Hi, I'm Sydnie Schira.
Motion & UX/UI Designer
I turn complex products and big ideas into clear, engaging motion. I've spent over four years animating interfaces, explainers, and brand stories with a UX designer's eye for how people actually use things.
Selected Work
AutoFi Showroom Brand Video
An illustrated brand video that launched AutoFi's Showroom software at the 2025 NADA tradeshow.
Manheim Interactive Touchscreen
Feature videos animated for 6-foot transparent touchscreens at the NADA 2025 Cox Automotive booth.
Fifth Third Mobile App Loading Screen
A loading animation built from the app's existing icon set and handed off to developers as a Lottie.
PVAMU Stadium Signage
Animated signage for Prairie View A&M's new stadium screen.
Learning Rive
An interactive icon set and web page built while learning Rive.
Be the Ice Sculptor
A character animation piece: an ice sculptor and their chainsaw, built from storyboards for School of Motion's Principles of Animation.
A little about me
I'm a motion designer and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati's DAAP program, where I studied graphic design. My background in UX/UI, from co-ops and from my work since, keeps me designing motion around the person using it.
Outside of work, you'll find me at the gym, currently training for a Hyrox competition in May 2027, or at home with my boyfriend, our cat and our Rottweiler, who is 100 pounds, still growing, and fully convinced she's a lap dog!
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I'm available for freelance motion, UX/UI and video work, including:
- Explainer videos, software tutorials and brand sizzles that make complex ideas easy to follow
- Product and UI animation, including interactive web motion built with Lottie and Rive
- Animated ads and social media content, including short-form video I shoot and edit, and banner and media spot ads adapted across sizes and platforms
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