Motion Designer, PPM SMB

Pinterest•San Francisco, CA

5d•$81,921 - $168,660•Remote

About The Position

As a Motion Designer focused on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on Pinterest’s Paid Performance Marketing team, you’ll help shape how Pinterest connects with SMB audiences across social and digital advertising. You’ll collaborate with designers and writers to concept, storyboard, and deliver motion-first campaigns for the Marketing team, using animation, editing, and visual storytelling to turn insights into effective, high-performing creative. The role evolves Pinterest’s performance motion across social and digital touchpoints and creates globally resonant, high-impact motion assets that support meaningful business outcomes for SMBs while remaining true to the Pinterest brand. You’ll develop ideas from brief through final delivery, use performance data and channel best practices to refine creative, and responsibly explore AI and emerging tools to accelerate creative exploration while maintaining a high bar for craft. The role can be situated anywhere in the country and requires in-office collaboration 1–2 times every six months. It is not eligible for relocation assistance. The posted base salary range for US-based applicants is $81,921–$168,660 USD, and the position is also eligible for equity.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience creating motion or video for performance marketing, digital advertising, or social content.
A portfolio demonstrating outstanding motion work across social and digital channels, strong storytelling and pacing, and a clear understanding of platform constraints.
Exceptional attention to detail across layout, typography, color, and movement in motion.
Experience designing and animating for both product-focused and brand-building campaigns.
Ability to work quickly and efficiently across multiple projects at once, with a bias toward testing and learning.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate motion decisions to creative and non-creative stakeholders.
Fluency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and modern AI toolsets.
Experience with AI-adjacent motion tools, such as generative video or similar, and an interest in using them thoughtfully to unlock creative possibilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with B2B and/or SMB audiences.

Responsibilities

Evolve Pinterest’s performance motion across social and digital touchpoints.
Create globally resonant, high-impact motion assets that drive meaningful business outcomes for SMBs while staying true to the Pinterest brand.
Iterate quickly and communicate ideas across different levels of fidelity, including concept frames, animatics, and rough cuts; receive and give feedback constructively.
Collaborate with designers, copywriters, producers, and growth partners to develop ideas from brief to final delivery, ensuring creative is on-brand, on-message, and optimized for performance.
Use SMB performance data, creative insights, and channel best practices to refine motion approaches, timing, and narrative structure.
Explore and responsibly integrate AI and emerging tools to speed up exploration, pre-visualization, and variation while maintaining a high bar for craft.