Realtor.com is hiring : Principal Animation and Motion Designer in Austin

Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.

Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

We’re hiring a Principal Animation & Motion Designer to define how our brand moves—emotionally, strategically, and systemically—across every touchpoint. This is a craft-forward leadership role for someone who blends conceptual vision with deep technical mastery and a passion for mentoring others.

Reporting to the Creative Director, Design, you’ll be the senior-most motion leader in the company—with dotted-line influence across brand, product, and performance marketing. From national campaigns to micro-interactions, you’ll lead the charge in building scalable motion systems and high-impact creative that resonate with millions.

Why now?

Realtor.com is entering its boldest creative era yet—with new leadership, a new Austin HQ, and a clear mission : help people feel confident in one of life’s biggest decisions.

We’ve launched a national brand campaign featuring Reba McEntire. We’ve rebuilt our team with talent from Tesla, YETI, Yelp and USAA. And we’re partnering with GSD&M to push the work further, faster. Now we’re ready to take motion to the next level. This role is pivotal in driving that evolution.

This role supports both B2C and B2B storytelling—powering consumer campaigns seen by millions, and creating high-impact content for the largest real estate industry events in the country. From product launches to partner activations, you’ll help us show up with confidence and craft in front of the top agents, brokers, and builders in the U.S.

What You’ll Do : Lead with vision :

• Set the creative vision and strategic direction for how motion comes to life across brand, product, and marketing.
• Establish scalable, emotionally intelligent motion systems that enhance both brand storytelling, user experience and client engagement.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for motion design, establishing and evolving our brand motion guidelines and best practices.
• Create broadcast-quality video outputs for campaigns that reach national audiences, including primetime TV placements.

Drive business impact :

Innovate and elevate :

How We Work :

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

What You’ll Bring

Why Austin?

Our downtown Austin office is more than just a workspace—it’s the creative hub for a brand that’s ready to lead. You’ll find energy, inspiration, and collaboration at the heart of every project.

What Success Looks Like

Ready to set the standard for motion at Realtor.com ? Let’s build something unforgettable—together.

How we Reward you :

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to :

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com

Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal : finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and / or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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