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Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team

As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.  Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away! 

What we offer:

• Competitive salary

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care

• On the job/cross training opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What you will do:

We’re seeking a Senior Motion Designer to join our award-winning internal creative agency at Johnson Controls. This role is ideal for a highly creative, strategically minded motion designer who thrives on speaking up with ideas and contributing confidently to creative discussions. We’re looking first and foremost for someone outspoken—unafraid to share their perspective and shape the direction of our work through strong creative strategy in animation and motion design.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the visual storytelling of one of the world’s leading smart buildings companies, delivering compelling content across video, digital, and experiential formats. Alongside 2D and animation expertise, you’ll also bring fluency in 3D design and be comfortable working across platforms that host, publish, and distribute 3D content.

How you will do it:

Creative Development: Collaborate with the creative team to concept and storyboard animated content for product explainers, campaigns, social videos, internal communications, and brand storytelling.

Design Execution: Own the motion design process from start to finish—style frames, animation, compositing, sound, and final delivery.

Brand Stewardship: Ensure motion graphics align with and enhance our visual identity. Push boundaries while maintaining brand coherence.

Collaboration: Actively participate in team brainstorms, kickoffs, and stakeholder reviews. Present and defend creative decisions clearly and respectfully.

Efficiency & Ownership: Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines while maintaining a high standard of work. Collaborate with editors, designers, and copywriters to streamline post-production workflows.

What we look for:

Required

• A degree in Motion Design, Animation, Visual Communication, or related field

• 5–8 years of professional motion design experience in a creative agency, in-house team, or production studio.

• A confident, outspoken approach to creative strategy—you actively speak your ideas, defend them with clarity, and contribute to collaborative problem-solving.

• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects is essential, including advanced knowledge of animation and visual effects workflows.

• Advanced skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.

• Strong 3D design skills, with experience in platforms such as Cinema 4D or Blender, and an understanding of how to deliver motion assets across 3D hosting platforms.

• Familiarity with emerging AI tools and techniques that support creative production, such as generative design, AI-assisted animation, or video enhancement tools.

• A strong portfolio demonstrating a wide range of motion design styles, creative thinking, and problem-solving.

• An understanding of corporate branding and the ability to elevate even the most technical topics into engaging visual narratives.

Preferred

• Experience working in a global B2B brand environment.

• Familiarity with video editing and audio design principles.

• Knowledge of accessibility standards in video and animation.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $71,000 - $115,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at

This is a hybrid position at our Glendale, WI office. Requires 3 days in office.

Hi there. My name is Kevin O’Shea, Director of Content Marketing and Group Creative Director for Johnson Controls. Telling stories and connecting with people, that's what I do. I've spent my career developing my skills in leading international and national advertising and design agencies and I’ve a proven track record of delivering complex projects in alignment with go-to-market strategies. I’m passionate about leading and inspiring cross-functional teams of content creators, art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, copywriters, and more, setting and maintaining the highest standards of creative excellence. Translating business objectives into compelling creative concepts while ensuring they’re aligned to design strategies and commercial goals is something I relish and excel at. At every step of my journey I've pushed myself to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, managing creative departments to foster talent growth and drive innovation. After 25 years in marketing and creative agencies I am well-versed in managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, efficiently allocating resources, and coordinating efforts to meet project timelines and deliverables.

What do I bring? Passion, experience, commitment, and creativity.

What do I want? To be challenged. To keep learning. To do great work. To build brands in partnership with the best.

And yes, I still dream of seeing my work on a billboard in Times Square, New York!

As we build out our Creative and Content Marketing functions, we’re going to have huge opportunities for people with vision and creativity to positively impact the growth of our business. The right candidate will play a pivotal role in telling the stories that truly reflect the scale, scope and passion of our great enterprise. If that’s a ride you want to take with us, let’s talk.

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