Brand Advertising Designer - Motion II

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid)

$101K/yr – $215K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end motion design for performance marketing with scalable toolkits and high-craft assets.

  • Design and animate performance digital ads (banners, social loops, cutdowns) for scalable campaigns.
  • Must have 2+ years in motion design with After Effects and Photoshop/Illustrator.
  • Build reusable motion kits and cross-channel templates to scale creative.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and animate performance digital advertising creative —including banners , paid social assets, short-form loops, and motion cutdowns— optimized for platform specs, readability, and impact
  • Partner with creative, marketing, and channel teams to translate strategy into clear performance stories , producing multiple concepts and rapid iterations based on feedback and results
  • Execute motion with strong fundamentals (timing, easing, legibility, hierarchy), delivering polished exports that meet specs, file-weight limits, and accessibility best practices
  • Build and maintain motion toolkits (templates, reusable components, versioning structures) to scale creative across sizes, languages, and channel requirements
  • Present work with clear rationale, participate in creative reviews, and incorporate input, quickly balancing craft with speed and performance goals
  • Iterate efficiently based on feedback, performance insights, and learnings—delivering variants, refreshes, and localization updates on tight timelines
  • Own production details end‑to‑end (file hygiene, exports, versioning, specs) and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, high‑craft studio culture
  • Contribute positively to a collaborative, inclusive, high-output / high-craft studio culture—bringing energy, ownership, and strong production habits

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Motion Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Film/Animation or related art field AND 2+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.
  • Industry experience in After Effects , HTML 5 , plus industry working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator , and Figma ; familiarity with plug-ins/expressions, lightweight exports, and AI-assisted creative tools

Preferred

  • 3+ years of experience in brand, advertising, or in house creative teams (in‑house, studio, freelance, or mixed)
  • Experience creating performance marketing creative and understanding the realities of digital placements (sizes/ratios, safe areas, file-weight limits, platform specs)
  • Elevated craft in animation, motion, and digital for motion digital assets
  • Portfolio showing motion-first craft and performance-ready thinking (banners, paid social, cutdowns, versioning/variations), typography and design fundamentals
  • Excellent taste —and the ability to apply it in a performance context (clarity, speed, and impact without sacrificing brand)
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237K employees (11,715 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~225.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6,377 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
21 years
Median Tenure
14 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
44

Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

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