About Eric Linn | Motion Designer in Berlin, ex N26 and Ogilvy

I have been animating professionally for twenty years, which means I learned the craft on broadcast deadlines and I am now spending my days on tools that did not exist eighteen months ago.

It started with a BFA in Animation from the Kansas City Art Institute and two years at USA Networks, designing and animating on air snipes, bugs and toolkits for network broadcast. Then ten years in New York represented by Octopus Talent, which meant a decade of walking into other people's pipelines and being useful by the end of the first day. Ogilvy, BBDO, Grey, McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Young & Rubicam, Leo Burnett, Havas Worldwide, Barbarian Group, Mother, Edelman, JWT and a long list of design houses and post shops. Work for Rockstar Games and KAYAK among others. Freelancing at that volume teaches you
something that staff work does not: how to read a room's taste quickly, and how to be honest about what a schedule will actually support.

I moved to Berlin with my wife in the summer of 2017. A year and a half at KAYAK followed, as the only motion designer for the European business, covering everything commercial and social that the region shipped.

Then four and a half years at N26 as Associate Creative Director of Motion. I built the bank's motion language from nothing: the guidelines, the timing principles, the asset libraries that let product, campaign and social work from one standard instead of three. I led a team of four, art directed the work from concept through animatic to delivery, and made the 3D thumbstoppers that added millions of views to the company's Instagram.

Now I am freelance in Berlin, working in two directions at once. Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift and After Effects on one side. Production AI video pipelines built in Higgsfield, Weavy, Runway, Veo and ComfyUI on the other. The second only works because of the first: the models will give you a thousand plausible frames, and twenty years is what tells you which three are worth keeping.

Twenty Years of Clients and Agencies:

KAYAK
Rockstar Games
Mother Ad Agency

Young & Rubicam

Leo Burnett Co.
The Bunker
Quietman
Edelman
JWT
Homestead
The Cutting Room
Great City Productions
Open Design Studio

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Frequently asked questions Who is Eric Linn? Eric Linn is a motion designer and AI video creator based in Berlin, Germany, with twenty years of experience in animation for broadcast, brand and social. What does Eric Linn do? He designs and animates brand film, broadcast spots, social campaigns, 3D animation and explainer video, and builds AI video production pipelines for agencies, studios and brands. Where is Eric Linn based? Berlin, Germany. He works with clients across Germany, Europe, and remotely. He previously worked in New York City for over a decade. What was Eric Linn's role at N26? He was Associate Creative Director of Motion at N26 from February 2021 to August 2025, where he built the bank's motion guidelines and asset libraries and led a motion team of four. Which brands has Eric Linn worked with? Commissioned work includes N26, KAYAK, Rockstar Games and USA Networks, plus campaigns delivered through Ogilvy, BBDO, Grey, McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Havas, Leo Burnett, Young & Rubicam and Barbarian Group. The concept pieces on the AI Video page are unsolicited spec work and were not commissioned by the brands shown. What software does Eric Linn use? Cinema 4D with Octane and Redshift, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator, Blender, Unreal Engine, and Quixel. Which AI video tools does Eric Linn use? Higgsfield, Weavy, Runway, Veo, Sora, ComfyUI and ElevenLabs, composited and finished in After Effects. Is Eric Linn available for freelance work? Yes. He works with agencies, studios and brands, onsite in Berlin, hybrid, or fully remote. Contact: eric@ericisweird.com