About This Role
This role focuses on owning motion graphics and go-to-market video output for Perplexity's social channels. The primary responsibility is producing a steady stream of high-quality, on-brand motion work that performs, with a secondary focus on defining motion principles and contributing to broader creative technologist work. The designer will report to the Brand/Creative Studio team and collaborate with Brand, Growth, Comms, and the Producer.
Responsibilities
- Own the creation of motion graphics and video content for social channels, including concepting, storyboarding, animating, and delivering go-to-market materials end-to-end
- Make video production the primary focus, ensuring consistent, high-volume output of polished, on-brand motion work
- Bring ideas to life across 2D and (where relevant) 3D, from styleframes and animatics to final delivery
- Partner with Brand and Growth to transform launches and campaigns into motion content for social media
- Contribute to Perplexity's motion principles, systems, and templates to ensure consistent motion across the team (secondary focus)
- Contribute to broader creative technologist explorations, including new tools, techniques, and AI-assisted workflows (secondary focus)
- Collaborate with the Producer on scoping, scheduling, and delivering work on time
Requirements
- Senior-level experience in motion graphics and animation, with video production as a core craft
- A strong portfolio of expressive motion work, especially social, campaign, and go-to-market content demonstrating range and polish
- Deep command of animation fundamentals: timing, spacing, composition, visual rhythm, and design sensibility
- Expert proficiency in After Effects and the broader Adobe Creative Suite; comfort in Figma
- Ability to work fast, manage multiple deliverables, and iterate quickly in a high-output environment
- A strong sense of when motion adds clarity or emotion, and when a still is the better choice
Nice to have:
- Experience developing motion principles, systems, or toolkits that scale across a team
- Comfort across 2D and 3D, plus compositing, post-production, and optimization for different social platforms
- Creative technologist instincts, including building or experimenting with tools and AI-assisted motion workflows
- Graphic design fluency (layout, hierarchy, type) sufficient to build and adapt assets directly
About the Company
Video is one of Perplexity's most important channels for telling its story.
