Motion Designer - San Francisco/ Los Angeles

Nicedesignjobs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Founding team ownership

Equity

Top-tier healthcare

401(k) with company match

Unlimited PTO

12 weeks paid parental leave

Hybrid in-office 3x per week

New laptops & workstation setup

Annual offsites

Free office drinks & snacks

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Plaud Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a senior designer to craft iconic brand visuals and motion design that explain complex software features across web, email, social, and campaigns.

You will partner with product, marketing and sales to drive branding, awareness and conversions, while staying ahead of design trends and leveraging AI in creative workflows. The role offers ownership on a founding-team initiative, competitive compensation with equity, comprehensive benefits, unlimited PTO, and a

Qualifications

• 4–5 years creating iconic design & animation for brands.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in design with a strong portfolio.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite including AfterEffects, Premiere, Photoshop.
• Ability to collaborate across marketing, product and management teams.

Responsibilities

• Create sophisticated marketing assets across website, email, social, events, ads and digital channels.
• Develop visual narratives to convey brand story and product features.
• Collaborate with product, marketing and sales to drive branding and conversion.
• Optimize video content for multiple platforms with engaging visuals.
• Stay current on design trends and explore AI-assisted workflows.

Skills

Brand design & animation

Portfolio presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design/visual communication

Tools

AfterEffects

Premiere Pro

Photoshop

AI video generation

Job description

About Plaud Inc.Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,000,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations - so humans can think better, decide faster, and execute with clarity. Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human-AI intelligence through a hardware-software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection. To learn more about Plaud, please visit https://www.plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram, X, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube

Why You Should Join Us

Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $250M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.

What you will do

• Creative Workflow: Create sophisticated, high-impact marketing assets across campaign key visuals and media: animations that span website, email, social media, events, ad and digital media channels. Use of AfterEffects and Premiere ideal
• Visual Narratives: Create compelling visual narratives that convey brand story and complex product features in accessible ways, leveraging storyboard skills
• Cross-department collaboration: Partner with product, marketing, and sales teams to develop campaigns that drive branding, awareness, and conversion
• Optimization: Adjust and optimize video content for various platforms (such as websites, social media, and digital media), ensuring clean and captivating visual effects
• Trend and technologies: Stay current on design trends and technologies to continuously innovate our visual approach. Apply AI video and static image generation where useful

Qualifications

• Have 4 to 5 years of experience creating iconic design & animation for brands, ideally with design teams and stakeholders at both design agencies and in-house design teams.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in design, visual communication, motion design, Video editing, art or film, with a strong online portfolio showcasing creative concepts.
• Proficient in Adobe Suite, AfterEffects, Premiere, Photoshop, AI video generation.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, able to work with marketing, product, and management teams to ensure timely and high-quality design delivery.
• Are highly hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in fast-moving, high-visibility environments.
• Ability to present and sell in your design thinking.
• Firm grasp of brand identity, visual systems, templated design workflows.
• Advanced conceptual (visual verbal) thinking, with a strong portfolio to present work.
• Ability to leverage AI to empower creative workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2D motion design: Independently create 2D motion design in Afx, delivering artful design techniques and aesthetics as animations that clarify software features and functionality.
• Experience with in-house motion design needs, including animations that explain software functionality in clear, clean design thinking.
• Foundation in video capture, gear, lighting, shoot management.
• Quick grasp of new technologies, esp AI video and image generation.

What we offer

• Founding Team: Opportunity to join the founding team of this new initiative, with meaningful ownership and impact on a fast-growing startup.
• Competitive Compensation: $110K-$155K base salary+performance bonus+Equity.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy.
• Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching.
• Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays.
• New Parent Leave: 12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with your new family, regardless of gender.
• Hybrid Office: Minimum of 3x in office per week.
• Gear: New hires are equipped with their choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups.
• Perks: Best office equipment.
• Perks: Annual offsites.
• Perks: Free office drinks and snacks.
• Perks: Commuter Benefits.

Plaud is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics..