Head of Motion Design

Summary

Join Cleo, a fast-growing fintech unicorn, as their Head of Motion Design. Define and lead Cleo's motion identity, creating foundational principles and systems. Bring campaigns to life through motion design across various media. Hire and lead a small team of motion designers. Concept and execute animation for various content types. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency. Build toolkits and guidelines for internal teams and partners. This role requires a senior-level motion creative with 9+ years of experience and a strong portfolio showcasing exceptional storytelling in motion.

Requirements

• We’re looking for a senior-level motion creative with 9+ years of experience across brand, agency, or media environments
• Your portfolio shows exceptional storytelling in motion—whether it’s a 15-second Instagram ad, a brand campaign film, or a type-led animation that punches
• You’ve developed motion systems and toolkits for brands, and you understand how to balance craft with consistency
• Strong hands-on skills in After Effects, Premiere, Figma, and a solid grasp of 3D or mixed media workflows
• You’re a creative thinker and a strategic doer —able to translate business needs and briefs into joyful, unexpected moving content
• A natural leader and team-builder who can hire, mentor, and inspire a high-performing motion team
• You’ve got a sharp eye for detail, killer taste, and the ambition to set a new bar for what motion looks like in fintech—and beyond

Responsibilities

• Define and lead Cleo’s motion identity —creating the foundational principles and systems that shape how our brand comes to life in movement
• Bring campaigns to life through standout motion design across paid media, social, brand content, and global marketing activations
• Hire and lead a small team of elite motion designers/editors, and collaborators to scale motion as a discipline within marketing
• Concept and execute beautiful, story-driven animation that supports everything from brand films to influencer content to explainer videos
• Collaborate deeply with brand, copy, creative, and comms teams to ensure a seamless, consistent expression of Cleo’s identity across all channels
• Build toolkits and motion guidelines that make it easy for internal teams and partners to work with our motion language—at speed and scale
• Push creative boundaries , champion quirk, and make Cleo impossible to ignore
• Champion AI tooling: You’ll come with a PoV on AI tooling, and a growth mindset to try new ones continuously. We want to be on the forefront here!

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with bi-annual reviews, aligned to our quarterly OKR planning cycles
• Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Balderton & EQT Ventures
• A clear progression plan
• Flexibility
• Work where you work best
• Company-wide performance reviews every 6 months
• Generous pay increases for high-performing team members
• Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted
• 15 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
• 401k matching
• Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision care
• Generous Parental Leave
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo
• Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
• We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription
• Online mental health support via Spill