Senior 3D Motion Designer

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior 3D Motion Designer to join our Motion Design & 3D team in Warsaw. In this role, you will help shape the motion design language across our trailers, promotional videos, and various marketing assets for our games and franchises.
Working alongside our Team Lead, Motion Designers, Graphic Designers, and Video Editors, you’ll collaborate to create high-impact promotional media that resonates with players. As a senior team member, you’ll apply your motion design expertise to build engaging visual narratives that support and elevate our IPs globally.

Please make sure to attach your portfolio/reel.

Responsibilities:

• 2D & 3D Motion Design: End-to-end creation of high-quality 2D and 3D animations tailored to specific project goals and brand standards.

• Asset Creation: Design and prepare optimized static assets specifically tailored for animation workflows.

• Look Development & Conceptualization: Develop style frames, storyboards, and look-dev treatments to help define visual direction for more complex, high-stakes projects.

• Brief & Style Guide Adherence: Interpret creative briefs and strictly apply brand style guides while maintaining creative integrity across all deliverables.

• Global Versioning & Localization: Build flexible animation templates and design systems capable of scaling across multiple languages, complex typography formats, and varied aspect ratios.

• Team Culture & Mentorship: Champion a collaborative, positive, and inclusive creative environment where team members feel supported and valued.

Qualifications

• End-to-end creation of high-quality 2D and 3D animations tailored to specific project goals and brand standards.

• 8+ years of experience in the motion design field.

• Advanced mastery of After Effects and 3D software (such as Cinema 4D, Blender or Maya), including rendering (Octane, Redshift), texturing, and lighting.

• Strong foundation in graphic design, layout, composition, color theory, and typography using Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator).

• Proven ability to create storyboards, style frames, and visual look-dev treatments to help define campaign directions early on.

• Experience in color correction, VFX and post production.

• Experience setting up scalable project files, modular templates, and typography systems tailored for multi-language global releases across various aspect ratios.

• Deep understanding of game dev marketing formats (gameplay trailers, social teasers, localized ads) and how to maintain visual consistency across distinct gaming franchises.

• Ability to manage time across fast-paced production cycles while prioritizing quality and technical precision.

Nice to have

• Substance 3D Painter & ZBrush: Experience with custom texturing and high-to-low poly workflows to clean up, modify, or enhance game assets for marketing deliverables.

Additional Information

Working mode

• In-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity in Warsaw, Poland.

Relocation Support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings — it’s all covered. 
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements — all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.

Health & Well-Being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
• Annual screenings for cancer prevention covered by the company.
• Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being initiatives.
• Sports card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.
• Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.
• RED Summer Camp for Kids — a fun summer program for children aged 5–12, majoritively paid by the company.

Perks & Professional Growth

• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Trainings, lectures, and courses — workshops and trainings for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
• Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​canteens.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us, and our campus has  electric car charging points, green zones, and much more. Read all about it on our Beyond the Game Blog.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

Estimated pay range for this position: 14 800 - 20 400 PLN gross monthly. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.

Type of contract: Employment Contract ("Umowa o pracę").

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