Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and comms teams to develop and execute motion work that supports campaign strategies and business objectives.
- Concept and execute high-quality 2D and 3D motion graphics for campaigns, events, product launches, and brand activations, owning projects end-to-end from initial concept to final delivery.
- Animate 3D models and scenes with strong timing, pacing, camera work, and storytelling.
- Contribute to visual direction, layout thinking, and design exploration, ensuring motion is a driving force in how our brand shows up across digital and physical touchpoints.
- Work fluidly across Cinema 4D, Adobe Creative Suite, and Figma to bring ideas to life.
- Help evolve Whatnot’s motion language through experimentation and exploration, staying ahead of trends, emerging tools, and creative best practices to keep our motion work fresh, effective, and culturally resonant.
- Deliver polished, production-ready work under tight timelines while maintaining a high standard of craft.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience in motion design
- Portfolio showcasing highly polished motion design work across brand, campaign, and digital experiences
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe After Effects
- Strong working knowledge of Cinema 4D/Redshift
- Ability to produce refined, detail-oriented work under tight timelines
- Confidence collaborating closely with designers, marketers, and creative leads to bring ideas to life
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset in a fast-moving environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with Rive
- Background in a high-growth startup or creative studio environment
Benefits
- Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- Home office setup allowance
- Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits
- Monthly allowance for wellness
- Annual allowance towards Childcare
- Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- All employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job
- Parental Leave - 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Los Angeles
Additional Information
- Company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
- All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product.
- Employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job.
- Role requires living within commuting distance of San Francisco, Seattle, New York, or Los Angeles hubs.
