
Motion Graphics and Video Editor
Cresta
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Design and animate high-performing motion graphics across formats including product walkthroughs, feature launch videos, evergreen explainers, social media, YouTube, paid media, CRM campaigns, and internal initiatives
- Craft 2D motion graphics that reinforce the Cresta brand and elevate narrative storytelling
- Translate concepts into impactful animated visuals that support marketing and product marketing goals
- Transform raw product screens, recordings, and screenshots into stylized UI animations and interface walkthroughs
- Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, creative directors, editors, Product Marketing, Demand Generation, and producers from ideation through final delivery
- Own the end-to-end video lifecycle, including creative intake, concept development, storyboarding, editing, motion production, versioning, and final delivery
- Build and maintain a robust internal library of product marketing videos, ensuring assets remain relevant and are updated as features evolve
- Work within modern creative and production workflows using tools such as After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, Frame.io, and Figma
- Manage multiple animation and video projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, organization, and speed
- Establish and evolve motion guidelines, templates, and scalable toolkits across channels and surfaces
- Maintain clean project files and adhere to version control, render presets, and naming conventions
- Support basic video editing needs and occasional remote capture, interviews, or long-form content repurposing as required
- Stay up-to-date on new production tools, services, and techniques, including generative AI-based offerings, to help us improve quality and efficiency in our production workflows
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional experience in motion graphics for marketing, product, or branded content
- Strong portfolio demonstrating motion design, brand storytelling, timing, transitions, and UI animation
- Advanced proficiency in After Effects or Fusion
- Working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator, particularly as they relate to After Effects workflows
- Intermediate proficiency in video editing using Adobe Premiere or DaVinci Resolve
- Deep understanding of animation fundamentals including timing, spacing, anticipation, and composition
- Strong grasp of content formats, aspect ratios, and motion principles across social, digital, and paid media
- Highly detail-oriented and organized
- Strong problem-solving skills with experience troubleshooting both technical and creative challenges
- Comfort working with enterprise software subject matter and creating repeatable product walkthrough and explainer content.
- 6+ years of professional experience (preferred)
- Expert-level proficiency in After Effects or Fusion (preferred)
- Experience integrating 3D elements from Cinema4D, Blender, or Maya (preferred)
- Bonus points for hands-on 3D animation experience in Blender (preferred)
- Advanced proficiency in Premiere or DaVinci Resolve (preferred)
- A cinematic eye for storytelling and strong brand sensibility (preferred)
- Experience incorporating AI tools into creative workflows (preferred)
- Experience working in B2B or enterprise technology environments (preferred)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans designed to support you and your family
- Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend
- Paid parental leave
- Monthly gym and phone allowance
- Work-from-home stipend to support your remote setup
- Lunches and dinners included for in-office employees via Grubhub
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
motion graphics2D animationUI animationvideo editinganimation fundamentalstimingspacingcomposition3D animationbrand storytelling
Soft Skills
detail-orientedorganizedproblem-solvingcollaborationcreativitytime managementcommunicationadaptabilitycritical thinkingproject management