Senior Motion Designer, Brand Studio

About Gusto

At Gusto were on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stufflike payroll health insurance 401(k)s and HRso owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver San Francisco and New York were proud to support more than 400000 small businesses across the country and were building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

About the Opportunity

Editing and motion are where our stories truly take shape. Pacing sound motion and color arent finishing touchestheyre the work. Theyre how we earn trust convey clarity and make people feel something.

Gusto is expanding our in-house creative studio inside our fast-moving late-stage startup. We make cinematic brand films product stories and customer-driven narrativesand we also partner closely with our social team to bring those stories to life where our audience spends time. Its common to shift between a polished long-form piece and fast-turn social work in the same week.

Were looking for aStaff Motion Designer who is a hands-on maker: someone who loves editing and motion design takes real ownership of the final product and wants to help shape how video and motion show up across our brand. This is a senior individual contributor role focused on post-production craft and storytelling.

In this role youll own the motion and edit from rough cut through final delivery. Youll make judgment calls about pacing sound animation and color. Youll collaborate closely with other creatives and cross-functional partners on our marketing team to produce great work that defines our brand and that has an impact. And youll help us raise the bar while also making the work easier to scalethrough better workflows smarter templates and mindful use of modern tools.

If youre energized by being close to the work care deeply about taste and enjoy improving both the output and the process this role will be a top-notch fit.

Heres what youll do day-to-day

• Edit brand films product stories interviews explainers and social-first content
• Design motion graphics typography transitions and animation that serve the storynot the other way around
• Shape expressive arcs through pacing sound design and color
• Partner closely with other creatives and cross-functional partners from our marketing comms and social teams from rough cut through final delivery
• Build repeatable templates and workflows that enable faster turnaround without sacrificing quality
• Use modern editing and motion toolsincluding AI-enabled workflowsto explore iterate and produce more proficiently
• Keep post-production organized and deliver final assets that meet creative and technical standards

Heres what were looking for

• 8 years of experience editing and designing motion for brand film agency or content studios
• Expert-level fluency in editing and motion tools with curiosity and judgment around emerging AI-enabled methods
• A portfolio that demonstrates robust storytelling mindful motion design and range across formats
• Sharp instincts for sound design pacing color and transitions
• Comfort shifting between polished narrative-driven work and fast social-first content
• Proficient collaboration skills across creative production and marketing partners
• A maker mindsetyou enjoy improving how work gets made not just making the work itself

Compensation Details

At Gusto we strive to provide rewards that empower employees to achieve their financial and personal goals. We offer competitive compensation packages with a strong emphasis on equity based compensation (ownership in Gusto). To learn more about Gustos compensation philosophy and benefits offerings please view our Total Rewards Approach page.

Our cash compensation range for this role is $146000/yr to $183000/yr in Denver & most remote locations and $177000/yr to $222000/yr in San Francisco Seattle & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos subsidiary whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home at Gusto.

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