Motion Graphics Designer Services
Animation and visual design from New York's top-tier post-prod scene, with Emmy-winning facilities and full VFX pipelines.
Here is how this works in practice. A motion graphics designer creates animated visual elements that combine graphic design, typography, and movement for film, television, and digital media. New York is one of the world's top motion graphics markets, where broadcast networks, advertising agencies, and streaming sites all compete for top animation talent. The city's design culture, shaped by its advertising heritage and creative energy, produces motion designers who excel at both artistic vision and tight broadcast deadlines.
Here is the short of it. We connect you with motion graphics designers across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens who deliver broadcast-quality work for features, series, commercials, and digital platforms. Our network has pros working with Picture Shop, PostWorks NY (2 Emmy sound awards), Harbor, The Post Crew, Nice Shoes, and String & Can, offering Dolby Atmos mixing, HDR grading, and full VFX pipelines.
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Capabilities
Motion Design Expertise
We connect you with experienced motion graphics designers who bring visual storytelling, technical excellence, and creative innovation to every project—from broadcast graphics to digital content.
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Title Design
- Opening sequences
- End credits
- Lower thirds
- Typography animation
- Brand integration
Title Excellence
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Animation
- 2D animation
- 3D elements
- Character animation
- Logo animation
- Explainer graphics
Animation Mastery
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Visual Effects
- Compositing
- Screen graphics
- UI animation
- Particle effects
- Environment enhancement
VFX Integration
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Digital Content
- Social media graphics
- Advertising animation
- App animations
- Web motion
- Interactive elements
Digital Expertise
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Why Us
Why Choose Our Motion Designers
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Global Creative Capital
New York motion designers work at the intersection of advertising, broadcast, and cinema, bringing unmatched creative range to each project.
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Emmy-Winning Post Facilities
Access to PostWorks NY (2 Emmy awards), Picture Shop (Mrs. Maisel, Master of the Air), Harbor, Nice Shoes, and String & Can for full post-prod.
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Major Studio Infrastructure
Motion designers based at Steiner Studios (Brooklyn Navy Yard), Silvercup Studios, Kaufman Astoria Studios, and Broadway Stages.
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Broadcast-Grade Delivery
Dolby Atmos mixing, HDR grading, Avid/Premiere cloud workflows, and full VFX pipelines meeting all major network and streaming sites needs.
On Location
Motion design from the Brooklyn DUMBO corridor and NYC broadcast scene
Here is how the work lines up. New York's motion-graphics scene is anchored by the Brooklyn DUMBO and Williamsburg motion-design corridor. Buck's flagship NY studio, Trollbäck+Firm, Imaginary Forces NY, Charlex, Eyeball, Loyalkaspar, Big Block, and Roof Studio sit within a few blocks of each other and share a freelance bench that rotates across all of them.
Here is the layout. The city's design DNA runs from Saul Bass and Pablo Ferro's title-sequence heritage through Stefan Sagmeister's Manhattan studio, Hello Monday's NY office, and the in-house design teams at HBO Hudson Yards, Netflix NY, Apple TV+, NBC Sports, ESPN's NY broadcast operations, and the Madison Avenue advertising belt — and that lineage shapes broadcast packages, idents, title sequences, and brand films that win always at the Emmys, the AICP Awards, and the Type Directors Club. Our network reaches into PostWorks NY (two Emmy sound awards), Picture Shop (Mrs.
Here is how the work shapes up. Maisel, Master of the Air), Harbor, The Post Crew, Nice Shoes, and String & Can, with designers vetted on checked credits across features, prestige-TV main titles, HBO and Netflix idents, NBC Sports and ESPN broadcast graphics, and the luxury and CPG brand work coming through Manhattan agencies.
Here is how it adds up. On the tech side, designers work fluently in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Nuke, and DaVinci Fix, and increasingly inside Unreal Engine for pre-viz and final-pixel virtual-production work tied to the New York LED-volume stages and the wider HBO Hudson Yards / Netflix NY pipelines. Broadcast-grade finishing runs through Picture Shop and PostWorks NY's Dolby Atmos rooms, HDR-grade theatres, and Avid/Premiere cloud workflows sized to network and streaming-platform deliverables.
Here is the run-down. Brooklyn studios deliver title packages and idents to global showrunners, brand creatives, and streaming commissioners on the city's compressed timelines — the agency-and-broadcast rhythm New York is known for. Engagements scale from a single title-sequence designer through full motion-design departments with animatic editors, compositors, and Unreal pre-viz artists, with producers familiar with the $700M New York State film tax-credit forms, IATSE Local 600 documentary-and-camera coverage where key, and the music-rights planning needed for graphic packages delivering across platforms.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a motion graphics designer do?
Here is the breakdown. A motion graphics designer creates animated visual elements for film, television, and digital media. This has title sequences, lower thirds, infographics, animated logos, transitions, and any graphic element that involves movement. In New York, motion designers work across broadcast networks, streaming sites, advertising agencies, and independent film, with some of the industry's most demanding creative standards.
What skills should a motion graphics designer have?
Here is what that looks like on the ground. A motion graphics designer needs a strong foundation in graphic design, typography, and color theory, combined with expertise in animation and compositing. New York designers are mostly proficient in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Nuke, and Houdini, with many trained at SVA, Pratt, or NYU Tisch and skilled in fast-turnaround broadcast workflows.
What types of productions need a motion graphics designer?
Here is how the picture comes together. Commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, broadcast television, title sequences, and digital campaigns often need motion graphics. New York's concentration of broadcast networks, advertising agencies, streaming sites offices, and independent production firms creates the country's highest density of motion graphics demand.
How do you match a motion graphics designer to my production?
Here is what we have to work with. We review your project's style references, brand guidelines, and the specific types of graphics needed, then recommend designers from our New York network whose portfolios show relevant experience. We source talent from Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, with studio-based options at Steiner, Silvercup, and Kaufman Astoria.
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