Motion Designer

IFG - International Financial Group; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IFG - International Financial Group seeks a detail-oriented Motion Designer to create and polish high-quality video and motion assets for marketing and social media. The role requires strong After Effects/Premiere Pro skills, a solid portfolio, and ability to manage multiple projects with tight timelines.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years’ experience, proficiency in Illustrator/Photoshop, and comfort working with raw files and product narratives to deliver brand-aligned content across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Motion Design or related field.
• 2-4 years of professional motion design, video editing, or digital production experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects and/or Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Experience using Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 products including Copilot, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Clipchamp.
• Working proficiency in Figma for updating product content with designers.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating motion graphics and polished production execution.
• Experience creating video and motion assets for marketing, customer-facing, social, digital, or product content.

Responsibilities

• Create motion graphics and video edits for marketing, customer-facing, and social media use.
• Translate product narratives into compelling video assets and motion design.
• Develop polished visual executions supporting storytelling and product education.
• Edit raw footage and assets into cohesive finished videos.
• Apply transitions, typography, motion effects, color adjustments, and polish.
• Prepare video outputs for multiple formats and channels.
• Ensure deliverables are brand-aligned and ready for review/publication.
• Maintain file naming, versioning, and delivery tracking.
• Collaborate with design, product, and business stakeholders; manage feedback and revisions.

Skills

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Illustrator

Photoshop

Figma

Portfolio

Video editing

Brand consistency

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Motion Design or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Copilot

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Clipchamp

Figma

Job description

· Purpose of the Team: The team are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Motion Designer to create, edit, and polish high-quality video and motion assets for customer-facing, marketing, and social media experiences. This role requires a strong creative eye, advanced motion design expertise, and the ability to bring stories and product moments to life through compelling visual execution.

The ideal candidate has 2-4 years of motion design experience and is highly proficient in Adobe After Effects and/or Premiere Pro, and other industry-standard design and video production tools. They should be comfortable working from original, raw files; developing motion concepts; editing video content; refining visual details; and, delivering polished assets that meet brand, quality, and platform requirements.

Success in this role also requires strong production discipline and excellent communication skills around timelines and deliverables across product, design, and other partners. This individual must be able to manage naming conventions, version tracking, file organization, production milestones, timelines, deliverables, and status reporting to ensure work is delivered accurately, efficiently, and on schedule, aligning to tight turnaround times and shifting priorities.

Motion Design & Video Creation

• • Create high-quality motion graphics, video edits, animations, and visual treatments for customer-facing, marketing, and social media use.
• • Translate original files and product narratives into compelling video and motion design assets.
• • Develop polished visual executions that support storytelling, product education, and customer engagement.
• • Edit and refine video content to improve pacing, clarity, visual quality, and overall impact.
• • Use and update product assets, UI designs, and prototypes to create accurate, current content for video captures and motion sequences.
• • Edit raw footage, screen captures, product demos, animations, and visual assets into cohesive finished videos.
• • Apply transitions, typography, motion effects, sound sync, color adjustments, and visual polish, as needed, to meet quality standards.
• • Prepare video outputs for multiple formats, channels, and aspect ratios, including customer presentations, marketing campaigns, and social platforms.
• • Ensure final deliverables are accurate, brand-aligned, accessible, and ready for stakeholder review or publication.

Design Quality & Brand Execution

• • Apply strong visual design judgment across composition, timing, typography, hierarchy, pacing, and storytelling.
• • Maintain consistency with brand guidelines, design direction, and product experience standards.
• • Identify opportunities to improve clarity, visual appeal, and customer relevance through motion and editing choices.
• • Deliver work that balances creative excellence with practical production needs, business goals, and milestones/due dates.

Production Management & Workflow

• • Manage production responsibilities including file naming conventions, asset organization, version control, and delivery tracking.
• • Maintain clear production timelines, milestones, deliverable schedules, and status updates across assigned projects.
• • Track feedback, revisions, approvals, and final outputs to ensure work remains accurate and organized.
• • Proactively communicate risks, blockers, dependencies, and changes that may affect delivery quality or timing.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

• • Partner with design, product, and business stakeholders to understand goals and translate feedback into effective creative execution.
• • Drives proactive communication, ensuring clear insights into timelines, deliverables, and blockers.
• • Support reviews by preparing clear design options, revised cuts, and final motion/video assets for stakeholder evaluation.
• • Work collaboratively in fast-moving production environments with evolving priorities, tight timelines, and multiple concurrent deliverables.
• • Contribute creative recommendations that improve storytelling, customer understanding, and asset performance.

Candidate Requirements

Required Qualifications

• → Bachelor’s degree in Motion Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Film/Video Production, Digital Media, Studio Art/Fine Art, or related field.
• → 2-4 years of professional motion design, video editing, or digital production experience.
• → Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects and/or Adobe Premiere Pro.
• → Experience using additional creative tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• → Experience and background with Microsoft 365 products, including Copilot, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Clipchamp.
• → Working proficiency in Figma, including the ability to navigate design files, update product content, prepare assets, and coordinate with product designers to ensure video captures accurately reflect the intended experience.
• → Strong portfolio demonstrating motion graphics, video editing, visual storytelling, and polished production execution.
• → Experience creating video and motion assets for marketing, customer-facing, social, digital, or product-related content.
• → Strong understanding of motion principles, typography, pacing, composition, visual hierarchy, and brand consistency.
• → Ability to manage file organization, naming conventions, version tracking, timelines, milestones, and production deliverables.
• → Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• → Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• □ Experience creating motion or video content for technology, productivity, SaaS, or enterprise customer scenarios.
• □ Familiarity with accessibility considerations for video, including captions, readable text, contrast, and clear visual communication.
• □ Experience working in structured production environments with formal review cycles, stakeholder feedback, and delivery tracking.

Top Skills:

• 2-4 years of professional motion design, video editing, or digital production experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects and/or Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Experience creating video and motion assets for marketing, customer-facing, social, digital, or product-related content.
• Ideal Candidate Profile
• The ideal candidate is a strong visual storyteller who can move seamlessly between creative concepting, hands-on production, and detailed execution. They understand how motion, pacing, sound, typography, and editing choices shape the customer experience and can use those skills to create videos that are clear, polished, and engaging. They are highly organized, reliable, and comfortable managing the production details that keep creative work moving forward on time with quality. They bring both creative judgment and operational discipline, ensuring every asset is visually strong, properly tracked, accurately versioned, and delivered on time. They are collaborative, proactively communicative, responsive to feedback, and motivated by creating high-quality motion and video work that supports customer understanding, marketing impact, and business goals.