Motion Designer, Core Brand

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

1d•$260,000 - $305,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is looking for a Motion Designer to help define and evolve our brand expression through movement and animation. This role is built for someone who can create outstanding motion work while developing the foundational approaches that make our brand instantly recognizable through thoughtful animation. Brand Design is a horizontal function that touches every part of how Anthropic and Claude come to life visually, from company identity to product brand and everything in between across mediums. The team introduces what's new and what's next, creating breakthrough creative work that sets the quality bar and then building the systems that let those ideas scale. Reporting to the Head of Brand Design, you'll join a growing motion practice alongside our illustration and brand design leads, partnering closely with designers, external creative partners, and cross-functional teams across the company. The range of problems you'll work on is unusually broad, and the impact of your work reaches far beyond any single team.

Requirements

6+ years of motion design experience with an outstanding portfolio showing both craft and systematic thinking
Create high-quality motion work while building repeatable patterns that others can learn from
Can develop motion design systems and teach others to help scale our brand expression
Bridge individual execution with strategic thinking about how motion supports our brand
Thrive in collaboration with teams across the company, including product, engineering, research, and marketing
Stay current with motion design tools and can recommend the right ones for different needs
Balance creative exploration with practical constraints in a fast-paced environment
Are energized by the prospect of helping build a motion practice and growing your scope of ownership over time

Responsibilities

Create motion work that sets the quality bar and inspires others, including but not limited to product launches, marketing campaigns, and research releases
Help shape and evolve our motion design strategy, developing foundational patterns that make our brand recognizable through animation
Build and document frameworks and standards that help teams implement motion across the organization
Guide and mentor others in motion design principles and practices, helping them develop brand expertise
Partner with teams across the company to elevate motion design in their projects while maintaining quality
Take ownership of emerging motion needs across product, events, and campaigns as the practice grows