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The People Content team is looking for a Motion Designer who thrives in a high-volume environment and can turn complex People programs into clear, compelling motion. You’ll design, animate, and ship graphics and animation that explain campaigns, policies, processes, and programs—often under tight timelines, with major pieces turning around in a single day. You’ll also support graphic design and video as needed, while continuously raising the quality and effectiveness of our work.
What You'll Do
- Design, animate, and deliver motion content for People/HR campaigns, policies, processes, and programs across channels
- Create graphic design and support editing,and videography as needed
- Review work for quality: design, animation, grammar, spelling, and Tesla brand
- Pitch visual and process improvements for programs, events, and initiatives, and use feedback
- Plan, ideate, and ship animation in parallel, including major assignments in a single day
- Partner with People Content and stakeholders to ship on time
What You'll Bring
- 3-5 years of experience in visual design, motion graphics, animation, and illustration
- Experience shipping animation within brand guidelines, tight budgets, and limited resources
- Strong craft in graphic design, animation, motion graphics, typography, and branding principles
- Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with emphasis on After Effects and Premiere Pro
- A portfolio that shows visual design, motion graphics, animation, and illustration
- Bias for action: pitch ideas, solve hard problems, and work through ambiguity at high volume Ability to work on-site 5 days a week
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
- Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
The People Content team is looking for a Motion Designer who thrives in a high-volume environment and can turn complex People programs into clear, compelling motion. You’ll design, animate, and ship graphics and animation that explain campaigns, policies, processes, and programs—often under tight timelines, with major pieces turning around in a single day. You’ll also support graphic design and video as needed, while continuously raising the quality and effectiveness of our work.
What You'll Do
- Design, animate, and deliver motion content for People/HR campaigns, policies, processes, and programs across channels
- Create graphic design and support editing,and videography as needed
- Review work for quality: design, animation, grammar, spelling, and Tesla brand
- Pitch visual and process improvements for programs, events, and initiatives, and use feedback
- Plan, ideate, and ship animation in parallel, including major assignments in a single day
- Partner with People Content and stakeholders to ship on time
What You'll Bring
- 3-5 years of experience in visual design, motion graphics, animation, and illustration
- Experience shipping animation within brand guidelines, tight budgets, and limited resources
- Strong craft in graphic design, animation, motion graphics, typography, and branding principles
- Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with emphasis on After Effects and Premiere Pro
- A portfolio that shows visual design, motion graphics, animation, and illustration
- Bias for action: pitch ideas, solve hard problems, and work through ambiguity at high volume Ability to work on-site 5 days a week
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
- Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead content designer jobs.
- 5 or more years of content design or UX writing experience
- Portfolio demonstrating content systems, style guides, or design documentation
- Proficiency in Figma or similar collaborative design tools
- Experience mentoring or leading other content designers or writers
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with product management and engineering
- Familiarity with content management systems and structured content models
Tips for Your Lead Content Designer Job Search
Tailor your portfolio to systems work
Lead content designer roles prioritize evidence of building content systems over one-off deliverables. Showcase style guides, component-level copy documentation, and cross-functional frameworks you authored, not just polished final screens or campaign copy.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead content designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Name the design tools you work inside
Many hiring managers filter resumes for Figma, Contentful, or similar tools before a human reads them. Call out the specific tools you use daily in a dedicated skills section, not buried in job descriptions.
Target job posts that mention cross-functional ownership
Lead roles that ask for partnership with product, engineering, and research signal real influence over the content practice. These positions move faster and have better growth than roles scoped only to editorial output.
Prepare a critique of your own past work
Interviewers for lead content designer positions routinely ask what you would change about a project you led. Walk into every panel ready to discuss a real trade-off you made and what you learned from it.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
Before accepting an offer, clarify whether the role owns the content design practice or executes within an existing one. That distinction determines your actual day-to-day authority and long-term career growth more than title or pay band.
Lead Content Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead content designers?
The most active employers for lead content designers right now are Fanduel, TikTok, and Google, and the most openings are in California, New Jersey, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Tech companies and large healthcare organizations tend to post the highest volume of these roles.
How many lead content designer jobs are remote?
About 79% of lead content designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed design talent. Roles focused on UX writing and design systems tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to in-person design studios or agency production teams more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a lead content designer?
Start by building several years of hands-on UX writing or content design experience, then move into owning a content system or leading a content track on a product team. Develop a portfolio that shows strategic decisions, not just polished copy. Seek out cross-functional projects where you can demonstrate influence on product direction, and document your process thoroughly so interviewers can evaluate your thinking.
Can you get a lead content designer job with little experience?
Breaking directly into a lead role with minimal experience is uncommon because employers expect candidates to manage ambiguity and mentor others from day one. The practical path is to build two to three years as a mid-level content designer, take on informal leadership within a team, ship a content system or style guide, and then apply to lead roles using that work as evidence of readiness.
What does the lead content designer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your background and leadership style, a portfolio presentation where you walk through two or three projects in depth, and a cross-functional panel with product managers, researchers, or engineers. Some teams also include a short take-home exercise or a live content critique. The whole process typically takes three to five weeks from first contact to offer.
Where can I find and apply to lead content designer jobs?
You can find and apply to lead content designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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