Motion Designer

About Athena

Athena is a creative partner for leaders, bold thinkers, and people who like to push beyond the usual. For over ten years, the company has supported organizations in shaping how they are seen, how they are perceived, and how well they perform. Its work has spanned industries such as telecommunications and professional sports, blending business insight, marketing strategy, and brand activation.

The team culture is collaborative, practical, and energetic. Athena has been recognized multiple years as a Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplace and values people who bring enthusiasm, teamwork, and a willingness to dig in and get the work done while enjoying the process.

About the Role

This position sits within the Creative Team and supports a Fortune 30 brand through content that is polished, engaging, and tailored for many different channels. The Motion Designer should be enthusiastic about video and animation, with a strong eye for color, typography, photography, composition, and movement. You will partner closely with other creatives and broader teams to develop work from concept through execution in a highly collaborative setting.

What You’ll Do

• Design compelling motion graphics and video-based creative assets.
• Turn around a large volume of content quickly for different platforms and experience types, largely using internal resources.
• Reuse and adapt existing creative, b-roll, and photography to solve new design needs.
• Edit video and produce animated content.
• Participate in brainstorms, project kick-offs, and review sessions with useful input.
• Bring a production mindset to photo and video shoots.
• Create storyboards and supporting design assets when needed.
• Help evolve the brand’s motion style guide while keeping visual standards intact.
• Work from the brand’s strategy, objectives, and tone of voice.
• Apply creative direction and best practices from leadership to ideation and delivery.
• Support and guide junior teammates to maintain quality and consistency across the brand.
• Create work that connects meaningfully with target audiences and supports measurable outcomes.
• Use performance data and insights to shape creative choices.
• Stay current on brand, design, and cultural trends that can improve creative performance.
• Balance fast-paced requests, tight deadlines, solo assignments, and longer-term initiatives.
• Contribute to a positive, team-oriented environment.
• Bring references, inspiration, and proactive ideas that help raise the quality of the work.

Experience and Skills

• Previous experience creating strong visual assets in an agency or in-house setting.
• At least 8 years of experience in motion design, animation, and video editing, backed by a portfolio that shows relevant work.
• Strong command of Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and Firefly.
• Working knowledge of Figma, mobile and DSLR photography, photo retouching, and photo editing.
• Preferred: familiarity with 3D tools such as Blender or Cinema4D.
• Preferred: experience developing and managing motion branding systems.
• Comfort taking an idea from early concept through final execution.
• Ability to work quickly while staying highly detail-oriented.
• Collaborative, receptive to feedback, and composed under pressure.
• Cultural awareness and a strong sense of current trends and moments that can strengthen the work.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage, including a $1,000 health reimbursement account.
• 401(k) matching.
• Generous paid time off.
• Substantial parental leave.
• Hybrid work setup with 4 days on-site in Philadelphia, PA.

Additional Information

This is a fast-growing creative team, and the right hire is expected to make an immediate contribution to Athena’s creative output, team culture, and future growth. The hiring process is designed to be straightforward, transparent, and easy to complete.

Equal Opportunity

Athena is committed to an inclusive workplace and provides equal employment opportunity. All qualified candidates are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants who need help due to a disability may contact the company at 866.299.6040.