Lottie Motion Designer for Premium Web and Mobile Animations

We are looking for an experienced motion designer to create a small collection of polished, full-screen animations for a web and mobile chat product. The animations will be short digital experiences built around themes such as symbolic gifts, celebrations and lifestyle moments. They should feel premium, modern and emotionally expressive, with a consistent visual language across the entire collection. ### Scope The initial project will include approximately 5–8 animations. Each animation will typically require: * A 5–8 second main animation * A polished ending state * A matching static background * Responsive composition for mobile portrait and desktop * Lightweight, web-optimized Lottie output * Editable source files ### Technical requirements The final animations must: * Be delivered as production-ready Lottie JSON files * Work reliably with `lottie-web` * Be optimized for fast loading and smooth playback * Avoid unsupported After Effects effects and plugins * Avoid embedded video or unnecessarily large raster assets * Scale cleanly across different screen sizes * Include clearly named layers and compositions Adobe After Effects with the Bodymovin or LottieFiles export workflow is preferred. ### Visual direction The collection should feel: * Premium and contemporary * Elegant rather than childish or cartoonish * Expressive and memorable * Suitable for an adult social or lifestyle application * Visually consistent across all animations * Clean enough to perform well on mid-range mobile devices We will provide detailed concepts, references, color palette, storyboards and timing requirements to shortlisted candidates. ### Ideal experience Please apply only if you can provide relevant examples of: * High-quality Lottie animations * Motion design for consumer web or mobile applications * Object, environment or particle animation * Full-screen animated experiences * Lottie optimization and troubleshooting * Responsive animation composition Experience with social, dating, gifting, gaming or entertainment products is a plus. ### Deliverables * Production-ready Lottie JSON files * After Effects source files * Any required vector source assets * Matching background assets * Mobile and desktop versions or responsive compositions * Preview video or GIF for each animation * Basic documentation covering duration, loop settings and playback behaviour ### When applying Please include: 1. A link to your most relevant Lottie work 2. Your experience optimizing Lottie files for the web 3. Your approximate price per animation 4. Your availability 5. The typical file size of your production Lottie animations 6. Any limitations or compatibility issues you normally account for Please begin your application with the word **“LOTTIE”** so we know you have read the full description. We plan to start with one paid trial animation. Successful completion may lead to the rest of the collection and ongoing work.