Why Harvey

At Harvey were transforming how legal and professional services operate not incrementally but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI an enterprise-grade platform and deep domain expertise were reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.

This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1000 customers in 58 countries strong product-market fit and world-class investor support were scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious the bar is high and the opportunity for growth personal professional and financial is unmatched.

Our team is sharp motivated and deeply committed to the mission. We move fast operate with intensity and take real ownership of the problems we tackle from early thinking to long-term outcomes. We stay close to our customers from leadership to engineers and work together to solve real problems with urgency and care. If you thrive in ambiguity push for excellence and want to help shape the future of work alongside others who raise the bar we invite you to build with us.

At Harvey the future of professional services is being written today and were just getting started.

Role Overview

As Head of Motion & Video at Harvey this role is built around three core responsibilities: motion design leadership video creative direction and team leadership.

First you are the creative owner of motion design at Harvey. You will define and evolve our motion language partner closely with our Creative Director on direction and standards personally execute high-impact motion work and lead a team of motion designers to ensure consistency quality and craft across brand marketing and product surfaces.

Second you are the creative authority for video. You own how Harveys videos are conceived and told including concept development story visual aesthetic and storyboarding. You will direct video creatively from pre-production through post select and guide external creative talent and agencies and ensure every video reflects Harveys precision restraint and point of view. You will partner closely with our Video Producer and Creative Operations team who own production logistics and execution to deliver world-class work.

Third you are a people leader. You will manage mentor and grow a team of motion and video experts setting clear expectations providing thoughtful feedback and building a culture of craft ownership and collaboration.

Harvey is not a typical tech brand. We value clarity intention and rigor. Motion and video here are strategic brand tools not decorative layers.

What Youll Do

Motion Vision & Execution

• Define and evolve the motion language for Harvey across brand marketing and product
  

• Partner with the Creative Director to translate brand direction into motion principles guidelines and systems
  

• Personally execute high-impact motion work where quality and nuance matter
  

• Establish scalable motion patterns and libraries that support consistency and speed
  

• Ensure motion feels cohesive across campaigns product UI video and social
  

Storyboarding & Narrative Development

• Translate ideas scripts and product concepts into clear visual narratives through storyboards animatics and motion tests
  

• Own pre-visualization for video projects aligning stakeholders on pacing structure transitions and emotional beats before production
  

• Shape stories in close partnership with Brand Content and Product teams
  

• Use storyboards and animatics to guide agencies editors and production partners
  

Video Creative Direction

• Own the creative direction for video across brand campaigns product launches customer stories and thought leadership
  

• Set the visual and narrative standard for live-action hybrid and editorial video
  

• Lead creative direction through pre-production on set and post-production while partnering with producers who own logistics and execution
  

• Select brief and manage external agencies directors editors and creative contractors
  

• Ensure all video work reflects Harveys tone audience expectations and brand standards
  

Product & Technical Storytelling

• Lead motion and video for product storytelling including demos explainers and technical narratives
  

• Collaborate closely with Product Design and Engineering to ensure motion translates cleanly into product experiences
  

• Raise the bar for how complex ideas are explained through motion and video
  

Team Leadership & Development

• Build manage and mentor a high-performing team of motion designers and video creatives
  

• Set clear expectations around quality ownership and collaboration
  

• Provide regular feedback coaching and career development support
  

• Balance hands-on craft with leadership and delegation as the team scales
  

Creative Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as the creative authority for motion and video across the company
  

• Partner closely with Brand Design Marketing Product Design Content and Leadership
  

• Give and receive clear thoughtful feedback to maintain a high creative bar
  

• Help evaluate when work should be executed in-house versus through external partners

What You Have

• 10 years of experience in motion design and video with a strong emphasis on brand and product storytelling
  

• A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional taste restraint and craft across motion systems video and narrative work including storyboards or animatics
  

• Deep hands-on expertise in motion design and video editing tools such as After Effects and Premiere
  

• Proven experience creatively directing professional video productions
  

• Experience leading multidisciplinary motion and video teams including senior individual contributors
  

• Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate creative intent to diverse stakeholders
  

• Comfort operating at both a strategic and executional level
  

• Experience working in fast-paced environments with ambiguity and high expectations
  

Bonus

• Experience leading motion or video at a high-growth startup
  

• Experience building or evolving motion systems within a brand or product design system
  

• Familiarity with UI motion and product animation principles
  

Experience partnering with top-tier creative agencies and production studios

Compensation

$224000 - $303000 USD

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We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and requests can be made by emailing

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