Editor/Motion Designer

About Rate

Rate is one of the nation’s top retail mortgage lenders, delivering a seamless, tech-driven experience that helps customers reach their homeownership and financial goals. Founded in 2000 and based in Chicago, Rate is licensed in all 50 states and D.C. and has helped over 2 million homeowners with a wide range of loan products, competitive rates and personalized service. With 5,000+ employees across 300+ offices and 12+ subsidiaries, Rate’s Loan Officers rank among the best in the country. From purchases and refinances to tapping into equity, Rate makes financing faster, simpler and less stressful. Our technology — including Same Day Mortgage, the Rate App, FlashClose℠, MyAccount and the Language Access Program — has earned recognition from HousingWire, Scotsman Guide, NerdWallet, the Chicago Tribune and Crain’s Chicago Business. Learn more at rate.com.

Pay Range: 75k to 90k

Job Overview:

We are looking for a talented Editor / Motion Designer to join our marketing creative team. In this hybrid role, you will be responsible for editing and animating compelling social-first videos, designing motion graphics, and crafting dynamic, high-performing content for digital and social platforms. Your work will help bring our brand stories to life, engage audiences, and drive performance across channels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Edit and assemble engaging social-first videos for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn, using strong pacing, storytelling, and sound design to capture audience attention in the first few seconds.

• Design and animate motion graphics, kinetic typography, visual effects, and animated elements for marketing campaigns, ads, and video content.

• Blend motion design and editorial seamlessly, adding animated intros, transitions, lower thirds, and other motion elements to elevate video storytelling.

• Collaborate with the marketing and creative teams to develop energetic, visually striking, and performance-minded content that aligns with brand messaging and campaign objectives.

• Optimize video and animation output for different platforms, ensuring the right formats, aspect ratios, captions, and durations for each channel.

• Incorporate branding elements (logos, color palettes, typography) to maintain visual consistency across all content.

• Work closely with designers, content creators, and producers to create cohesive campaigns and ensure smooth post-production workflows.

• Develop short-form edits, explainers, and product demos that tell clear stories and hold attention throughout.

• Stay up to date on social content trends, platform algorithms, and editing styles to keep our output fresh, relevant, and competitive.

• Ensure all assets are organized and delivered in efficient file structures for easy team access.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven experience as a video editor and motion designer in marketing, advertising, or social content creation.

• Expertise in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects; strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design tools.

• Demonstrated ability to craft social-first edits that prioritize pacing, emotion, and entertainment value.

• Strong understanding of visual storytelling, rhythm, and composition in both editing and motion design.

• Experience designing and animating 2D and light 3D motion graphics, including text treatments and brand assets.

• Knowledge of social media trends, content formats, and performance best practices for short-form video.

• Familiarity with sound design, music selection, and how they enhance pacing and tone in social video.

• Experience with motion tracking, visual effects, and compositing is a plus.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with creative, strategy, and production teams.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under tight deadlines, and adapt to fast-paced creative workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Motion Design, Film, Multimedia Arts, or a related field (preferred but not required).

• Experience editing high-performing social content (please include examples or reels demonstrating this).

• Familiarity with performance marketing and creating content optimized for engagement and conversion.

• Knowledge of 3D animation software (Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya) is a plus.

• Experience A/B testing edits or animations for ad performance is a plus.

Guaranteed Rate is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason protected by law.

The company offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; critical care insurance; personal accidental insurance; commuter benefits; pet insurance; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program); and other supplemental benefits (e.g. legal planning assistance; identity theft protection; pet insurance; wellness resources). Please click this link to learn more about our benefit offerings for Washington State: https://www.rate.com/careers/open-positions/disclosures

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis, until position is filled.