Senior Designer (Motion Graphics)

Checkr; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Stock options

Work from home opportunities

Health plans (100% premiums covered)

Competitive compensation + equity

Snacks and meals

Job summary

Checkr’s Brand Studio seeks a Senior Designer who blends graphic design with motion craft to bring product stories and brand moments to life through animation. You’ll own motion end-to-end, from concept to final delivery, across campaigns, launches, web experiences, and in-product moments, while building reusable assets and setting design standards.

You’ll collaborate with marketing, web development, and product design, thriving in fast-moving environments and upholding a high quality bar across

Qualifications

• 6+ years of in-house or agency experience with a dedicated focus on design and motion graphics/animation.
• Experience developing motion/brand standards and directing contractor or freelance creative work.
• Comfort in fast-moving environments where the brief isn’t always perfect.
• An outstanding reel or portfolio showing mastery of motion craft, timing, storytelling, and design direction.
• A systems-minded approach to building motion templates and reusable assets other teams can rely on.
• A strong point of view, high craft standards, and the confidence to present and defend your work to stakeholders.
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.
• Fluency in After Effects, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other creative tools of the trade, plus experience using AI-assisted tools to accelerate production

Responsibilities

• Lead motion end-to-end: storyboards, style frames, animatics, and finished assets for brand campaigns and in-product motion.
• Build motion templates and reusable assets, enforce motion guidelines across the organization.
• Partner with marketing, web development, and product design to align motion across programs.
• Hold quality high across multiple projects and take ownership even when briefs are unclear.

Skills

Motion graphics

Design direction

Storytelling

Brand standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

After Effects

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

AI-assisted tools

Job description

• Checkr’s Brand Studio is the creative engine behind how the company shows up across every channel and touchpoint. As part of a small, high-craft team supporting a broader marketing organization, the Senior Designer combines strong graphic design fundamentals with motion craft, bringing product stories, brand moments, and complex ideas to life through animation, from campaign videos to in-product motion that scales across teams


• This role is for someone who pairs design and animation mastery with a systems mindset, makes decisions informed by customer insight, and can hold the quality bar high across a lot of moving pieces at once


• Own motion end-to-end: Lead motion work from concept through final delivery—storyboards, style frames, animatics, and finished assets—across brand campaigns, launch videos, web/digital experiences, and in-product moments (micro-interactions, onboarding), applying expert timing, easing, and visual storytelling with a sharp eye for detail and brand consistency


• Motion systems and standards: Build motion templates and reusable animation assets that other teams can confidently work from, and develop and enforce motion design guidelines across the organization


• Tools and AI-assisted workflow: Work fluently in After Effects, Figma, and Adobe Creative Cloud, and use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate production without compromising craft


• Cross-functional partnership: Partner with marketing, web development, and product design to shape how motion shows up across programs and channels, and present design rationale clearly to everyone from peers to senior executives


• Prioritization and ownership: Hold quality high across multiple projects, move with urgency, and take ownership of getting to the right answer even when the brief needs work

Benefits

• Parental leave


• Stock optoins


• Work from home opportunities


• Comprehensive Health Plans | We cover 100% of insurance premiums and offer generous parental and family leave


• Competitive Compensation | We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity


• A Variety of Food and Snacks | Our culinary team serves a rotating menu for lunch each day, along with unlimited snacks and drinks


• Wellness Programs | We invest in the holistic well-being of every team member through education reimbursements, onsite massages, and physical therapy


• Flexible Paid Time Off | We want you to take the time you need to relax and recharge


• Fitness and Public Transport Reimbursement | We’ll cover your commute and help you stay active with our onsite gym or fitness provider of choice

Experience developing motion/brand standards and directing contractor or freelance creative work

Comfort in fast-moving environments where the brief isn’t always perfect

An outstanding reel or portfolio showing mastery of motion craft, timing, storytelling, and design direction

A systems-minded approach to building motion templates and reusable assets other teams can rely on

6+ years of in-house or agency experience with a dedicated focus on design and motion graphics/animation

A strong point of view, high craft standards, and the confidence to present and defend your work to stakeholders

An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes

Fluency in After Effects, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other creative tools of the trade, plus experience using AI-assisted tools to accelerate production