Senior Motion Designer, Sprout Social

• We are seeking a Motion Designer with a deep technical skill set across editing, animation, motion graphics, and visual design
• The ideal candidate is an expert in their craft with formal visual design training and a strong foundation in typography, composition, and color theory; essential for crafting cohesive motion pieces that align with and elevate our brand standards
• They are passionate about storytelling through motion, using movement to communicate brand personality, values, and narratives thoughtfully and dynamically
• They thrive navigating ambiguity, are nimble in finding creative solutions, and have a bias toward action and high-quality execution
• With a motion design portfolio that demonstrates both craft and strategic thinking, this candidate sees opportunity in every project and is passionate about positioning our work at the forefront of SaaS video and motion design
• 5+ years experience in motion design and animation
• Motion design portfolio required
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
• Proficiency in Canva motion programs and exporting for JSON/Lottie
• Strong product storytelling experience working within SaaS

Desirable

• Sprout Social is looking to hire a Motion Designer to the Marketing team
• As a member of Sprout’s Marketing department, you’re an integral part of empowering and inspiring our customers and driving the growth of our business
• As a true partner to Sales and Success, we are accountable to—and responsible for—driving significant revenue across new business acquisition and customer growth
• Together, we make up our revenue organization where we lead our go-to-market strategy and establish our goals as one unified team
• We put our customers at the center, we’re driven by results and passionate about our impact on the overall strength and health of Sprout
• As individuals, there’s no shortage of opportunities to learn and grow in your current role and beyond
• Here, we just really want you to do your best work, be creative, take risks and make mistakes. You create your own path
• Bring motion to life across a variety of deliverables including video, presentation, UI, and web to support product, customer, content, and brand marketing initiatives
• Collaborate closely with creative leads to concept, animate, and occasionally build storyboards from styleframes for video and motion content
• Execute high-quality motion design that strengthens the brand, pushes creative boundaries, and meets strategic business goals across multiple channels
• In this role, you will act as a creative partner to our Creative, Post-Production, and Art Leads—bringing forward strong ideation, execution support, and solutions across a wide range of motion deliverables spanning video, presentation, UI, and web
• This person won’t just apply existing brand guidelines, they will collaborate closely with the creative team to extend, evolve, and define how our brand moves and feels across dynamic environments
• Within 1 month, you’ll plant your roots, including:
• Attend Sprout Social training to learn the ins and outs of the product and better understand the value that Sprout delivers to our customers
• Get to know everyone across the Brand Creative team and critical leaders/stakeholders in Marketing
• Start to familiarize yourself with Sprout’s brand story and family of products
• Within 3 months, you’ll start hitting your stride by:
• Attend stand-ups, project kick-offs, concept brainstorms with the Brand Creative team and our partners
• Work closely with creative leads and stakeholders to kick off creative projects, and begin contributing to motion design work
• Gain a good understanding of the Sprout customer and their needs, and how compelling storytelling can help solve their problems
• Within 6 months, you’ll be making a clear impact through:
• Provide motion design on projects from inception to completion
• Be comfortable and proactive about working with the rest of the Brand Creative team to push the creativity of our storytelling and overall brand through motion
• Maintain brand integrity while advancing creativity within all motion design work
• Within 12 months, you’ll make this role your own by:
• Elevate our video production strategies to towards becoming a leader in the SaaS industry
• Be entirely at home as a critical member of the Brand Creative team and company with a deep understanding of the stakeholders needs
• Surprise us! Use your unique ideas and abilities to change Sprout in beneficial ways we haven’t even considered yet
• Of course what is outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on business needs and other projects and tasks could be added at the discretion of your manager