Senior UX and Motion (Animation) Designer

Company Overview:




ADT has been in the business of helping save lives since 1874. As the #1 smart home security provider in the U.S., we help protect and connect families, businesses and larger commercial customer every day. Our continuous innovation, advanced technology and strategic partnerships deliver products and services that help protect life and valuables, whether at home, your business or on the go. And as times change, so do we. Above all, our mission is clear: we help save lives for a living. Looking for a career where you can make a real impact? Join our team today and put purpose behind your paycheck. #WeAreADT



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Summary:

As a Motion Designer / Animator working within the ADT Experience Lab UX Design Team, you're inherently curious about motion and animation, and how they can elevate apps to enhance user interaction exponentially. You craft inspirational work by combining your creativity with user needs to produce compelling motion designs using state-of-the-art techniques and tools. Your focus remains sharp on the quality of user engagement, ensuring that an engaging motion strategy plays a pivotal role in delivering delightful user experiences. You embrace the responsibility of defining this competency, laying foundational groundwork, and charting a vision and roadmap for in-app and web-based motion design for ADT’s mobile and web apps.

Your role extends to elevating product user interfaces at every user touchpoint within apps, such by usability enhancements with engaging UI micro animation and explaining key features with larger narrative animation. Working closely with product development teams, you'll lead and advocate for motion design
everywhere it can enhance the user experience. Through your expertise, you'll enrich user journeys with engaging motion design and beautiful and intuitive artwork that also meets technical production criteria. Your contributions will be instrumental in establishing a comprehensive UI motion design framework within ADT’s design system that resonates with our brand direction and user-centric philosophy.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the ADT Experience Lab UX Design Team to craft high-quality motion designs, including UI micro animation, narrative animation, and standardized motion components..


• Create highly intuitive product illustrations and in-app interaction design that makes onboarding new users into our products a breeze and also fun, while championing ADT's brand and design principles.


• Advocate for design thinking within squads, delivering exceptional motion designs that enhance the user experience and contribute to product goals.


• Define and uphold motion design language and principles, collaborating with Product Owners and UX Designers across multiple workstreams.


• Design and develop motion design components for flagship products and services, including Source (ADT's Design System) and various Design team initiatives.


• Drive innovation through motion design concepts, positioning the ADT Experience Lab as a center of excellence for motion design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive visual and motion design experience (>4 years), preferably in a large cross-functional team or agency environment, with industry recognition.


• Strong understanding of user-centered design, UX principles, and best practices related to motion design.


• Proficiency in prototyping and translating UI animations and micro-interactions into product specifications.


• Versatility in a range of visual styles, animations, and cinematic narratives.


• Ability to communicate effectively throughout the design process and formulate high-level motion design frameworks.


• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a lean/agile high-velocity environment.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree-level education (or equivalent) in design, fine art, digital media, graphic design, product design, or industrial design.


• High proficiency in After Effects, Principle, Rive, FIGMA and plugins, and Adobe Illustrator, and associated plugins and ancillary tools.


• Knowledge of web and app best practices, considering device performance and technical constraints.


• Experience in a commercial product, service, telecommunications, or technology company delivering motion design to consumers.

Why Join ADT:

• Opportunity to work at the forefront of Home Automation in a partnership with Google, shaping the future of smart home / IOT and security user experiences.


• Collaborative and innovative work environment where your ideas are valued and encouraged.
100% remote with no future ask to return to site.

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume, portfolio showcasing motion and animation design work, and a cover letter detailing your experience and interest in the role.

Pay & Benefits Disclosure: The salary range for this role is $73,066 -$146,131 and is based on experience and qualifications. Certain roles are eligible for annual bonus and may include equity. These awards are allocated based on company and individual performance.

We offer employees access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and paid time off among others. Employees accrue up to 120 hours in their first year. Your accrual rate increases after your first year. We also offer 6 paid holidays.

Anticipated application end date is: 6/12/24.

ADT is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. ADT strives to ensure every employee and applicant feels valued. Visit us at jobs.adt.com/diversity to learn more.