Senior Motion Designer

Hebbia

$120K — $170K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of motion design experience with senior-level ownership
  • Strong portfolio showcasing storytelling, timing, typography, composition, and polish
  • Fluency in modern motion tools such as After Effects, Premiere, Figma, Illustrator
  • Strong taste in brand and visual design beyond mere animation
  • Ability to work quickly while maintaining a high-quality standard
  • Project scoping and clear communication skills with cross-functional partners
  • Excitement about AI and building for high-stakes finance

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end motion design: concept, story, design, animation, delivery
  • Create motion systems for brand extension in product UI, marketing, and editorial content
  • Design product marketing assets including launch videos, explainers, and ads
  • Partner with product design to enhance interactions and prototypes
  • Collaborate with brand, product, marketing, and leadership to align storytelling
  • Establish processes and standards for scalable motion design output

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401K plan
  • Catered lunch daily plus Doordash dinner credit for late stays
  • Parental leave: 3 months for non-birthing parents, 4 months for birthing parents
  • $15k lifetime fertility benefit
  • Competitive new hire equity grant with significant upside potential
Full Job Description
Senior Motion Designer

Hebbia is building our in-house creative studio, and we're looking to hire a founding motion designer.

As Senior Motion Designer, you will own motion as a core part of our brand system and product storytelling. You will set a high bar for craft, help define how Hebbia looks and moves, and ship work that positions Hebbia as a premium AI product for finance. You'll work closely with Arjun Mahesh, who leads design, and our founder George Sivulka.
What you'll do
  • Own motion design end-to-end: concept, story, design, animation, delivery
  • Create motion systems that extend our brand into product UI, marketing, and editorial content
  • Design product marketing motion: launch videos, explainers, demos, social assets, and ads
  • Partner with product design to bring interactions and prototypes to life (micro-interactions, transitions, feature walkthroughs)
  • Collaborate closely with brand, product, marketing, and leadership to align on narrative and execution
  • Establish processes and standards for motion (tooling, templates, libraries, specs) so the team can scale output without losing quality
What we're looking for
  • 5+ years of motion design experience (brand, product, or marketing), with senior-level ownership
  • A portfolio showing strong storytelling, timing, typography, composition, and polish
  • Fluency in the modern motion stack (e.g., After Effects, Premiere, Figma, Illustrator) and a thoughtful approach to handoff and delivery
  • Strong taste for brand and visual design, not just animation
  • Comfort working scrappy and moving quickly, while still protecting quality
  • Ability to scope projects, run lightweight sprints, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners
  • Excited about AI and motivated by building for high-stakes finance use cases
Nice to haves
  • 3D (Cinema 4D, Blender), Rive, Lottie, or real-time tooling
  • Sound design and editorial instincts
  • Experience translating a brand into product motion guidelines
Compensation

The salary range for this role is $120,000 to $170,000. This range may be inclusive of several career levels at Hebbia and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate's experience and qualifications. Adjustments outside of this range may be considered for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.

Life @ Hebbia

PTO: Unlimited

Insurance: Medical + Dental + Vision + 401K

Eats: Catered lunch daily + doordash dinner credit if you ever need to stay late

Parental leave policy: 3 months non-birthing parent, 4 months for birthing parent

Fertility benefits: $15k lifetime benefit

New hire equity grant: competitive equity package with unmatched upside potential

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