Motion Designer: Product Storytelling & Brand Motion

Wordsmith; London (KY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

In-office team in London/Edinburgh

Job summary

Wordsmith is building a leading legal operations platform for in-house teams. We are growing fast and looking for a Motion Designer to own video and motion across our product storytelling. You’ll create launch videos, feature announcements, social assets, and narrative-driven visuals that simplify complex workflows.

You’ll collaborate with Design, Growth, Product Marketing, and Founders to deliver high-quality work quickly, with room to shape how our brand moves and scales.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of motion design experience, ideally in-house at a product or technology company.
• Strong reel of shipped work you can talk through clearly.
• Excellent taste and high standards for craft.
• Strong narrative instincts — you can simplify dense ideas visually.
• Ownership mindset — you’re comfortable building a function, not just executing briefs.
• High initiative — you spot gaps and move before being asked.
• AI-first mentality — you actively use modern tools to increase quality and output.
• Advanced skills in After Effects and Figma.
• Comfortable in Premiere for editing.

Responsibilities

• Create launch videos, feature announcements, and product animations.
• Turn abstract workflows into clear visual stories that land quickly.
• Build a motion system of templates, transitions, components, and export standards.
• Produce social content, event openers, conference loops, and sales enablement assets.
• Partner with writers, designers, and producers from concept to final delivery.
• Help define how motion supports brand, growth, and product storytelling.
• Use AI tools to improve quality, speed, and creative range.

Skills

Motion design

After Effects

Premiere

Figma

GSAP

Cinema 4D

AI tools

Tools

Cinema 4D

GSAP

Job description

Wordsmith is building a leading legal operations platform for in-house teams. We are growing fast and looking for a Motion Designer to own video and motion across our product storytelling. You’ll create launch videos, feature announcements, social assets, and narrative-driven visuals that simplify complex workflows.

You’ll collaborate with Design, Growth, Product Marketing, and Founders to deliver high-quality work quickly, with room to shape how our brand moves and scales.