We're hiring a Motion Designer
Premium SaaS launch videos. Real direction. Work that ships and gets seen.
I'm Tom Jullien, founder of Jullien Motion — a premium motion design studio focused on launch videos for SaaS companies. We've shipped launches for Composio, Stacklist, Parfour, Conduct.ai, Drafted, Whop, Content Rewards and others. Now we're looking for a motion designer to join the adventure.
The role
You take a locked storyboard (Figma) and turn it into an animated motion design in After Effects.
- 3–4 launches per month (scaling), each 30–60 seconds, for SaaS companies
- You own animation. I own creative direction.
- You ship to the bar of Base44, Sutox Originals…
- The work goes out on founders' Twitter, LinkedIn, homepage embeds, and gets seen by hundreds of thousands of people the day it lands.
This is project-based to start. Path to full-time within a couple of months if the fit is real.
Why this and not somewhere else
Premium clients, not volume churn
Most motion designers freelance into a feast/famine cycle — landing one client, scrambling for the next. We have consistent launches scheduled months in advance. The next project is already on the calendar.
Real direction, not "make it pop"
You'll work to specific composition, type, color, and pacing principles — written down, defended, evolved over time, in direct collaboration with me. Specific direction. Room to execute it well.
The work compounds
Clients have closed seed and Series A rounds off the back of these videos, got 30,000 emails off single posts, and brought us new work directly. Your reel grows with ours.
No agency politics
I handle the client relationship. You handle the work. No producer layer, no creative director above me, no death-by-Slack.
Ownership
What you'd own
- After Effects animation of locked storyboards (~80% of the role)
- Figma → AE technical translation (Overlord or equivalent)
- Final polish: easing curves, micro-motion, transitions
- Light contribution to creative direction as the relationship deepens
What you wouldn't own (yet)
- Client communication or scoping
- Pricing or contract decisions
- Storyboarding (handled by our senior designer)
- Strategic positioning of the launch
How it works
Apply
Five-minute form below.
Screening
If your application stands out, short call.
Paid test
One short brief, 5 days. You get paid either way.
Hire
Best culture fit + paid test combined.
Who we're looking for
Who we want
- 3+ years in After Effects (or equivalent obvious talent)
- Comfortable inside Figma — you read boards like a director
- Strong easing and micro-motion sensibility
- You watch motion outside work. You can name people whose work moves you.
- CET ±4 hours preferred
Who we don't want
- Studios applying as a team (no white-label relays)
- Mostly-static designers branching into motion
- Reels that are 80% character animation or stock-template work
- Anyone who needs handholding through After Effects basics
Recent work
Ready to apply?
Five-minute form. I read every application personally and come back to you within 7 days.
Apply now →— Tom