Visual & Motion Designer | Lonely Planet

New York, USA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive motion-led design for Lonely Planet campaigns and brand narratives, turning briefs into expressive visuals across digital, print, and live-format assets.

  • Own motion design across campaigns, brand content, pitches, and events.
  • Must-have: 3+ years of design experience with motion/animation.
  • Standout: Translate brand guidelines into cohesive motion assets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop creative across go-to-market, sponsorship, and out-of-home marketing initiatives
  • Concept, design, and animate motion assets for campaigns, brand content, pitches, and live events
  • Design high-impact email campaigns and social media assets, including grid posts, carousels, stories, and short-form motion
  • Create client-facing pitch decks, strategy visuals, and presentation materials that clearly articulate ideas and value
  • Translate static brand systems into cohesive, expressive motion frameworks across digital, video, and presentation formats
  • Contribute to the development of scalable motion principles and lightweight guidelines aligned with the Lonely Planet brand system
  • Interpret brand and campaign briefs into compelling visual narratives that drive engagement and conversion
  • Ensure consistency, craft, and quality across all static and motion touchpoints while pushing creative boundaries within brand guidelines

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field
  • At least 3 years of professional design experience across digital and print media, with demonstrated experience creating motion or animated content
  • Experience creating graphics for social media, email marketing, web, print and promotional materials
  • Experience creating motion assets for presentations, social and digital campaigns
  • Proven experience preparing files for both digital publication and professional print production
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop - strong working knowledge of After Effects for motion design and animation
  • Proficiency in Figma
  • Experience working within established brand guidelines and developing new visual and motion assets as needed

Benefits

  • Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Holiday Pay
  • 401(k) with match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service
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Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships, and proprietary technology – including Allconnect, Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Core to who we are is our focus on giving back. Since 2013, more than 600 Red Ventures employees have volunteered mentorship and skills-training with Road to Hire, a 501(c)(3) founded by CEO Ric Elias, that connects under-resourced young adults from marginalized communities with onramps to life-changing careers through access to paid training, college, and mentorship. Road to Hire programs have supported nearly 2,000 young people on their paths to higher education and career placement. - Learn more about who we are and what we do at www.redventures.com - View career opportunities at www.redventures.com/careers - Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @RedVentures **Please be respectful. Any inappropriate content or anything we deem derogatory, defamatory, hateful, or misinformed in any way in will be deleted.**

Founded in 2000
Fort Mill, SC, US
2.3K employees (283 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
117.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.3%
Direct
48.8%
Referral
26.2%
Social
4.1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
202 (10% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$250M
Last Raise
$250M
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2018
    Private Equity
  • Jan 2015
    Private Equity • $250M
  • Aug 2010
    Series Unknown

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