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Underdog · 3 days ago

Senior Product Designer, Motion

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $190K/yr

3+ years exp

Underdog is a rapidly growing sports company focused on creating engaging products for sports fans. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer specializing in motion design to enhance user interactions and improve product usability through effective motion principles and guidelines.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate on and lead motion design across the product: define principles, patterns, and guidelines for interaction and UI motion

Design high-quality microinteractions (transitions, state changes, loading/empty states, feedback, onboarding moments) that improve usability and delight

Prototype early and often using motion-forward tools to explore interaction models and validate concepts quickly

Partner deeply with engineers to ensure motion is implemented accurately, efficiently, and accessibly; provide specs and support QA

Create reusable motion components and contribute to the design system (tokens, curves/easing, durations, choreography rules)

Improve product comprehension with motion that communicates hierarchy, cause/effect, and status (errors, success, progress, latency)

Use research and data to evaluate motion effectiveness (comprehension, conversion, time-to-complete, error reduction)

Mentor designers and up-level motion craft across the team via reviews, critiques, and workshops

Collaborate with Brand/Marketing when needed to ensure motion feels cohesive across product and storytelling surfaces

Qualification

Motion designInteraction designPrototypingDesign system contributionAccessibility designCollaboration with engineeringSystems thinkingMetrics-driven iterationMobile platformsAnimation frameworksCommunication skills

Required

3-5 years of product design experience, with strong motion design emphasis in shipped digital products

A portfolio showcasing interaction design + motion craft with clear problem framing, process, and outcomes

Expert understanding of timing, easing, choreography, and narrative flow for UI motion

Strong systems thinking: ability to create scalable patterns rather than one-off animations

Deep collaboration skills with engineering; comfort discussing implementation constraints (performance, platform behaviors, rendering)

Fluency in accessibility and inclusive design, including reduced motion strategies and motion-sensitivity considerations

Excellent communication: you can explain why motion choices matter and align stakeholders around tradeoffs

Experience working across web and/or mobile platforms (iOS/Android) in cross-functional teams

Preferred

Experience building or maintaining a motion system within a design system (tokens, guidelines, governance)

Familiarity with implementation frameworks (e.g., Rive, Lottie, After Effects pipelines, CSS/JS animations, Framer Motion) or platform-native approaches

Experience with complex product areas (data-heavy UI, sports gaming, finance)

Comfort with metrics-driven iteration and experimentation