Motion graphics invoice template
Motion graphics invoice template: a logo sting, explainer animation per finished second, lower thirds and title cards, and extra export formats.
Templates by industry
- Animated logo sting, 5 seconds
- Explainer animation, per finished second
- Lower thirds and title cards, set
- Extra export formats for social media
Preparation guide
Example workflow
Confirm scope and quantities
Example: reconcile the approval and work record for "Animated logo sting, 5 seconds" to establish the quantity for this invoice.
Record delivery and acceptance
Check completion for every line, including "Extra export formats for social media". Hand over approved versions and a file manifest, confirming usage scope and completed revisions.
Send the billing record
Send the final charges, delivery reference and due date to the customer, then reconcile payment against the invoice number.
Motion design work tends to arrive as a package: a few seconds of animated logo for the start and end of every video, a longer explainer, and a set of on-screen titles the client's editors will reuse. Each part is priced differently. This template bills the logo as a fixed piece, the explainer by the finished second so a longer cut costs more in plain view, the titles as a reusable set, and every extra aspect ratio for social channels as an export of its own.
Fields to prepare
- Deliverables and line items
- Animated logo sting, 5 seconds, Explainer animation, per finished second, Lower thirds and title cards, set, Extra export formats for social media: record the quantities actually supplied and the service period.
- Animated logo sting, 5 seconds
- Say whether the sting includes sound design and in which resolution and frame rate it was delivered.
- Explainer animation, per finished second
- Bill the finished length of the approved cut, not the length of the first draft.
- Lower thirds and title cards, set
- Deliver the titles as editable templates if agreed, and name the editing software they open in.
- Extra export formats for social media
- List each extra format, such as square and vertical, as one export each.
- Quantity and output format
- Record pages, images, word counts or running time, final file formats and whether editable source files are included.
- Review and usage scope
- Specify the draft approver, revision rounds, intended media and duration, and who supplies third-party assets.
- Scope to agree
- Price explainers by the finished second, list each export format delivered, and say whose fonts, music and voice-over were used and who licensed them.
Before sending
- Does “Animated logo sting, 5 seconds” show the quantity actually supplied, not the quantity first quoted?
- Is “Explainer animation, per finished second” charged at the rate the customer agreed to, with any change approved?
- Is “Lower thirds and title cards, set” finished and accepted, or does it belong on a later invoice?
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- Does “Extra export formats for social media” show the quantity actually supplied, not the quantity first quoted?
- Agree when a change of direction after draft approval becomes additional work.
- Check separately whether editable sources and final delivery files are included.
- Match completed work to the order or approval record, and confirm the payment due date and amounts already received.
Worked example with sample figures
The figures below are invented to show how the template adds up: 4 lines in USD, with an example tax rate of 8%.
| Item | Quantity × unit price | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Animated logo sting, 5 seconds | 1 × $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Explainer animation, per finished second | 60 × $12.00 | $720.00 |
| Lower thirds and title cards, set | 1 × $280.00 | $280.00 |
| Extra export formats for social media | 3 × $40.00 | $120.00 |
| Subtotal | $1,470.00 | |
| Sales tax (8%) | $117.60 | |
| Total | $1,587.60 | |
Net amount $1,470.00, sales tax $117.60, total payable $1,587.60.
What the document must show
The details an invoice has to show, and why each one matters, are set out in the guide below.
The sales tax depends on where the work is supplied, so set the rate that applies to your customer before sending.
Official rate reference: US government: state and local taxes
Full requirements: How to write an invoice: a step-by-step example
Frequently asked questions
The client's voice-over changed and the timing no longer fits. Who pays?
Re-timing the animation to a new recording is extra work. Bill it as a revision with the date of the new voice-over, unless your quote included one re-time.
Do I charge for stock music I licensed for the project?
If you bought the licence for this project, pass it on as its own line with the licence type, so the client knows what use it covers. Music the client supplied gets no line.
How is the sales tax worked out on this invoice?
The worked example above uses an example rate of 8%: $117.60 on a net amount of $1,470.00, for a total of $1,587.60. The editor recalculates all three when you change a quantity, a price or the country.
Is this template free?
Yes. You can fill in this template and print it or save it as a PDF without an account, and there is no payment step and no watermark on the document. Saving it to your account and downloading Excel or Word files need a free account.
Can I use it in another language or currency?
Yes. The document language can be set to any of 33 languages, and changing the country setting updates the currency, the date format and the tax rate.
Read next
Reading for the Motion graphics invoice template: How to write an invoice: a step-by-step example and Invoice payment terms: Net 15, Net 30, due dates. The VAT and GST calculator works out the tax line for you.