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AI-powered code editor that helps developers write, edit, and understand code faster.

Motion Designer

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Our take

Motion design at one of the fastest-growing dev tools in history. Cursor's product and brand rely on fluid, precise animations — from editor interactions to marketing. A rare motion role at a company where the craft genuinely matters.

Job description

About the role

We're looking for an exceptional motion designer to help evolve Cursor's motion identity as we scale toward a universal platform for building software. As we grow, we're building a brand studio focused on setting a high bar for creative excellence in a fast-moving company where brand and design play a meaningful role. This is a foundational role, with the opportunity to define Cursor's motion language and establish systems that scale across marketing, product, and brand as the company grows.

What you'll do

  • Evolve Cursor's motion identity and create scalable systems across product, marketing, and community
  • Own motion work end-to-end — from narrative, storyboards and prototyping through final execution across product launches, campaigns, digital, film, content, and events
  • Design for multiple audiences — from experienced developers to designers exploring code for the first time
  • Develop and optimize motion workflows, including the integration of new tools to improve efficiency and scalability
  • Collaborate with product designers to ensure motion consistency across the user experience
  • Collaborate with external motion partners and provide clear creative feedback
  • Ship fast, iterate constantly. Let the brand evolve as the product and company grow

    • You may be a fit if

  • You have a portfolio demonstrating strong motion craft, typography, and strategic thinking across formats — from digital campaigns to motion systems and events
  • You've built or evolved motion identities for technical products, developer-focused companies, or culturally defining brands
  • You have experience creating engaging product launches and UI animation for software products
  • You bring strong attention to pacing, composition, typography, and sound
  • You have strong art direction skills, with the ability to set a clear creative bar and guide external creative partners
  • You can articulate design decisions and rally teams around a creative vision
  • You're comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with ambiguity and complexity
  • You're ambitious, opinionated, and comfortable taking ownership to push work forward
  • [Nice to have] Experience working at both fast-paced startups and agencies
  • [Nice to have] Background in 3D or illustration

    • About Cursor

    AI-powered code editor that helps developers write, edit, and understand code faster.

    The AI code editor that took over dev tooling overnight. Cursor (by Anysphere) has become the default for millions of developers — and they have a dedicated design team building the product experience. One of the most consequential developer tools of the decade, with a rare emphasis on polish and interaction design.

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