Adobe After Effects Design

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Gilad Baron

Verified Expert in Design
Spain
Toptal Member Since August 13, 2024

Gilad is a skilled 3D motion designer with 9+ years of crafting visuals for tech giants like Amdocs and SolarEdge. Proficient in Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D, Gilad excels in complex animations and simulations. His portfolio spans from product visualization to complex infographics. Experienced in tech, cybersecurity, and crypto, Gilad thrives in collaborative environments.

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Pacha Mallory

Freelance Adobe After Effects Designer
Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since September 4, 2023

Pacha is a senior motion graphics designer with 17+ years of professional experience and a fine arts degree in broadcast design. He specializes in 2D and 3D animation, graphic design, and kinetic typography with tools like After Effects, Illustrator, Cinema 4D, and Element 3D. Clients include Netflix, Paramount, CBS, and Annapurna. Pacha has an insatiable passion for creating compelling narratives through visual storytelling—whether meticulously crafting on-air promos or bringing UI's to life.

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Bill Hoffman

Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since January 11, 2022

Bill is a two-time NATAS Emmy Awards-winning editor, producer, and motion graphic designer. He is a seasoned post-production veteran with managerial and mentoring experience. The scope of his career encompasses short and long-form broadcast television, commercial and promo spot work, corporate video, sports, streaming, and live events. Clients include Warner Bros., Discovery, National Football and Hockey Leagues, Microsoft, Starbucks, Vanguard, Hyundai Capital, and all major television networks.

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Lucía Merlo

Verified Expert in Design
Spain
Toptal Member Since October 17, 2022

A visual designer, Lucía has spent the last ten years working with companies and museums like IKEA, LEGO, Munch Museum, and the Museum of the Future, helping them build experiences for their customers. She is a keen problem solver and can deliver visual guidelines, exhibition artwork, event design, interface design, illustrations, and animations. Lucía loves challenging herself to find a unique voice for each project and developing it further through innovative yet simple visual communication.

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Ezequiel Martinez

Verified Expert in Design
Spain
Toptal Member Since November 16, 2015

Ezequiel is a highly creative and multi-talented 2D artist and visual designer with 9+ years of experience in graphic design, responsive web design, video design, and motion graphics. He's reliable, dependable, fast, and detail-oriented, with excellent communication skills. Ezequiel is a well-organized, dynamic team player who's worked in all types of environments.

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Malcolm Overend

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since December 8, 2022

Malcolm is a motion designer and 3D generalist with over 15 years of production experience across various digital mediums. He utilizes design, animation, and creative technologies to enhance marketing material, communications, product features, and interface elements.

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Carmen Nacher

Verified Expert in Design
Germany
Toptal Member Since August 9, 2021

Carmen is a digital designer with 12 years of experience in UI, branding, and illustration. With a background in graphic design, she worked for renamed fashion design clients, learning the importance of typography, visual language, composition, and care for detail. Bringing her experience to the digital world, Carmen has designed websites, apps, UI assets, and CI guidelines, together with the device of social media campaigns, including illustration and animation.

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Omer Ercan

Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since August 7, 2017

Omer is a human-centered designer with 13 years of experience building bridges between brands and users. He specializes in visual design, UX design, motion design, user-centric design principles, design leadership, design system, prototyping, mockups, wireframes, brand consistency, and logo creation. Omer strives for the best and incorporates clients' digital strategies in his designs.

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Jiyoun Lee-Lodge

Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since April 6, 2021

Jiyoun is a creative professional with 10+ years of experience developing quality products while focusing on new feature development, product usability, and customer journeys. Skilled in overseeing the user experience of a product from conception until launch. She's able to utilize a user-centered approach and design thinking skills; excel at conducting user research, defining challenges and constraints, proposing innovative solutions, and creating prototypes to share project vision.

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Boris Moškov

Verified Expert in Design
Spain
Toptal Member Since August 22, 2024

Boris is a motion designer with over eight years of experience creating engaging and impactful videos for various clients and platforms. His passion lies in communicating complex ideas and messages through visual storytelling and creative solutions. Boris has collaborated with companies, including Saint Gobain, the Australian Premier League, and Erste Bank, producing explainers and branded content for broadcast, web, and apps.

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Leonid Pyagay

Freelance Adobe After Effects Designer
Verified Expert in Design
Spain
Toptal Member Since October 11, 2024

Leonid began his career as a junior graphic designer in Moscow in 2016. Over six years, he worked as a full-stack designer in advertising and marketing, honing his skills in 3D, motion, visual, and interaction design. For the past two years, Leonid has been a multidisciplinary visual designer at Feels Like Studio (formerly B-Reel) in Barcelona, specializing in digital experiences for global brands like Carolina Herrera, LVMH Prize, Louis Vuitton, Serapian, and Nike.

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Michael is an incredible designer, and has been a great fit for our project. He just gets it in a way that can’t be taught. My goal was to pay Toptal to find me a high quality designer for my project, and that is exactly what happened. It was easy. Being able to see the portfolio work on Toptal’s platform is what gave me the infomation I needed to choose Michael. I have nothing but good things to say about Toptal and am looking forward to using Toptal for other projects in the future.

Edward Daniel

Co-Founder

I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.

Sahil Khanna

Sr. Manager, Marketing

Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.

Rich Danker

Founder

Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.

Michelle Krogmeier

Project Manager

Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.

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How to Hire After Effects Artists Through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Client Advisors

A Toptal client advisor will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Work With Hand-selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right After Effects expert for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new After Effects specialist for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

Capabilities of Adobe After Effects Designers

Toptal’s Adobe After Effects specialists create stunning motion graphics and visual effects for video content. They use their advanced skills in animation, compositing, and post-production to create engaging visuals that transform ideas into compelling stories that delight audiences and drive business goals.

Motion Graphics for Videos

Our motion designers create dynamic visuals and animated graphics for title cards, lower thirds, and promotional and explainer videos. They used advanced keyframing, procedural animation with expressions, and graph editor refinements to create fluid and visually intriguing motion effects.

Visual Effects (VFX)

High-quality visual effects like explosions, fire, and smoke enhance the immersiveness of video content. Toptal’s video experts create cinematic and photorealistic effects using particle systems (Particular, CC Particle World), green screen keying, and multi-pass compositing.

Animated Logos and Brand Elements

Animation and motion effects breathe fresh life into static logos and brand assets. Our motion designers add energy to brand elements for video intros and presentations by enlivening them with motion tracking, 3D extrusion in Cinema 4D Lite, and custom easing curves.

Title Sequences and Openers

Title sequences and video openers captivate audiences and set the tone for films, TV shows, and online content. Our motion design specialists use kinetic typography, parallax effects, and 3D depth with camera rigs to create enchanting intros.

Adding Special Effects to Footage

Toptal motion design experts enhance live-action footage with transitions, color corrections, and special effects. They use Lemetri color grading, motion blur effects, and frame interpolation techniques to improve footage quality and maintain cinematic consistency.

2D and 3D Animations

2D and 3D animations not only add visual appeal—they simplify complex ideas and help make stories more interesting. Our motion experts use techniques like the puppet pin tool for organic character animation, shape layer morphing, and depth mapping for immersive motion.

Social Media Video Content

Short-form videos, GIFs, and animated ads perform well on social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Toptal’s motion graphics designers ensure successful and scalable social videos by optimizing bitrates, ensuring aspect ratio adaptability, and leveraging motion presets for quick turnaround.

Compositing Multiple Layers

Toptal compositing specialists combine video footage, images, text, and special effects into seamless compositions that wow audiences. They use track mattes for selective visibility, adjustment layers for global effects, and dynamic linking with Premiere Pro for non-destructive workflows.

Syncing Animation with Audio and Music

To create polished video content, animated elements must properly align with voiceovers, sound effects, and music. Our animation designers ensure precise synchronization with techniques like time remapping, beat matching, and audio-driven keyframe automation with expressions.

Animated Explainer Videos

Make complex topics easier to understand by producing animated explainer videos that utilize aesthetically appealing visuals, text, and transitions. Toptal motion design pros use infographic animations, 2D and 3D characters, and kinetic text to convey information in a digestible way.

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FAQs

  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire Adobe After Effects designers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your After Effects specialist, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • To hire the right After Effects consultant, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect Adobe After Effects designers for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Adobe After Effects designers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire After Effects experts with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Adobe After Effects designers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire After Effects specialists on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our Adobe After Effects designers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your Adobe After Effects designer begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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    All of our talent are seasoned professionals who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    The Right Fit

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  • Scale as Needed

    Scale as Needed

    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

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    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

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    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

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