Motion & AI Video Designer (Via, Remix, Citymapper)

New York, USA (On-site)

$125K/yr – $160K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive motion design and AI-native storytelling across Via’s marketing and product touchpoints.

  • Own end-to-end motion design across marketing and product touchpoints, building a scalable Motion Design System.
  • Must-have: Proficiency with After Effects, Creative Suite, and interaction tools like Rive.
  • Standout: Experience delivering AI-native workflows to reduce production cycles while increasing visual impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Turn information into stories: Lead high-stakes projects, transforming complex information into clear, impactful motion narratives that drive outcomes for B2G or B2C audiences.
  • Create Via’s first Motion Design System: Document and build a comprehensive library of motion patterns and kinetic behaviors that scale across our marketing and product touchpoints.
  • Establish AI-native workflows: Use AI to elevate our creativity, scale our output and reduce production cycles.
  • Bring interactive products to life: Bridge the gap between marketing and product by designing delightful micro-interactions and UX motion. Implement animations natively using tools like Lottie or Rive.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work with stakeholders (marketing, business, product) to manage and execute projects internally, or with video production partners.
  • Mentorship and development: Support creative peers so they develop their understanding of motion and AI craft to elevate the entire design organization.

Requirements

  • Portfolio demonstrating exceptional talent
  • Proficient with After Effects and the Creative Suite
  • Interaction design tools like Rive
  • Experience with generative AI motion and Claude / Gemini setup
  • Knowledge of node-based generative workflows (e.g., ComfyUI, Krea.ai, Weave)
  • Understanding of complex technical concepts (data science visualizations, technical product infrastructure flows, process optimization algorithms) into motion graphics

Preferred

  • A great reel: We care about the quality of the output, not the number of years on your resume.
  • Great stories: Move hearts & minds.
  • AI workflows: We look for examples or case studies showing how you've integrated AI tools into a professional pipeline to drastically reduce production time while increasing visual impact.
  • Systems over standalones: Evidence of having built and documented comprehensive Motion Design Systems.
  • Motion into Interaction design: Real-world examples of your motion work living natively inside a digital product or app.
  • An obsession with the details: An uncompromising eye for the invisible elements of motion: perfect easing curves, realistic physics, rhythmic timing, and weight.

Benefits

  • We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.
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Via

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Via is on a mission to create public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. Our platform serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks, transforming antiquated and siloed public transportation systems into smart, data-driven, and efficient digital networks. With hundreds of agency partners in 30+ countries, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider for governments.Via’s platform has pioneered microtransit — a new mode of mass transit — and today offers a comprehensive, end-to-end public transit solution that helps our customers design, operate, and optimize their transit systems using software, services, and billions of proprietary real-world trip data points. The result: lower costs, equitable access, and better passenger experiences.

Founded in 2012
New York, New York, USA
1.8K employees (121 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
295K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.3%
Direct
49.6%
Referral
9.6%
Social
2.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
51 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
5.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$887.1M
Last Raise
$110M
Series Unknown, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2023
    Series Unknown • $110M
  • Nov 2021
    Series G • $130M
  • Mar 2021
    Series Unknown • $60M

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