Senior Motion Graphics Designer: Brand & Product Stories

Checkr; San Francisco (CA); Ibrido; USD 111.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Learning and development allowance

Competitive cash and equity

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Fertility/adoption/parental planning

Flexible PTO

Monthly wellness stipend

Descrizione del lavoro

Checkr’s Brand Studio seeks a Senior Designer focused on motion graphics to own end-to-end motion work—from concept through final delivery—across brand campaigns, launch videos, and in-product moments. You will apply expert timing and visual storytelling with brand consistency across assets.

You’ll build motion templates, establish guidelines, and collaborate with marketing, web, and product design to shape how motion appears across programs.

Competenze

• 6+ years of in-house or agency design and motion graphics experience.
• Strong point of view and high craft standards; able to defend work to stakeholders.
• Outstanding reel showing motion craft, timing and design direction.
• Fluency with After Effects, Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud; experience with AI tools.
• Systems-minded approach to reusable motion templates and assets.
• Experience developing motion/brand standards and directing freelancers.

Mansioni

• Lead motion work from concept to final delivery across campaigns, launch videos and in-product moments.
• Create timing, pacing, and storytelling for brand moments with high attention to detail.
• Build motion templates and reusable assets and enforce design guidelines.
• Collaborate with marketing, web, and product design; present rationale to stakeholders.
• Maintain quality across multiple projects and take ownership to reach answers.

Conoscenze

Motion design

Graphic design

Storytelling

Design presentation

Animation timing

Systems thinking

Collaboration

Ownership

Strumenti

After Effects

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

AI-assisted workflows

Descrizione del lavoro

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, and Anthropic.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company .

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.

What you'll do

• 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

What you bring

• 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 outstanding reel or portfolio showing mastery of motion craft, timing, storytelling, and design direction
• Fluency in After Effects, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other creative tools of the trade, plus experience using AI-assisted tools to accelerate production
• A systems-minded approach to building motion templates and reusable assets other teams can rely on
• 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 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

Pay Transparency Disclosure

We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website .

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA)

$128,000 - $150,000 USD

What We Offer

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend

At Checkr, we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr
Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance .

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