Lead Brand Designer (Motion/Video)

Posted 2 Months Ago
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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
130K-160K Annually
Senior level
Software
The Role
Lead the evolution of Culture Amp’s brand through integrated marketing campaigns, brand systems, motion, video, and static design. Develop creative concepts, direct visual execution, systemize scalable motion and video workflows, and collaborate with marketing and creative partners. Present ideas to stakeholders, facilitate workshops, guide agency partnerships, incorporate AI-assisted creative workflows, and mentor designers while improving design capabilities and storytelling across global digital and physical channels.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together.

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work. 

Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.

Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

For more information visit cultureamp.com.

The Team

The Creative Studio is a small but integral part of Culture Amp and design is instrumental in creating memorable and impactful brand experiences, connecting our audiences with Culture Amp’s mission of creating a better world of work. This is an opportunity to be part of a highly cross-functional marketing team and have a measurable and meaningful impact on the company’s growth trajectory.
The Opportunity at Culture Amp

We’re looking for an experienced lead brand designer with a focus on motion to join Culture Amp’s creative team within the marketing practice to drive the evolution of our brand and creative work. This is a senior individual contributor role focused on brand craft, motion design systems, and the variety of deeply considered visual work that makes a B2B brand feel genuinely human.

This is an opportunity to define how the Culture Amp brand moves and help us scale motion and video work in a purposeful way. As a Lead Brand Designer you'll drive the development of motion graphics, and animated content across campaigns, product launches, and web while staying grounded in brand systems and standards. A big area of focus will be developing and owning our brand motion system and scaling motion across the brand. Our website will also be a big focus as we look to systemize motion across our component library and bring our pages to life with interactivity and moments of delight. Additionally there will be an opportunity to help bring our social channels to life with motion and video work as well.
You’re equipped with strong conceptual skills and have what it takes to bring ideas to life through polished execution and continuous iteration and learning. A successful lead brand designer brings together innovative ideas, design thinking, craft and collaboration to drive successful projects and outcomes. You’ve already explored how AI workflows can help in these efforts and are ready to lead those conversations as well.
What you'll need to be successful 

  • 7+ years of experience working as a designer with-in a marketing function client side, or equivalent agency experience. Experience working in a fast growth B2B business is highly desirable.
  • A portfolio that shows strong strategic thinking and creative concept development and execution for multi-channel marketing campaigns and examples of well crafted motion and video projects plus experience developing motion based brand systems.
  • An ability to translate complicated product visuals from static into GTM visualizations, translating complex ideas into marketable motion and video deliverables. You need to be familiar with UI/UX design in order to build animated screen interactions and bring product storytelling to life with motion.
  • An ability to elevate a campaign or concept through the use of creative storytelling applied through the use of motion design and video editing.
  • Digital design knowledge and an interest in driving creative technology and innovation to optimise and scale design processes, templatise production and improve efficiencies with-in creative workflows including mastery over AI workflows for imagery, video and motion.
  • Experience working in partnership with marketers to deliver growth results across digital marketing channels at scale, including developing creative for global audiences and regional nuances
  • Creative problem solving and critical thinking skills to connect and simplify complex ideas and evolving project requirements
  • Excellent judgment in decision making, managing and communicating trade-offs when collaborating with multiple stakeholders
  • Excellent organisation and communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate the ‘why’, and lead discussions around your process, explorations, and conclusions
  • A growth mindset and drive to continually experiment with new ideas, develop and improve your skills
  • Experience working with and guiding creative agency partnerships to deliver complex creative projects end-to-end.
  • A team player. No task is too small and you are willing to step in and help the team no matter the scope of the task. Comfort migrating between big, brand-defining work and fast-turn executional needs.
  • A demonstrated point of view on AI in creative work — how to direct it, when to override it, and what it means to maintain a high creative standard when AI tools are part of the process

Required technical skills and program competencies: 

  • 7+ years of motion graphics experience on video marketing , product launches and social video content
  • Strong motion graphics skills in a deadline-driven environment
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator) and knowledge of 3D animation tools (e.g., Cinema 4D, Blender)
  • Hands-on experience with AI-powered creative tools (e.g., Weavy, LTX Studio, Runway, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of visual storytelling, composition, color, and typography
  • Working knowledge of current industry-standard audio/video formats and codecs
  • Experience contributing to or maintaining a large-scale design system with motion and animation components

For this role, the estimated base salary range is listed below. In addition to base salary, your compensation package will include additional components such as equity and benefits. For sales roles, your package may also include sales commission

The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual skills, capabilities and experience, objectively assessed during the interview process. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role. 

We believe in fair & equitable pay at Culture Amp, and therefore, we build pay equity into all our programs in addition to conducting annual pay equity audits. 

Base Salary Range (US)
$130,000—$160,000 USD

Perks & Benefits

At Culture Amp, our people are at the heart of our success. We offer competitive pay and a total rewards package designed to support you at work and in life. This includes:

  • Equity through our Employee Share Option Program, so you can share in our long-term success
  • Learning programs and coaching to help you thrive and grow
  • Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
  • Inclusive parental leave from day one
  • A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility
  • Five annual social impact days to to give back to causes that matter to you
  • Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)

Our rewards are designed to support different needs and life stages, recognising that what matters most can vary from person to person.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement, but your unique experience matters. If you’re interested in joining us, we strongly encourage you to apply and help us build a more diverse and impactful team. 

Accommodations & Data Privacy

If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy here or contact [email protected].


Skills Required

  • 7+ years of experience as a designer in a client-side marketing function or equivalent agency experience
  • Portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, creative concept development, multichannel marketing campaigns, motion design, and video projects
  • Ability to translate complex product visuals into marketable motion and video deliverables
  • Familiarity with UI/UX design for animated screen interactions and product storytelling
  • Digital design knowledge and experience improving, scaling, and templatizing creative workflows
  • Mastery of AI workflows for imagery, video, and motion
  • Experience partnering with marketers to deliver growth results across digital marketing channels and global audiences
  • Creative problem-solving, critical thinking, judgment, organization, and communication skills
  • Experience guiding creative agency partnerships on complex projects from end to end
  • Passion for mentoring designers and growing design capability
  • High proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
  • Experience with AI-assisted creative tools and project management or marketing operations tooling
  • Knowledge of code-based visual or motion design, including HTML, CSS, or Lottie files

Culture Amp Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Culture Amp and has not been reviewed or approved by Culture Amp.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Company‑wide refresh days, an extended year‑end break, and dedicated Social Impact time provide meaningful paid time beyond standard PTO.
  • Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiving support is available from day one, making family benefits immediately accessible.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental‑health resources, coaching access, a monthly lifestyle allowance, and home‑office support contribute to a holistic wellbeing offering.

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The Company
HQ: Melbourne
556 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Culture Amp is the leading employee experience platform helping companies take action to improve employee engagement, retention and performance. Culture Amp is a Culture First certified B Corporation used by 4,000+ customers including Aegon, Airbnb, Go Cardless, KIND Snacks, McDonald’s, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Salesforce and Slack. Started in Melbourne with offices in San Francisco, London, and New York City, Culture Amp has raised $150,000,000 USD from leading venture capital funds, including Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and Sequoia Capital China.

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