Motion Designer (Contract to Hire)

Captions is the leading video AI company, building the future of video creation. Over 10 million creators and businesses have used Captions to create videos for social media, marketing, sales, and more. We're on a mission to serve the next billion.

We are a rapidly growing team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. You'll join an early team and have an outsized impact on the product and the company's culture.

We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures (Series C lead), Kleiner Perkins (Series B lead), Sequoia Capital (Series A and Seed co-lead), Andreessen Horowitz (Series A and Seed co-lead), Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.

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Motion Designer (Contract-to-Hire)

About the Role:

We’re looking for a talented and nimble Motion Designer to join our Design team on a contract-to-hire basis. This role will begin with a two-week contract trial period, during which we’ll assess mutual fit. Should things go well, there is potential to convert this role into a full-time position. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI-powered video editing experiences while exploring a long-term fit with our team. We’re seeking someone with strong creative instincts, a passion for motion design, and the ability to iterate quickly across a variety of video and animation projects.

You'll work cross-functionally with engineering and creative teams to develop AI Edit styles, playing a pivotal role in shaping how millions of videos are edited. If you have a keen eye for design, storytelling, and motion, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!
***Kindly note that this role requires you to be in our office in Union Square Monday-Friday.***

Key Responsibilities:

This is a highly cross-functional role, working closely with members of the Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing high-quality motion graphics, titles, and animations for a variety of projects.

• Collaborating with technical teams to develop motion design systems, styles, and concepts for video editing templates.

• Partnering with product design to infuse motion, animation, and delight across our product suite.

• Contributing to the launch of unreleased products through motion design.

• Refreshing and updating existing projects, graphics, and templates to align with evolving industry trends.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Fine Arts, Visual Effects, or equivalent professional experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a motion designer or interaction designer.

• Proven track record of creating motion graphics, titles, and animations for digital platforms or interactive digital products.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Figma.

• Strong grasp of design, composition, typography, and layout principles.

• Familiarity with UI/UX design, systems thinking, information hierarchy, and user flow.

• Ability to work independently, manage projects efficiently, and solve problems effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Lottie, and RIVE.

• Experience with both 2D and 3D motion design; knowledge of Cinema 4D, and Blender.

• Prior experience working with product or engineering teams.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

• 401K with employer match

• Commuter Benefits

• Catered lunch multiple days per week

• Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!

• Doordash DashPass subscription

• Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)

• Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month

• Generous PTO policy

Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note benefits apply to full time employees only.