Staff Motion Designer

Staff Motion DesignerAt BILL, we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don't stop there: we're creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters.Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that's ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity—and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or in a remote-eligible role, BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks.BILL builds high performing teams and we seek to hire the best talent for every role. We're committed to building a workplace that fosters inclusion and diverse perspectives, valuing each person's unique skills and experiences. We'd love to hear from you—you might be just what we're looking for.Make your impact within a rapidly growing Fintech Company.Reporting to the Director of Design, a Staff Motion Designer at BILL is responsible for bringing the brand to life by leading the development, usage, and evolution of the motion discipline at BILL. Driving foundational work streams such as brand standards, motion style guides, and templates for the brand, leading and delivering high-bar motion work for marketing assets across digital experiences, hype videos, educational content, campaigns, email marketing, events, and more. A Staff Motion Designer contributes to, interprets, and delivers upon strategic creative briefs for complex and large projects; seeks and shares necessary information from stakeholders and partner teams; determines the best design approaches for achieving results, and coordinates contributions from other design team members.Additionally, Staff Motion Designers proactively analyze work methods and business constraints, and propose and drive programs and processes which reduce operational redundancies and drive the Marketing organization's strategic goals. They actively network and conduct cross-team share-outs which help others understand how the motion discipline contributes to strategic business goals.A Staff Motion Designer is an integral part of a Creative Studio team who mentors across creative disciplines, and collaborates across the BILL Marketing org to develop impactful work which delivers strong business outcomes. They act as design leaders, driving a design culture of excellence and growth, including identifying conflict and fostering resolution, mentoring peers and junior members of the creative team and beyond.Key responsibilities include:Act autonomously as a creative lead throughout fast-paced creative workflows to deliver high-bar and impactful creative marketing assets, while balancing business needs with technical and creative constraints.Interpret and contribute to strategic briefs, evaluating and proposing creative approaches inline with business needs, propose design and motion solutions, iterate execution inline with stakeholder feedback, finalize and deliver creative assets.Succinctly and professionally present work, logic, and feedback openly to senior leadership and stakeholders across Marketing and other BILL organizations, explaining changing priorities and using compelling arguments to convey conclusions and ideas. Ask clarifying questions, interpret feedback for others, and propose solutions to address efficiently.Maintain and share up-to-date expertise and best-practices relevant to common workstreams and/or touchpoints. Seek and share similar information from regular stakeholders and partners.Anticipate, flag, and propose solutions to avoid potential bottlenecks and roadblocks, and communicate project status with Project Managers regularly.Establish mechanisms to actively maintain relationships with cross-functional teams to better understand their collaboration needs, concerns, and roadmaps. Identify conflict, lead steps and dialog to resolve, and incorporate learnings into processes to mitigate future conflict.Manage and strategically iterate creative approaches, continually elevating personal creative bar and output, and driving elevated creative bar of the team. Actively identify areas for improvement across the team's output, and develop tools to bring the team's body of work up to high-bar.Actively manage personal career development, including defining and tracking quarterly goals, and seeking feedback around job expectations, performance, and promotion cadence. Independently identify "stretch" opportunities and initiate engagement and planning.We'd love to chat if you have:7+ Years of Proven Impact: A track record of high-level motion design expertise transforming complex ideas into compelling visual narratives.A deep understanding: Of core motion design principles, editing, composting, storyboarding, UI/UX, and strong design fundamentals: form, color, composition, layout, and typography.Mastery of Craft: Proficiency with Figma, Lottie, Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Premier Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop). Curiosity, experience, and knowledge with creative AI tools and workflows. 3D proficiency (Cinema 4D / Blender) is a plus.Visa Sponsorship: Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.Our ranges for each role and job level are based on a variety of factors including candidate experience, expertise, and geographic location and may vary from the amounts listed below. The role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending & health savings account, paid holidays, paid time off, and other company benefits.Zone 1: San Francisco Bay Area CA (includes HQ), New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles County$121,000 - $151,200 USDZone 2: CA (Non San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County), Austin TX, Massachusetts$108,800 - $136,000 USDZone 3: Utah (includes Utah office), Dallas TX, Houston TX, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania$102,700 - $128,400 USDWhat's in it for you?Redefining how businesses automate their work is a fast-paced, exciting, and fun environment. But we also have benefits and perks to ensure the magic isn't only experienced by our customers, but by our employees as well.Here is a preview of some of the amazing benefits here at BILL:100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans (choose HMO, PPO, or HDHP)HSA & FSA accountsLife Insurance, Long & Short-term disability coverageEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)11+ Observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time offEmployee Stock Purchase Program with employee discountsWellness & Fitness initiativesEmployee recognition and referral programsAnd much moreBILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe our best ideas come from the unique stories, perspectives, and experiences of our team members. We welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to bring their authentic selves and contribute to our culture.We are committed to a transparent, inclusive hiring process that reflects our values. 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