Senior Motion Designer with AI

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COMPANY OVERVIEW LucidLink is the file streaming platform for large-file workflows. We give teams and tools instant access to data in the cloud, so work starts right away, anywhere. No downloads, no syncing, no VPNs. What began as a faster way to open huge media files is now a platform spanning streaming from existing storage, on-site acceleration, web and mobile access, and a developer layer that connects agents to the filespace, all with zero-knowledge security and enterprise governance built in. More than 4,000 companies — including Adobe, Spotify, Warner Bros, and Paramount — and 100,000 users in over 150 countries stream more than 100 petabytes with LucidLink, and the Television Academy has recognized us with an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award. Founded in 2016 by storage industry veterans, we are headquartered in San Francisco with an engineering office in Sofia, Bulgaria, and remote employees across North America, Europe and Australia. REASONS TO JOIN LUCIDLINK: - Tackle big challenges: You’ll have the chance to solve complex, high-stakes problems that redefine how teams collaborate globally. By starting with the Media & Entertainment industry and expanding into data-intensive sectors, you’ll gain deep insight into cutting-edge technologies and play a role in shaping the future of global workflows. - Values-led culture: Our values don’t just exist on paper—they guide every decision and interaction. You’ll thrive in an environment where integrity, innovation, and empathy are at the core of how we operate, empowering you to grow personally and professionally. - Hypergrowth journey: Joining a company with rapid growth means unparalleled opportunities for advancement, learning, and being part of an exciting journey toward unicorn status. You’ll experience the adrenaline of startup speed combined with the satisfaction of building something truly impactful. - Immediate impact: At LucidLink, your work will matter—immediately. You’ll be part of a tight-knit team of 230+ builders working at startup speed, where your ideas and actions will create tangible, exponential results that contribute to our collective success. - Comprehensive benefits: We believe in investing in our people. With flexible PTO, a competitive salary, stock options, and full health coverage, you’ll feel supported both professionally and personally while enjoying a strong work-life balance. ABOUT THE ROLE Hi, I'm Gabriela, Creative Design Lead at LucidLink. We're looking for a Senior Motion Designer with strong creative thinking, a research-informed approach and a clear focus on work that leads to better outcomes. This is a chance to help shape storytelling for a category-defining product. In our team, honesty, craft and real customer impact matter a lot. We’re looking for someone who’s comfortable working from brief to delivery, creating video content that impacts different audiences/personas across a variety of channels, aligned with the marketing goals. This work sits in a complex product space, with connected workflows, integrations and technical depth that make the design challenges especially interesting. Experience or interest in AI-powered creative workflows is a strong plus. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own design outcome in marketing areas, from brief to delivery - Research and turn insights into creative design decisions - Partner with Product and Marketing to create solutions that balance customer needs, business goals and technical feasibility - Use data, research and design judgment to improve outcomes - Contribute to consistency through patterns, tokens and motion design system collaboration - Communicate decisions clearly through rationale, storytelling and evidence - Contribute to design quality through collaboration and feedback from your fellow designers - Guard the LucidLink brand - hold a high bar for consistency, even when no one is checking. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite - Proficiency with modern motion design tools such as Lottie or Rive - Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in iterative environments - Data-informed mindset and comfort using qualitative and quantitative signals - High craft standards in graphic design, motion design and animation principles - Experience in SaaS or B2B products is strongly preferred - Experience creating video for technically complex products is a plus - Experience with AI-enabled features or workflows is a strong plus - Fluent in English, written and spoken YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU ARE… - Proactive and curious, with a habit of looking beyond the obvious solution - Comfortable working in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve and learning is continuous - Thoughtful about both speed and quality, knowing when to go deep and when to keep momentum - Collaborative and low-ego, with a willingness to share work early and improve it through feedback - Reliable in execution and confident working independently within a shared creative direction - Energized by complexity and able to bring clarity to ambiguous situations SHOW US YOUR CRAFT - Please share a portfolio that walks us through your process - Selected candidates will be invited to work through a creative challenge HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU APPLY 1. Initial Interview You’ll meet with someone from our People & Culture team. We’ll introduce you to LucidLink - our culture, product, and the way we work - and answer any initial questions you may have. 2. Hiring Manager Interview You’ll meet with the hiring manager for a structured interview focused on your past experience and achievements, to understand how you deliver results and approach key challenges. 3. Design Interview You’ll meet with our senior motion designer. This conversation is about understanding your experience and what you’re looking for, as well as sharing more about our team and current challenges. During the call, we’ll ask you to present your portfolio and talk about a project you’re proud of (30–45 min). 4. Live Design Task In this live session with our Creative team, you’ll collaborate on a real-world challenge involving ambiguity, trade-offs, and complexity. We’re particularly interested in your thinking process, prioritization, and how you use AI to support your work. Please note that this exercise is for evaluation purposes and will not be used externally. 5. Review Session with Design team Following the live whiteboard session, selected candidates will be invited to complete a short follow-up exercisе. 6. Final Interview You'll meet with our Director of Design for a final conversation. This is a chance to discuss your longer-term creative vision, how you think about the role of motion within a broader design organization and whether LucidLink is the right place for you to do your best work. At LucidLink, AI fluency is a core professional competency. As part of our interview process, we'll explore how you currently use AI tools in your work and how you think about using them responsibly.