Motion Designer, Social

Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead social-first motion design work across campaigns, from ideation to post-production, shaping visuals that meet brand standards and drive engagement.

  • Own rapid video creation and social asset production from concept to final cut.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in motion design with a strong social portfolio.
  • Standout: collaboration with social creatives, art directors, and cross-functional teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create visually compelling video and motion assets.
  • Quickly ideate and execute a high volume of engaging content across multiple social media platforms, using primarily in-house resources.
  • Using existing creative assets, b-roll and photography, provide creative solutions and reimagine them for use in a social media context.
  • Editing video and creating animated assets.
  • Attend creative brainstorms, kick-offs, and reviews, contributing meaningful ideas.
  • Bringing a post-production perspective to shoots
  • Collaborate with the social creative lead, art director, and the rest of the creative team to bring social-first ideas to campaigns and project-related tasks.
  • Storyboarding and designing assets if needed
  • Continue to define the social media motion style guide, pushing creative boundaries while maintaining the brand's visual standards.
  • Understand the brand’s goals, strategy, and tone of voice.

Requirements

  • Experience creating well-crafted visual assets for social media either in house or at an agency.
  • 5+ years of motion design, animation, video editing experience with a strong portfolio showcasing video and social media work.
  • Excellent knowledge of Adobe CC – particularly, Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Firefly
  • Working knowledge of Figma, photography (mobile and DSLR), photo retouching, and photo editing
  • Lives and breathes social. Regularly uses social media platforms and is familiar with best practices, formats, and capabilities. Understands the nuances between TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, etc.
  • A self-starter who can develop animation from ideation to execution.
  • Ability to produce content quickly and extremely detail-oriented.
  • A collaborative attitude, can take feedback, and stay calm under pressure.
  • Cultural savviness. Awareness of cultural moments and trends that help improve the work.

Preferred

  • working knowledge of 3D programs (Blender, Cinema4D)

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental benefits including of 1K Health Reimbursement Account
  • Matching 401K
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Substantial Parental Leave Policy
  • Hybrid Work Environment (4 days on-site in Philadelphia, PA)
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Athena Global Advisors

Athena is a marketing consultancy where ideas are activated. We combine consultant expertise with tactical execution across project management, data, strategy, events, and creative. For over ten years, we’ve delivered business insights, marketing strategies, and brand activations that have transformed the presence, reputation, and performance of clients in industries ranging from telecommunications to major league sports.We love what we do and who we do it with. Our people are solutions-oriented, team-first players who roll up their sleeves to make work that works. We’re proud to be a women-owned organization and recognized as a top workplace in our HQ city of Philadelphia.

Founded in 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
147 employees (46 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~147

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (16% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
3.4 years