Motion Designer, Stripe Identity

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

The Stripe Brand Studio is a multi-disciplinary team that accelerates the awareness and trajectory of our brand. We craft the creative vision and strategy for different types of projects and audiences, and amplify them across various mediums, channels, objects to environments, and digital and physical experiences.

What it asks for · 13

• Have 5+ years of relevant motion design experience for technical, brand-driven, or product-led organizations
• Expert command of motion design tools: After Effects, Cinema 4D (or Houdini), AI tools, and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-craft motion work—including brand identity systems, campaign work, in-product animation, and/or data-driven motion
• Deep understanding of animation principles: timing, easing, staging, anticipation, and how motion communicates meaning and brand character
• Are a systems-thinker and excel at extrapolating and extending shared patterns and behaviors
• Working knowledge of emerging motion and AI tools and how they fit into a professional production workflow
• Strong track record delivering high-quality motion work independently, and in close collaboration with cross-functional partners
• Find a meaningful balance between optimizing for speed, quality, and doing challenging, interesting, frame-perfect work
• Are persuasive and humble in explaining your work, process, and decisions and crave feedback to help you design at your best
• Love working with other designers to help them learn and grow—and have them help you learn and grow
• Have excellent organization and presentation skills, and excel in written and verbal communication
• Highly detail-oriented, with a drive for perfection down to the last frame
• Are passionate about Stripe's mission, are dedicated to a user-first mindset, and have experience working with data and insights

What the job covers

• Execute motion design direction across Stripe's brand ecosystem—from concept through final delivery
• Champion and influence how the Stripe brand expresses itself through image and motion and develop guidelines, systems, and processes to ensure quality and consistency at scale
• Contribute to and maintain Stripe's motion design system: principles, timing tokens, animation guidelines, and reusable motion components
• Work collaboratively with non-motion designers, elevating and informing each other’s work
• Coordinate with external motion and production studios or contractors in creative strategy, execution, and delivery
• Share motion knowledge and best practices with teammates
• Stay curious and experimental as an avid maker, obsessed with tinkering and iterating to create beautiful things
• Shape a strategic vision that pushes brand boundaries and builds internal awareness of design’s impact at Stripe

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• motion19×
• brand13×
• design8×
• designers5×
• systems5×
• experience4×
• identity4×
• motion design4×
• quality4×
• animation3×
• creative3×
• defining3×
• partners3×
• requirements3×
• scale3×
• tools3×

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