Lead Motion Designer, Synthesia
+ Stock options.
AI video creation platform
Job no longer available
AI video creation platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Stock options.
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower everyone to make video content - without cameras, microphones or studios.
Role
Who you are
- At least 5 years of experience in motion design, a proven track record of innovation in this field, and a corresponding portfolio
- A portfolio that demonstrates your proficiency in tools such as Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro, or similar, to create captivating, immersive experiences. Knowledge of Cinema 4D and other 3D animation software is a bonus
- A deep understanding of animation principles, methodologies, and best practices, enabling you to manage complex projects with ease and precision
- A grasp of design principles, such as typography, colour theory, and composition, and are capable of creating designs from scratch. While we have in-house designers, proficiency in Figma is required
- The ability to critically assess videos to improve them and provide constructive feedback to other motion designers/video editors
- Attention to detail, ensuring that your work is meticulously executed
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with individuals at all levels within the company
- A positive contribution to the team dynamic and the ability to work well with others. You’re also capable of working independently and taking the initiative to complete tasks
What the job involves
- TL;DR: We’ve just launched a new and exciting brand, and we're looking for a Lead Motion Designer who will further elevate our motion design
- Our preference is that this person is based in London, but we are open to remote applicants
- We’re looking for a Lead Motion Designer to join our Marketing team in London
- We’ve recently launched a new and exciting brand, and we're now looking to further elevate our motion design
- The Lead Motion Designer will be instrumental in crafting the dynamic visual narrative of our brand and pioneering motion design strategies that distinguish us in the market
- You will work across various creative assets and drive their execution, including marketing campaigns, interactive product demos, and UI animations. Your vision will animate our brand across all touchpoints
- Collaborate with the Brand Design team, including two brand designers and a senior motion designer, to conceptualise and storyboard motion graphic projects that align with our new brand guidelines and project objectives
- You will work with the Marketing team, their motion designers, and video editors to ensure a unified motion theory (please scroll down to see some examples of these videos)
- You will build upon our existing motion guidelines to create a comprehensive system for video motion applicable across the board
- You will also develop guidelines for our UI motion, collaborating with our designers and engineers to enhance our website experience, eventually working with the Product Design team for consistency across our products
- You will establish, continuously evolve, and maintain a high standard for motion design at Synthesia
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Video is an integral part of companies’ marketing strategies, and the adoption of synthetic media has grown in popularity. As organisations are investing in videos, startups are building platforms to support the process. Synthesia is an AI-powered video generation platform that saves enterprises up to 100x the cost and time of producing a video.
The company leverages deep learning to simulate real videos and real actors without the need for costly infrastructure like camera crews, actors, cameras, studios, and a lengthy post-production process. Synthesia’s first product STUDIO launched in public beta in the summer of 2020 and it is now used by 30,000+ companies, including the BBC, Teleperformance, Amazon, and Reuters.
Notably, Prof. Matthias Niessner, one of the co-founders of the company, is behind some of the most well-recognised research projects in the field Deep Video Portraits and Face2Face. The company's intuitive interface has grown to become the #1 rated video creation platform, proving its strong ability to capitalise on the growing AI in media market – which is estimated to be worth $99.48 Billion by 2030.
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40% female employees
139% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"Ownership is key to how everyone works at Synthesia. Over the past 18 months since joining, I have been given ownership of a vast array of exciting..."
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2023
$90m
SERIES C
Dec 2021
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $156.7m
Company benefits
- 📍You will work in a hybrid setting with offices London, New York, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Munich & Zurich!
- 💸 Stock options in our fast-growing Series C start-up
- 🌴 25 days of annual leave + public holidays in the country where you are based
- 🎉 Fun culture with regular socials and company retreats (Portugal, Copenhagen & Barcelona!)
- 🍫 Office snacks and regular tasty lunches!
- 🤑 Generous referral scheme
- 🚀 A huge opportunity for career growth as you’ll help shape a market-defining product
- 🏥 Private Medical Insurance (Medical History Disregarded basis) including mental health support, dental & vision, cashback and gym discounts.
- 🍼 Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay, and secondary 5 weeks of full pay.
- 🧓 Pension contribution/salary sacrifice
- 🚲 Cycle to work scheme (London)
Company values
- Outcomes over Inputs & Plans: We value outcomes and iterations, not inputs
- Be an Owner: Acting like an owner is encouraged: Ask questions, challenge decisions and show leadership
- Make the Journey Fun: We strive for an informal, low hierarchy culture where we can all be our true selves.
- Default to Simple: Simple is better - until it's not. But in most cases we can stick to very simple solutions
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London, UK
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Founders
Victor Riparbelli
(CEO)Experience working on growth and product at Aller Media and Founders. Co-founded Immersive Futures in 2016 and Coincall in 2017.
Steffen Tjerrild
(Co-Founder & COO & CFO)Former Investment Manager at Kukula Capital and Business Developer at Founders.
Matthias Niessner
(Co-Founder)Computer science professor at the Technical University Munich.
Lourdes Agapito
(Co-Founder)Professor of 3D Computer Vision at University College London.
People progressing
Joined Synthesia in June 2022 as a Customer Support Associate, promoted to a different department as a Customer Onboarding Manager in January 2024.
Joined Synthesia in April 2022 as an SDR. Promoted in January 2023 to a Senior SDR, and promoted again in January 2024 to a Strategic SDR lead for EMEA.
Joined Synthesia in April 2023, promoted to a different department as a Customer Success Manager in May 2024.
Joined Synthesia in October 2021 as a Customer Success Manager, promoted to a different department as an Account Executive in October 2022.
Joined Synthesia in December 2021 as a Customer Success Manager, promoted to a Senior Customer Success Manager in December 2022.
Joined Synthesia in December 2020 as a Full Stack Engineer, promoted to an Engineering Lead in December 2022.
Joined Synthesia in January 2018 as a Research Engineer, promoted to a Senior Research Engineer in March 2021.
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