Group Manager - Motion Graphics & Editorial

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Group Manager and Lead for Motion Graphics & Editorial in the Global Marketing Organization. You will build and lead an in-house motion graphics and editorial team, shaping workflows, assets, and templates to deliver high-velocity video for product launches, PR, and social across channels.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in motion graphics, deep After Effects/Premiere Pro skills, and a strong track record of leading teams in fast-paced environments, with a focus on AI-enabled

Qualifications

• 10+ years of traditional motion graphics and animation experience.
• Proficiency with After Effects and Premiere Pro; familiarity with Creative Cloud tools.
• Strong leadership and ability to build scalable workflows and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the internal motion graphics and editorial team.
• Develop workflows, pipelines, and templates to accelerate production.
• Deliver high-quality video content across product, PR, advertising, and social.

Skills

Team leadership

Motion graphics

AI fluency

Communication

Deadline driven

Tools

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Frame.io

DAM/MAM systems

Job description

Group Manager and Lead - Motion Graphics & Editorial

We’re looking for a highly skilled and very energetic candidate to come help us evolve & expand our internal Motion Graphics & Editorial team. This role sits within the Adobe Global Marketing Organization in the Video Production COE, and will lead and manage our in‑house motion and editorial team.

Initial focus is on building the team producing video content at velocity for lower to mid‑funnel & rapid‑response work, including shortform videos (usually :06 - :59) for product & feature releases, PR & Comms, advertising, paid and organic social, and more across a wide array of channels and specs. But this role will help evolve and lead our greater motion and editorial team as well. This is an important new role in a dynamic dept.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be ready and able to build and manage teams and build & evolve team infrastructure, workflows, pipelines, and assets, and systems.
• Be very experienced in fast‑turn motion and animation workflows, tools, methods, and storytelling, and working in a fast‑paced, complex, deadline driven environment.
• Be AI fluent and passionate about finding ways to automate and optimize motion animation workflows and tasks towards efficiency.

Requirements:

• Deep experience (10 years +) in traditional motion graphics and animation work at agencies, post‑houses, and/or brands.
• State of the art motion tool ability & comprehension.
• Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro skills essential, as well as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and other industry standard motion, editorial, design, and 3D tools & workflows.
• Strong proficiency in frame.io and general DAM / MAM & archiving systems.
• AI experience & fluency.
• Knowledgeable on AI and automation tools in the post, motion, animation, and social space.
• Can efficiently build & manage templates, asset libraries, systems and processes.
• Understanding of and experience making effective work across all channels, specs, and sizes.
• Excellent shortform, advertising, and social storytelling skills.
• Experienced animating vector product UI with precision.
• Strong design background, and attention to detail, including typography & type animation expertise.
• Strong people manager.
• Great communication skills.
• Strong multi‑tasking and prioritization in deadline driven environment.

About Adobe

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Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $118,300 - $259,800 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $179,400 - $259,800. At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short‑term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non‑sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short‑term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long‑term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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