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Staff Motion Designer, Design Innovation
San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPosted Oct 30, 2026 · 7h ago$159K – $327K
Full-time$159K – $327KStaff levelRemoteConsumer Tech
About this role
Pinterest is seeking a Staff Motion Designer to lead and evolve the company's motion design language, ensuring clarity, coherence, and delight across all surfaces. This hands-on role requires a blend of craft leadership, systems thinking, and technical aptitude to establish reusable motion principles and patterns within the design system. You will partner with product and engineering teams to solve complex interaction challenges and build tools to enable high-quality motion at scale.
What we are looking for
6- Define and evolve Pinterest's motion design language and principles
- Lead motion direction for flagship and AI-forward experiences
- Partner with product designers, engineers, and PMs to align motion strategy
- Create scalable motion systems, patterns, and documentation
- Prototype and validate motion ideas using various tools, including AI
- Collaborate with engineering on complex animation implementation and performance
