Motion Designer, Morning Brew
$85-95k
Online media and newsletter publication
Open for applications
Online media and newsletter publication
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$85-95k
201-500 employees
Company mission
Morning Brew's mission is to help the business leaders of tomorrow become smarter in minutes.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate for this position has a strong background in design fundamentals, is passionate about design, possesses a strong sense of empathy, loves to help others, enjoys exceeding expectations on even the smallest tasks, communicates effectively, and is eager to learn
- 3-5 years (professional)
- Has a high level of competency with most common design and motion design tools, including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, and more
- Understands how to implement principles of motion, pacing, and storytelling
- Experience building templates for other designers and non-designers
- Understands the video editing and exporting process, and how to package deliverables for video editors
- Communicates in written and verbal form effectively
- Has experience giving and receiving design feedback
- Experience translating data into visuals like charts and infographics
- Able to consistently meet deadlines
- Can follow the lead of more senior designers but also has their own personal viewpoint and can contribute to the ideation process
- Experience in 3-D programs such as Blender, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine, and Dimension is a big plus
- Be driven and self-motivated
What the job involves
- Morning Brew is seeking a motion designer to join our growing Design team! The Motion Designer will report to the Senior Motion Designer
- Fill motion design requests proactively within their area of responsibility
- Work on projects of medium to high level of complexity
- Nurture and maintain relationships with their stakeholders
- Help establish new design guidelines and standards as needed
- Design Youtube thumbnails in collaboration with producers
- Be an individual contributor for specific motion design projects
- Archive their work in compliance with Design Team standards
- Pioneer the use of new tools and techniques
- Share your learnings with other designers
- Give useful feedback to other designers and stakeholders
- Use tools available to understand our users' needs
- Effectively elevate concerns to higher level designers / managers when necessary
- Perform other duties, as needed
Our take
The last few years have seen a flurry of newsletters start up and rise to prominence. The pivot away from news outlets towards alternative content production sites like Substack, and the consumer pursuit of more personal brand engagement have all made newsletters a lucrative business proposition. Buoyed up by this trend is Morning Brew, a daily business summary newsletter.
Recently, Morning Brew’s subscriber count has been rising increasingly fast, topping 4 million at the time of writing. The founders put this down to its 2020 acquisition by media behemoth Insider, following which the headcount more than quadrupled, and new channels like a podcast, YouTube, and an education product have been added to the Morning Brew output.
The company is now looking to expand to cover news across more industry verticals, and it has the security, engagement, and means to do so with confidence. In 2023, it acquired the short-form business news video platform Our Future to expand Morning Brew product offerings.
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Insights
-15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2017
$0.8m
SEED
Total funding: $0.8m
Company benefits
- Unlimited sick and vacation time
- Work from home, work from the office, work from the moon — you decide
- 401(k) with employer match
- Premium healthcare plans
- Annual learning credit: Want to learn something new? We'll pay for it
- Generous paid parental leave and fertility coverage for eligible employees
- Short and long-term disability covered 100% by us
- WFH stipend
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Austin Rief
(CEO)Following a finance degree, began his career as an analyst at Moelis & Company - before rapidly pivoting to begin Morning Brew.
Alex Lieberman
(Executive Chairman)Previously a trader with Morgan Stanley - now also serves as an advisor and investor at various startups including Something Navy, The PepTalk Co., and MicroAcquire. Also hosts Morning Brew's Founder's Journal podcast.
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