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About the Role

As Senior Art Director, Illustration & Motion, you’ll own the craft of product details like icons, pictograms, and animations across Expedia’s products. You are a maker first, art directing and setting visual standards while also doing the hands-on work. You will partner with product designers, the design system team, and engineers to build scalable systems and workflows that enhance quality.

Responsibilities

Design Product Illustration and Iconography
Create icons, pictograms, spot illustrations, and illustrated system assets for iOS, Android, and web
Maintain and evolve visual language, ensuring assets are consistent, accessible, and scalable
Design and Produce UI Motion
Craft UI animations, micro-interactions, and animated illustrations for clarity and delight
Prepare assets and motion details for accurate engineer implementation (e.g., Lottie, Rive, native animation)
Review builds and provide feedback to ensure shipped experiences match design intent
Build Scalable Systems for Assets in Figma and Code
Design and maintain scalable systems for icons, pictograms, illustration, and motion with clear structure, naming, tokens, and versioning
Build well-organized Figma libraries and components for easy asset access, use, and customization
Partner with design system and engineering teams to define asset packaging, delivery, and implementation in code across platforms
Create documentation and guidelines for correct and consistent asset adoption, and set up processes for contribution, updates, and deprecation
Scale Craft with AI and Automation
Build repeatable AI-assisted workflows for illustration, iconography, and motion production to raise output without lowering quality
Evaluate, adopt, and teach new AI tools, setting clear quality, brand, and ethical standards
Automate repetitive production work (e.g., asset generation, variations, exports, QA, Figma-to-code handoff) to allow focus on high-value creative decisions
Art Direct and Collaborate
Provide art direction and critique to designers, freelancers, and partners to maintain cohesive and high-quality work
Translate product and brand goals into clear creative direction
Manage multiple projects from concept through delivery

Requirements

A strong portfolio showing illustration and motion work in a product context, including icons, pictograms, and UI animation
Hands-on expertise in illustration and motion tools (e.g., Illustrator, Figma, After Effects, Rive, or equivalent)
High bar for AI fluency: demonstrated experience using AI tools and automation to scale creative work while maintaining craft, taste, and brand consistency, with examples
Systems thinking: experience building or contributing to scalable asset systems (icon, illustration, or motion libraries) in Figma, with an understanding of how those assets are implemented in code
Experience art directing or providing creative feedback to other designers, freelancers, or agencies
Strong foundations in composition, color, shape, and timing, with attention to detail at small sizes
Working knowledge of how illustrated and animated assets are handed off and implemented across iOS, Android, and web
Clear communication and the ability to present work and rationale to cross-functional partners
Bachelor’s degree in Design, Motion, HCI, User Experience, or related field (or equivalent experience)
5–10+ years of experience in product design or related disciplines
Experience working directly within a design system, including tokens, variables, and component architecture
3D skills (e.g., Blender, Cinema 4D) and experience blending 3D with illustration or motion
Scripting or tooling skills (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Figma plugins) to build automations and asset pipelines
Experience in travel, consumer marketplaces, or high-volume consumer products
Video editing and sound design experience

Skills

Illustration
Motion graphics
Iconography
UI animation
Figma
After Effects
Rive
Lottie
AI tools
Automation
Design systems
Composition
Color theory
Shape language
Timing
Cross-functional collaboration
3D modeling
Scripting
Video editing
Sound design

Location

New York
San Francisco
San Jose
Los Angeles (West Hollywood)
Chicago
Austin

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5-10+ years
Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Design, Motion, HCI, User Experience, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Salary/Compensations

New York: $187,000.00 - $261,500.00
Chicago: $161,000.00 - $225,500.00
Beverly Hills: $173,000.00 - $242,500.00
Austin: $173,000.00 - $242,500.00
San Francisco: $187,000.00 - $261,500.00

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision coverage
Paid time off
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness & travel reimbursement
Travel discounts
International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership

About the Company

Expedia Group helps travelers explore the world with confidence and ease through its consumer brands (Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo), B2B travel business, and travel advertising offerings.
The company is powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology.

Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This employer participates in E-Verify.
The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.