Air is a Creative Ops System for creative teams. Our product automates the mindless tasks that creatives and marketers do every day to manage content and unlocks creativity through image recognition, automated versioning, and approval workflows. We launched in March 2021 and have raised +$70m from world-class venture capital groups including Avenir, Tiger Global, Headline Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, and Slack Ventures.

This role requires in-office attendance at least 3 days/week in New York City.

We are looking for a Motion Designer to join Air and take ownership of how our brand comes alive through motion. This hire will play a critical role in shaping the visual language of our product and marketing by producing high-impact videos, social assets, and in-app animations that communicate Air’s value proposition with clarity and creativity. By driving engagement across sales, product adoption, and social channels, this person will directly contribute to Air’s growth, strengthen our category leadership, and help define the “space to breathe” brand philosophy through purposeful motion.

The Role

Core Responsibilities

Create growth-driving product videos

• Create weekly product demo videos that support sales and marketing efforts.
• Design modular product demonstration videos showcasing product capabilities
• Create industry-specific demo content for DTC/Retail, Media & Entertainment, and Agency verticals
• Develop animated explainer series demonstrating Air's ROI value proposition and competitive advantages over DAMs/cloud storage

Bolster organic and paid social with motion

• Produce social assets to support our content calendar and help increase social engagement rates
• Develop templated motion graphics system including animated intros, end cards, and interstitial elements for live-action video franchises, customer stories, and product demos
• Design and refresh scroll-stopping social ads that communicate Air's "space to breathe" brand philosophy through motion

Help establish Air's product motion language

• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to develop a motion design system for Air's product interface. Improve user engagement and feature adoption metrics
• Develop in-app motion graphics for feature announcements, onboarding sequences, and contextual tips that drive feature adoption
• Design micro-interactions and animated transitions that improve users understanding of Air functionality
• Conceptualize moments of delight through purposeful animations that reinforce Air's "space to breathe" philosophy within the product experience.

• Experience: 3+ years of motion design experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment (ideally in SaaS or tech startups).
• Technical Ability: Highly proficient in After Effects, Motion, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and/or similar tools and collaborative design workflows. Bonus for experience with interactive prototyping tools, Lottie/JSON animation exports, and basic CSS/web animation principles for seamless developer handoff.
• Entrepreneurial Drive: You like to work in public, own problems end-to-end, and move with intentional speed - so your best ideas ship fast and make a visible dent.
• Obsessed with Winning: Everyone at Air plays to win, says the hard thing, and progresses every day while building genuine relationships.

How We Work at Air

• Act like a driver: Take initiative and ownership without waiting to be told.
• Work in public: Share ideas openly, get feedback early, and collaborate across teams.
• Play to win: Aim high and bring creativity, adaptability, and focus to your work.
• Say the hard thing: Give and receive feedback with clarity and respect.
• Disagree and commit: Debate honestly, then align quickly to move forward together.

Why Air?

• Growth and Impact: Join a rapidly scaling company with a mission to transform the creative ops space. Your work will have a direct, tangible impact on our ARR growth.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We offer competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with dependent coverage. You’ll also enjoy a generous work-from-home stipend, professional development reimbursement, and unlimited vacation days.
• Commitment to Diversity: We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and strive to create an inclusive culture that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and experiences.
• Competitive Compensation: The compensation range for this role is USD $91,000 - $156,000 base salary.

At Air, we’re committed to building a world-class team and helping every individual reach their full potential. If you're passionate about solving big problems and growing with an innovative company, we’d love to meet you!