Vanta is hiring a Senior Motion Designer to join our Brand Creative team. In this role, you will define and own our company’s motion identity, shaping how our brand animates, transitions, and tells stories across web, social, and video.
What You'll Do
- Define and develop Vanta’s motion system, creating a distinctive motion identity that translates across web, social, product, and video.
- Concept, storyboard, design, and animate assets for brand campaigns, website experiences, and marketing channels.
- Edit short-form video content (e.g., social reels, sizzle videos, campaign trailers) using brand-aligned storytelling.
- Bring personality to serious subjects through tone, timing, and creative storytelling.
- Collaborate closely with the brand design, copy, and growth teams to deliver motion that elevates and humanizes our brand.
- Create motion templates, libraries, and documentation.
- Partner with external vendors, editors, or animators.
- Work and experiment with new tools and techniques, including generative AI.
- Actively advocate for motion as a storytelling tool at Vanta, identifying for when and how it can create impact.
What We're Looking For
- BFA in motion design, graphic design, animation, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in motion design.
- At least 5 years within in-house brand or creative teams.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating mastery of animation, storytelling, pacing, and design fundamentals, with examples that show a sense of humor or narrative wit.
- Expert proficiency in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and other industry-standard tools.
- Familiarity with audio editing and sound design for motion.
- Basic understanding of web animation implementation (Lottie, Webflow, etc.).
- Experience editing short-form video for digital and social platforms.
- Working knowledge of generative AI tools for ideation, storyboarding, or animation.
- Strong understanding of brand systems and how motion reinforces identity.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proactive, self-directed, and able to balance craft with efficiency.
- Able to manage own timelines, workflows, and deliverables for multiple projects simultaneously.
Nice to Have
- Experience with 3D design and animation tools (e.g., Cinema 4D, Blender).
Technical Stack
- After Effects, Premiere Pro, Lottie, Webflow, Generative AI tools, Cinema 4D, Blender
Team & Environment
You’ll be part of Vanta’s Brand Creative team, a dynamic group pushing our advertising beyond conventional SaaS and B2B boundaries. Our brand sits at the intersection of trust and wit.
Benefits & Compensation
- Industry-competitive compensation.
- 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage.
- 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents.
- Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends.
- Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility.
- 401(k) matching.
- Flexible work hours and location.
- Open PTO policy.
- 11 paid holidays in the US.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney.
At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class.
