Senior Brand & Creative Motion Designer

📋 Description

• Develop the team's motion language: Establish and refine a coherent, adaptable motion framework (principles, pacing, transitions, typography in motion, templates) that ensures the brand is instantly recognizable across all channels.

• Produce exceptional motion work from start to finish: Manage motion design from initial concept to final output across campaigns, social media, web, product highlights, events, and internal communications.

• Craft compelling narratives: Convert intricate concepts (such as energy, markets, and products) into motion stories that are both emotionally impactful and easily comprehensible.

• Uphold a high standard for craftsmanship and consistency: Ensure a consistently high quality across all deliverables, enhancing quality through reusable components, templates, and clear creative direction.

• Function with IC3 execution: Independently organize and deliver non-routine tasks, oversee diverse projects with full responsibility, and consistently meet deadlines to an exceptional standard — comfortable navigating ambiguity and taking calculated risks.

• AI-centric motion workflows: Utilize AI tools to expedite research, storyboarding, style experimentation, animatics, and production — while preserving taste and brand integrity.

• Collaborate across departments: Work closely with Brand, Product, Growth, and Content teams to ensure that motion work aligns with business objectives (such as awareness, understanding, and adoption).

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong motion portfolio: Demonstrated excellence in motion design, showcasing storytelling, typography, composition, and pacing.

• Senior IC3-level execution: Proven capability to independently manage diverse projects from beginning to end, navigate ambiguity, and reliably fulfill commitments with minimal oversight.

• Brand-centric approach: Ability to translate brand strategy into motion principles and scalable systems, while adapting for various audiences and contexts.

• Storytelling + clarity: Proficient in transforming complex or technical content into motion that is engaging, clear, and emotionally intelligent.

• AI-first perspective: Practical experience with AI to enhance ideation and production processes (e.g., exploration, reference generation, rough animatics, scripting support).

• Experience in fast-paced environments: Background in startups, scale-ups, or similar settings where rapid pace and shifting priorities are the norm, while maintaining a high quality standard.

• Proficiency in After Effects + modern toolchain: High skill level in AE along with complementary tools (Cinema 4D/Blender is a plus but not mandatory).

• Editing and sound awareness: Comfortable with timing, rhythm, and basic sound/voiceover management to give projects a polished finish.

• Web motion expertise: Ability to apply motion concepts within web contexts (e.g., Lottie/Rive or close collaboration with developers).

• Impact tracking: Skill in linking motion outcomes to performance metrics (such as engagement, completion rates, conversion) and iterating based on insights.

🏝️ Benefits

• We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including those who are typically underrepresented in the tech and energy sectors.