Motion Designer

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Brand & Design team is a group of creatives who shape how Basis shows up in the world through compelling marketing content — across product, marketing, campaigns, events, our website, and beyond.

WAYS YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

This role owns how Basis moves across animation, video, and product UI. Working alongside a team of lead brand designers, you're the dedicated motion resource: translating complex ideas into powerful visual stories that are distinctly Basis and building a motion language that travels across every format and surface.

You take concepts, storyboards, and visual directions and translate them into polished output: long-form product videos, animated campaign assets, website animations, and fast-turnaround social content. You pick up visual intent quickly, execute with craft and precision, know when to ask questions and when to just run. You'll collaborate cross-functionally and closely with project stakeholders, brand, product, and growth teams to keep the brand ecosystem connected.

You will also contribute by:

• Producing product demos, instructional videos, campaign videos, and social cuts that simplify complex SaaS workflows through motion graphics and clear visual storytelling — crafted to feel native to each platform without losing brand integrity

• Designing UI and product animations for web, including micro-interactions, transitions, and storytelling moments -- Figma & Lottie experience is desired.

• Jumping into storyboards and visual explorations early, bringing a motion perspective and flagging what will and won't translate well to animation

• Partnering with internal teams to align creative output with both marketing goals and client needs across campaigns, product launches, and web experiences

• Helping build and uphold Basis' motion standards, contributing to consistency across deliverables without defining them unilaterally

• Owning your project workload and timelines, communicating clearly on progress and priorities

• Staying sharp on motion trends, bringing curiosity and hands-on experimentation with AI-first tools, and emerging best practices

• 5+ years in motion design, animation, or video production, ideally in tech or SaaS — portfolio required

• A strong online portfolio showing motion work across multiple formats

• Expert in After Effects and Premiere Pro; fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop

• Deep understanding of motion principles, pacing, and visual storytelling — you make intentional choices, not just pretty ones

• Familiarity with front-end web technologies and integrating motion into live environments

• Able to break down complex SaaS products into clear, engaging motion

• Proven experience creating Lottie animations optimized for web performance

• Experience documenting workflows and training others on tools and best practices

• Comfortable in creative conversations from brief to delivery — you ask the right questions, know when to lead and when to support, handle feedback well, and manage multiple projects independently

• Strong collaborator who communicates clearly, presents work with confidence, and partners well across teams — with the craft to do it beautifully and the agility to move fast.

• Comfortable working on-site for choice projects with video (some travel ~5% for seasonal events)

• Open to operating a camera and mic to capture interviews or talking heads at events

• Experience with Cinema 4D, Blender; curiosity with Maxon Autograph and Cavalry

• An ear for music and sound design

• Up to date on social platform trends and formats

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience