Motion Designer - Localization

WE POWER PEOPLE’S PROGRESS.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.

We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.

Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.

MEET THE TEAM!

Welcome to Preply's Creative Chapter, where innovation meets passion to craft remarkable experiences for learners and tutors. We're not just creatives, we're on a mission to redefine language learning, guided by empathy and driven by a customer-centric approach to building meaningful products.

As a Motion Designer (Localization) in Brand, you'll put your technical craft and process-building skills into practice and leave a lasting mark on how Preply shows up across the world. You'll join our Creative Studio, working closely with motion designers, video editors, and our localization team to ensure every piece of content we create can be experienced in any language, at the same level of quality.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

We're looking for a Motion Designer who is as much a systems thinker as a visual craftsperson. Your primary focus will be owning Preply's motion localization pipeline: localizing motion design and videos to multiple markets and languages, building the workflows, templates, and processes that allow us to deliver high-quality video assets across 5–9 languages reliably and at speed. When localization capacity allows, you'll also contribute to creative motion design projects alongside the broader team.

• Localization Ownership: Take end-to-end ownership of motion localization for Preply's video assets: campaigns, HUB content, product videos, and social, across 5–9 target languages including ES, DE, IT, PL, FR, JP, and KR. Deliver multiple language versions per project with consistent quality, cultural fit, and brand fidelity.

• Systems & Template Building: Design and document localization systems and After Effects templates that make our workflow faster and less dependent on individual availability. Build processes the whole team can follow, not just you.

• Quality Control: Own QC across all language variants before anything reaches stakeholder review. Proactively flag text overflow, spec mismatches, missing frames, and process gaps: don't wait to be told.

• Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with the localization team, video editor, and motion designers to check review cycles, text updates, and final delivery. Keep multiple language pipelines moving simultaneously without losing track of any of them.

• Creative Motion Design: Contribute to original motion design work, developing animations from scratch when localization capacity allows and the team needs support.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Motion Design, Visual Communications, Animation, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience as a Motion Designer, with demonstrated focus on localization or multi-language video production.

• Proven experience localizing motion or video assets to 5+ languages simultaneously, this is the core requirement, not a nice-to-have.

• Strong After Effects proficiency: expressions, Essential Graphics templates, pre-comps, batch work, and multi-format render pipelines.

• Working knowledge of Premiere Pro for editorial handoff and Figma for design reference and asset management.

• A track record of building or improving localization workflows: templates, naming conventions, file structure- not just executing tasks handed to you.

• Sharp eye for detail and a personal approach to quality control that doesn't rely on others.

• Comfortable with batch work, high project volume, and systematic delivery across multiple simultaneous deadlines.

• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to work autonomously throughout projects.

• Emerging technologies and AI tools knowledge or interest, especially tools relevant to localization workflows.

• Portfolio showcasing multi-language motion projects and evidence of systematic or process-driven work.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT AT PREPLY:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;

• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com http://preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;

• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;

• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub

• Access to free mental health support platforms;

• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health; 

• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

OUR PRINCIPLES

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.

• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.

• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.

• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.

• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.

• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.

• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Preply.com http://Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.