Motion Designer, Core Brand at Anthropic

Creative Boom Ltd.; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary: $260,000 – $305,000

Remote-friendly within the United St​a

Job summary

Anthropic's Creative Studio is seeking a Motion Designer, Core Brand, to evolve the brand through movement and animation. You will define foundational patterns, build motion frameworks, and mentor a growing team within a cross-functional environment in the US.

You will report to the Head of Brand Design and collaborate with product, engineering, research, marketing, and partners to scale brand motion across products, events, and campaigns.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of motion design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Ability to create repeatable patterns for brand systems.
• Experience developing motion design systems and teaching others.

Responsibilities

• Create motion that raises quality for product launches, campaigns, and research releases.
• Shape motion strategy by developing foundational patterns for brand recognisability.
• Build and document frameworks so teams apply motion across the organisation.
• Guide and mentor others in motion principles and brand expertise.
• Partner with teams company-wide to improve motion while maintaining quality.
• Own emerging motion needs across product, events, and campaigns as the practice grows.

Skills

Motion design

Pattern development

Teaching/mentoring

Team collaboration

Brand systems

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anthropic's Creative Studio handles brand expression for Anthropic and Claude. It values handmade craft and uses AI where it makes sense. As Motion Designer, Core Brand, you'll help define and evolve the brand through movement and animation, creating foundational approaches that make the brand recognisable. Brand Design touches every visual part of Anthropic and Claude; you'll report to the Head of Brand Design and join a growing motion practice alongside illustration and brand design leads, working closely with designers, external partners and cross-functional teams.

What you'll be doing

• Creating motion work that raises the quality bar and inspires others, such as product launches, campaigns and research releases
• Helping shape motion strategy by developing foundational patterns that make the brand recognisable through animation
• Building and documenting frameworks and standards so teams can apply motion across the organisation
• Guiding and mentoring others in motion principles and brand expertise
• Partnering with teams company-wide to improve motion in their projects while keeping quality high
• Taking ownership of emerging motion needs across product, events and campaigns as the practice grows

What we're looking for

• Six or more years of motion design experience, with a strong portfolio showing both craft and systematic thinking
• The ability to produce high-quality work while building repeatable patterns others can learn from
• Experience developing motion design systems and teaching others to help the brand scale
• The ability to connect hands-on execution with strategic thinking about motion's role in the brand
• Strong collaboration with product, engineering, research, marketing and other teams
• Keeping current on motion tools and recommending the right ones for different needs
• Balancing creative exploration with practical constraints in a fast-paced setting
• Interest in helping build a motion practice and taking on more responsibility over time

A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience in a relevant field is required.

What's on offer

• Base salary: $260,000 – $305,000
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous holiday and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space for collaboration
• Visa sponsorship is available for some roles and candidates

Working pattern

Remote-friendly within the United States, or based in San Francisco or New York City. Staff are expected to be in an office at least 25% of the time.