, services, or video content
- 4+ years experience delivering end-to-end motion design solutions for customers
- Proficiency in After Effects, Cinema4D, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and animation frameworks (e.g., Lottie, Babylon.js)
- Experience mentoring designers and collaborating in cross-functional teams
Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 8, 2025
Responsibilities
- Define and implement motion design systems for product UX and video storytelling.
- Create animated assets, transitions, and micro-interactions that enhance user engagement and clarity.
- Collaborate with product designers, engineers, and researchers to prototype and deliver motion specs.
- Develop and maintain motion guidelines as part of the design system.
- Produce storyboards, video flows, and vision demos for product launches and marketing.
- Mentor team members on motion design best practices and tools (e.g., After Effects, Cinema4D, Figma).
- Partner with internal and external teams to research and analyze user feedback for continuous improvement.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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