Motion Designer, Dotdash Meredith

Salary not provided

Hourly Rate: $45

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

After Effects

Senior level

Remote from US

Digital & print publisher

Be an early applicant

Digital & print publisher

1001+ employees

B2BPublishingDigital MediaAdvertising

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Hourly Rate: $45

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

After Effects

Senior level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2BPublishingDigital MediaAdvertising

Company mission

Dotdash Meredith's mission is to help people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The ideal candidate will combine extraordinary technical skills with a unique understanding of storytelling and superb design taste. Th
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education and experience
5-7 years as a motion designer
Strong motion graphics skills
Strong typography skills
Strong editorial design skills
Strong understanding of narrative/storytelling, tone, brand voice
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop)
Proficient in Figma
Knowledge of video post-production practices: editing, audio, compositing, color correction
Publishing industry experience
Branding experience
Self-motivated
Strong attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
A team player ready to work in a fast-paced environment

What the job involves

The People APP design team is seeking a Motion Designer. In this role, you will work closely with our Senior Creative Director and editorial leads to create animated content and video templates that will engage and delight our audience
You will also collaborate across teams, bridging the gap between Design and Video departments, to ensure a high standard for motion graphics
This role will require flexibility and resourcefulness to merge a variety of assets into compelling animations, including: custom-shot video and photography, stock images, typography, and other design elements. This role will also require working with teams and collaborators of all skill levels
Deliver polished animations that surprise, delight, and engage users under tight deadlines
Drive projects from concept to completion. Be the keeper of the original creative vision while collaborating with the Senior Creative Director and editorial stakeholders in the execution of the work across teams
Take ownership of assigned design projects and follow established processes to ensure smooth delivery of creative assets
Work alongside the Senior Creative Director to set the People App’s overall look and feel, and ensure execution across teams is on brand
Lead the creation of thoughtfully designed digital editorial content and motion templates that seamlessly integrate with the App’s UI
Collaborate to create, maintain, and uphold motion guidelines for all brands
Design
Use requirements and stakeholder feedback to design premium visual assets, such as digital editorial motion designs and content templates, on an ongoing basis
Collaborate with Editorial, Video, Product, UX teams
Teach digital producers how to use motion templates you have created as part of a larger design system
Present design solutions and build consensus among a broad range of stakeholders
Help build and maintain a happy and creative culture within the design team
Participate in brainstorming and critique sessions that foster big picture thinking while identifying opportunities to raise the bar on the details
Process Management
Keep project management tickets up to date, communicate progress, keep files organized, monitor communication from stakeholders, and meet deadlines
This assignment posting is for an Agency Worker opportunity with Dotdash Meredith
Start date: 5/9/2025
End date: 3 months with potential to extend

Our take

Formed from the 2021 acquisition of Meredith by Dotdash, Meredith Dotdash is the largest digital and print publisher in the US, encompassing over 40 brands, such as PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Allrecipes, and many more.

The approach that built this media giant was to build websites with fast load-times and few adds. A clean site keeps readers longer, boosting its rankings in search algorithms. Ads can then be less frequent but sold at a premium, because of the readership. The company was also an early adopter of affiliate links through product reviews and articles that suggest items for purchase.

The merger of the Dotdash and Meredith teams and tech brought benefits in both directions, making Meredith sites faster and increasing story output for Dotdash. In 2023, the company launched a targeting tool named D/Cipher - that makes intent-based targeting possible at scale, without cookies. This showcases that the giant is entirely able to move at the front of the tech-evolving ad media landscape. Indeed, Meredith Dotdash is reportedly bucking the trend of news media financial downturns in 2025 with digital revenue increases of 13% year on year.