Motion Designer

Athena Global Advisors, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental benefits

Matching 401K

Generous PTO policy

Substantial parental leave policy

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Athena Global Advisors, Inc. is seeking an experienced Motion Designer in Philadelphia, PA, to create compelling video and motion content for a Fortune 30 brand. In this creative role, you'll collaborate with a dynamic team to produce impactful materials while fostering a positive work environment.

We're looking for someone with over 8 years of animation and video editing experience, proficient in Adobe CC and Figma. The position offers a hybrid work model with generous benefits, including medical/dental coverage and PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of motion design, animation, and video editing experience with a strong portfolio.
• Self-starter capable of developing animation from ideation to execution.
• Ability to produce high-quality content quickly and with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create visually compelling video and motion assets.
• Edit video and create animated assets.
• Storyboard and design assets when needed.

Skills

Motion design expertise

Video editing

Adobe CC proficiency

Figma knowledge

Cultural awareness

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Blender

Cinema4D

Job description

Motion Designer

Athena Global Advisors, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About this position

Athena is a creative place for leaders, risk‑takers, and boundary‑pushers. We partner with organizations looking to transform their presence, reputation, and performance. For more than a decade, we’ve delivered business insights, marketing strategies, and brand activations for leading organizations across industries ranging from telecommunications to major league sports.

Our people make Athena, Athena. As a multi‑year Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplace, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where passion meets excellence. We are solutions‑oriented, collaborative, and not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make work that works—while sharing a few laughs along the way.

About the position

The Creative Team within our Creative Agency produces engaging, impactful, thoughtful, exciting, and elevated content to represent a Fortune 30 brand across various channels. The Motion Designer should be a highly enthusiastic creative who loves video and animation, finding joy in creating visual solutions. Color, typography, photography, animation, and compositions— you advocate for the power of design. The Motion Designer will work closely with other creative team members to create highly engaging content for multiple platforms and experiences. The Motion Designer will also work with other teams holistically from end to end in a highly collaborative environment.

Key responsibilities

• Create visually compelling video and motion assets.
• Quickly ideate and execute a high volume of engaging content across multiple platforms and experiences, using primarily in‑house resources.
• Using existing creative assets, b‑roll and photography, provide creative solutions and reimagine them for different needs.
• Editing video and creating animated assets.
• Attend creative brainstorms, kick‑offs, and reviews, contributing meaningful ideas.
• Bring a post‑production perspective to shoots.
• Storyboard and design assets if needed.
• Continue to define the brand motion style guide, pushing creative boundaries while maintaining brand visual standards.
• Understand the brand’s goals, strategy, and tone of voice.
• Follow the direction of creative leadership on best practices, ideating, and execution.
• Guide and direct junior members to elevate brand consistency.
• Create content that makes measurable and impactful connections with target audiences.
• Leverage performance metrics and insights to influence creative ideation and execution.
• Stay up to date with relevant brand and design trends to optimize creative performance.
• Collaborate with teammates or work solo on rapid‑fire requests, tight timelines, and longer‑term projects.
• Contribute to a great work environment that celebrates everyone’s success.
• Proactively share design references and inspiration to raise the quality of work.

Required skills and experience

• Experience creating well‑crafted visual assets either in house or at an agency.
• 8+ years of motion design, animation, video editing experience with a strong portfolio showcasing video and motion design work.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe CC – particularly Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Firefly.
• Working knowledge of Figma, photography (mobile and DSLR), photo retouching, and photo editing.
• Nice to have: working knowledge of 3D programs (Blender, Cinema4D).
• Nice to have: experience building and managing motion branding and a motion design system.
• Self‑starter who can develop animation from ideation to execution.
• Ability to produce content quickly and extremely detail‑oriented.
• Collaborative attitude, can take feedback, and stay calm under pressure.
• Cultural savviness. Awareness of cultural moments and trends that help improve the work.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental benefits including a 1K Health Reimbursement Account.
• Matching 401K.
• Generous PTO policy.
• Substantial parental leave policy.
• Hybrid work environment (4 days on‑site in Philadelphia, PA).

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at 866.299.6040.