Visual & Motion Design Intern

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-31

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At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive
We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team
We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in?
This is a 6-month, full-time, hybrid internship based in our Toronto, San Francisco, or Denver office with mentorship from senior designers
We’re looking for a talented Visual & Motion Design Intern to elevate the craft and polish of our product experiences across mobile and web
You’ll work closely with product designers, engineers, and the design systems team to bring interfaces to life through purposeful animation, refined visual details, and pixel-perfect execution
This is a hands-on maker role. You’ll create motion studies, UI animations, micro-interactions, and visual refinements that make our product feel alive, responsive, and delightful
Whether it’s a subtle loading state, a satisfying transition, data visualizations, or a moment of celebration, your work will shape how our product feels across iOS, Android, and the web
Design and prototype motion patterns for key product interactions across mobile and web, including transitions, feedback states, loading indicators, component behaviors, and celebratory moments
Partner with product designers to add polish and refinement to shipped features
Create high-fidelity visual assets and ensure pixel-perfect implementation across platforms
Work across data visualizations, illustrations, micro-interactions, and UI transitions
Across our design system
Document motion guidelines and contribute reusable assets to our component library
Drive consistency in how motion is applied across iOS, Android, and web surfaces
Work closely with engineers to ensure animations are performant and implementable across platforms
Participate in design critiques and contribute to raising the bar for visual quality across the team
Act as both a hands-on motion designer and a conceptual contributor on projects
Create interactive prototypes to communicate complex interactions and validate design directions
Explore new visual directions and push creative boundaries on select projects
Consider every part of the experience, from motion to visual polish to implementation
Contribute motion and visual assets to the design system
Help define and standardize motion patterns that scale across teams
Assist in maintaining consistency across iOS, Android, and web surfaces
Experiment with AI tools (e.g., generative design, motion exploration, workflow automation) to accelerate design output and iteration speed
Identify opportunities to improve design workflows using AI and measure the impact on speed or quality
Stock Options
Paid parental leave
Generous paid time off options
Offsites, customer days & social events
Work from Anywhere Month
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) matching program
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Snacks + lunch on us at hub offices
MasterClass at Work for ongoing learning
Group health benefits coverage
Snacks + lunch on us at hub offices
Group RRSP with employer match + TFSA
MasterClass at Work for ongoing learning