After Effects Motion Graphics Remote Jobs (NOW HIRING)

About the Role:

Cresta is hiring a Motion Graphics & Video Editor to help scale our product and brand storytelling through high-impact video and motion. Demand for videos and motion graphics continues to grow, particularly across Marketing and Product Marketing, and this role will play a key part in bringing this critical material to life. 

You will create polished, narrative-driven motion experiences that translate complex enterprise software into clear, engaging visual stories. From feature launches and product walkthroughs to evergreen explainers and campaign assets, your work will support go-to-market efforts across channels and help build a scalable internal library of product marketing videos.

This role is ideal for a production-oriented motion designer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working closely with product subject matter, and can transform raw UI screens and recordings into compelling animated narratives.

Responsibilities:

• Design and animate high-performing motion graphics across formats including product walkthroughs, feature launch videos, evergreen explainers, social media, YouTube, paid media, CRM campaigns, and internal initiatives
• Craft 2D motion graphics that reinforce the Cresta brand and elevate narrative storytelling
• Translate concepts into impactful animated visuals that support marketing and product marketing goals
• Transform raw product screens, recordings, and screenshots into stylized UI animations and interface walkthroughs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, creative directors, editors, Product Marketing, Demand Generation, and producers from ideation through final delivery
• Own the end-to-end video lifecycle, including creative intake, concept development, storyboarding, editing, motion production, versioning, and final delivery
• Build and maintain a robust internal library of product marketing videos, ensuring assets remain relevant and are updated as features evolve
• Work within modern creative and production workflows using tools such as After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, Frame.io, and Figma
• Manage multiple animation and video projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, organization, and speed
  Establish and evolve motion guidelines, templates, and scalable toolkits across channels and surfaces
• Maintain clean project files and adhere to version control, render presets, and naming conventions
• Support basic video editing needs and occasional remote capture, interviews, or long-form content repurposing as required 
• Stay up-to-date on new production tools, services, and techniques, including generative AI-based offerings, to help us improve quality and efficiency in our production workflows

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of professional experience in motion graphics for marketing, product, or branded content
• Strong portfolio demonstrating motion design, brand storytelling, timing, transitions, and UI animation
• Advanced proficiency in After Effects or Fusion
• Working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator, particularly as they relate to After Effects workflows
• Intermediate proficiency in video editing using Adobe Premiere or DaVinci Resolve
• Deep understanding of animation fundamentals including timing, spacing, anticipation, and composition
• Strong grasp of content formats, aspect ratios, and motion principles across social, digital, and paid media
• Highly detail-oriented and organized
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience troubleshooting both technical and creative challenges
• Comfort working with enterprise software subject matter and creating repeatable product walkthrough and explainer content

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional experience
• Expert-level proficiency in After Effects or Fusion
• Experience integrating 3D elements from Cinema4D, Blender, or Maya
• Bonus points for hands-on 3D animation experience in Blender
  Advanced proficiency in Premiere or DaVinci Resolve
• A cinematic eye for storytelling and strong brand sensibility
  Experience incorporating AI tools into creative workflows
• Experience working in B2B or enterprise technology environments

What Success Looks Like:

• Product launch and feature videos are delivered efficiently and fully in-house
• A scalable internal library of high-quality product marketing videos is established and maintained
• Product UI animations elevate clarity and polish across go-to-market channels
• Cross-functional teams view this role as a trusted partner for motion storytelling and product video execution
• Video assets remain relevant, organized, and easy to version as features and messaging evolve

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans designed to support you and your family
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend
  Paid parental leave
• Monthly gym and phone allowance
  Work-from-home stipend to support your remote setup
• Lunches and dinners included for in-office employees via Grubhub

Compensation At Cresta:

Cresta's approach to compensation is simple: recognize impact, reward excellence, and invest in our people. We offer competitive, location-based pay that reflects the market and what each individual brings to the table.
Compensation for this position includes a Base salary + Equity.

Base Salary Range: $130k - $165k

Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable. Your recruiter can provide further details. In addition, total compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family.
We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Cresta recruiting email communications will always come from the @cresta.ai domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Cresta via other sources should be ignored. If you are uncertain whether you have been contacted by an official Cresta employee, reach out to recruiting@cresta.ai