Senior Motion Designer

Summary

Join Wealthsimple, Canada's largest fintech company, as a Senior Motion Designer! You will craft compelling motion assets for in-app experiences, marketing campaigns, and communications. Collaborate with Product Marketing, Lifecycle Marketing, and Product Design teams to create engaging animations. Your work will significantly impact seasonal campaigns, new features, and product functionality. As a key creative voice, you'll evolve our visual language and influence how we communicate Wealthsimple's product vision. This role offers the opportunity to push creative boundaries and contribute to a high-performing team. We are a remote-first company with a strong commitment to employee well-being and professional development.

Requirements

• A portfolio showcasing strong conceptual thinking, motion design, and digital storytelling across various touchpoints, including app, social, and web
• Deep understanding of design fundamentals—typography, layout, hierarchy, color, and composition—applied in interactive and digital experiences
• Strong visual design and communication skills with the ability to craft compelling experiences and articulate the story behind them
• Awareness of emerging trends and innovations in digital and interactive design, with a pulse on what’s next
• Ability to immerse in a brand, ensuring motion and design align with its identity and engage the audience effectively
• Brings energy, initiative, and strong prioritization skills to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Experience working closely with product and marketing teams to bring campaigns and product narratives to life
• Proficiency in Figma, After Effects, and Adobe Creative Suite

Responsibilities

• Lead motion design for key campaigns, including product launches and bi-annual season product releases
• Design and animate in-app assets like launch modals and marketing cards to highlight new features
• Create motion-enhanced email templates and assets to engage and educate users
• Produce demo videos for go-to-market efforts, sales, and marketing
• Develop motion prototypes and storyboards to communicate concepts and gain stakeholder buy-in
• Partner with Product Marketing, designers, and engineers to implement motion seamlessly across platforms, ensuring high performance and visual quality on web, mobile, and email
• Push creative boundaries while ensuring brand consistency, evolving Wealthsimple’s motion language to level up our product storytelling across marketing and in-product surfaces
• Be a key creative voice on the team, helping to establish a clear and compelling vision that energizes and aligns cross-functional partners
• Own your work with attention to detail and accountability
• Explore new tools, techniques, and innovations at the intersection of technology and creativity

Preferred Qualifications

Cinema 4D and Blender are a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
• 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year