Video Editor & Motion Designer, Brand Studio

Motive; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental care

Vision care

Paid time off

Sick time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k

Job summary

Motive in San Francisco, CA is hiring a Video Editor & Motion Designer to shape motion language across brand campaigns, social, events and web. You’ll own projects end‑to‑end from brief through delivery, crafting editorial decisions, motion graphics, and compelling storytelling that aligns with our brand and business goals.

You’ll collaborate with Brand, Marketing and product teams, evaluate AI-assisted workflows, and contribute to a fast‑paced creative environment while delivering high‑quality,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in video editing and motion design.
• Portfolio/reel demonstrating editorial judgment, storytelling, pacing, and craft across formats.
• Proficiency in Premiere Pro; strong After Effects knowledge and post‑production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own video and motion projects end to end from intake to delivery.
• Edit high-quality video content for brand campaigns, paid media, social, web and events.
• Create and integrate motion graphics and typography to elevate storytelling.

Skills

Video editing

Motion design

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Editorial judgment

Tools

Motion graphics

Job description

Who We Are

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Who We Are

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

About The Role

The Brand Studio team is responsible for shaping and expressing Motive’s brand across every touchpoint—bringing clarity, consistency, and creativity to how we show up in the world. From integrated campaigns and product storytelling to always-on brand systems, we help Motive scale visually while staying distinctive, credible, and human. We collaborate closely with marketing, product marketing, content, growth, and regional teams to turn strategy into world-class creative work. As our Video Editor & Motion Designer, you’ll shape how Motive shows up in motion—turning ideas, footage, scripts, sound, and motion graphics into compelling stories that connect with our audiences and bring our brand to life. You’ll take projects from brief to final delivery across campaigns, social, web, events, and other key marketing touchpoints, balancing editorial and motion craft with sound creative judgment and a clear understanding of business goals. Working closely with partners across Brand, Marketing, Communications, and other functions, you’ll help establish a distinctive and consistent motion language for Motive. You’ll bring energy and rigor to every edit and animation, raise the quality of our video and motion output, and help the Brand Studio team create work that is polished, on‑brand, meaningful, and effective. This is a hands‑on role for a thoughtful, highly collaborative editor and motion designer who can operate independently, navigate a fast‑paced environment, and make smart creative decisions from first concept through final delivery. You’ll have the opportunity to help define how Motive tells stories about the people, businesses, and industries that keep the physical economy moving.

What You’ll Do

• Own video and motion projects end to end, from intake and story development through editing, animation, versioning, delivery, and post‑launch iteration.
• Edit high-quality video content for brand campaigns, paid media and organic social, web, events, customer storytelling, and other marketing initiatives.
• Create and integrate motion graphics, typography, animation, and other visual elements that elevate storytelling and bring Motive’s brand to life in motion.
• Translate creative briefs, stakeholder feedback, and performance insights into clear editorial decisions that improve quality, clarity, and effectiveness.
• Manage multiple priorities and timelines while maintaining a high bar for craft, consistency, and on‑brand execution.
• Build strong working relationships with adjacent teams and contribute as a trusted creative partner in solving communication and storytelling challenges.
• Help evaluate and develop AI-assisted video workflows for scripting, footage exploration, versioning, and post‑production, using emerging tools thoughtfully to improve speed and scale without compromising quality, originality, or brand integrity.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in video editing and motion design within an in‑house brand, agency, production company, or creative marketing environment.
• A portfolio or reel that demonstrates strong editorial judgment, storytelling, pacing, motion design, and visual craft across multiple formats and channels.
• Deep proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro or comparable editing software, with strong working knowledge of After Effects and modern post‑production workflows, including file management, versioning, and delivery best practices.
• Strong working knowledge of motion graphics and animation, with the ability to create polished motion design as part of the editorial process.
• Experience managing complex creative projects with cross‑functional stakeholders and driving work forward with limited oversight.
• A strong understanding of how brand systems and visual standards translate into effective, cohesive video content.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to synthesize feedback, evaluate trade‑offs, and make sound creative decisions in a fast‑moving environment.
• Videography, production, or on‑set experience is a plus, but not required.

Pay Transparency

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.

Role

San Francisco, California

$89,000—$122,000 USD

U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City Area, Seattle, Washington D.C.

$89,000—$122,000 USD

Other locations in the United States

$89,000—$122,000 USD

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