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Penrose Studios

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>Effects Animator</p></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div><div><div><div>
</div></div></div><div><div><div><p><i>Penrose Studios crafts ground-breaking immersive stories, and needs your help building a platform for this new artistic medium. We need animators to create awe-inspiring visual effects for our virtual reality experiences. You&rsquo;ll create real time effects such as fire, water, smoke, clouds, and a variety of other phenomena.</i></p>
<div></div><p>Responsibilities</p>
<ul><li>Build effects systems for real time animation</li><li>
Design particle and fluid simulations to create stunning effects</li><li>
Collaborate with graphics engineers to utilize proprietary effects systems</li><li>
Collaborate with creative leadership to design effects elements</li><li>
Design, implement, and maintain tools for a new VR production pipeline</li></ul>
<p>Requirements</p>
<ul><li>3+ years experience as an animator in film, commercials or game effects.</li><li>
Strong eye for motion and lighting for effects elements</li><li>
Knowledge of Python or other scripting languages</li><li>
Knowledge of Houdini effects tools</li><li>
Demo reel that demonstrates previous effects work</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Knowledge of C++</li><li>
Experience creating effects in Unreal Engine</li><li>
Experience with virtual reality</li><li>
Knowledge of real time effects techniques</li><li>
Ability to profile and optimize effects systems</li><li>
Knowledge of Maya, FumeFX, or other effects packages</li></ul>
 </div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div>Penrose is based in San Francisco, and also operates remotely.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>

Effects Animator

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>Animator</p></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div><div><div><div>
</div></div></div><div><div><div><p><i>Penrose Studios crafts ground-breaking immersive stories, and needs your help building a platform for this new artistic medium. We need animators to create awe-inspiring visual effects for our virtual reality experiences.</i></p>
<div></div><p>Responsibilities</p>
<ul><li>Work with the Director to help establish and maintain the animation style and feel.</li><li>
Create believable character and creature animation as well as prop animation.</li><li>
Plan shots with an understanding of story and character context.</li><li>
Remain current and up-to-date in animation techniques and Virtual Reality workflow.</li><li>
Collaborate with the rest of the team to find solutions to challenges that arise.</li><li>
Develop a working knowledge of necessary production tools.</li><li>
Consistently meet production goals as assigned by Production Management.</li></ul>
<p>Requirements</p>
<ul><li><b>Acting and subtext!! </b>Must have strong acting skills and solid physicality to create entertaining and emotionally driven believable performances, with clear timing, weight, emotional states and appeal.</li><li>
Must be able to tell a story with a strong sense of Personality (pantomime and dialogue).</li><li>
Able to show progress on a short time period (or as the production requires).</li><li>
Minimum of 2 years of animation experience in Film, Television, or Video Game production.</li><li>
Avid interest in the possibilities of Virtual Reality.</li><li>
Proficient with Maya and/or equivalent program.</li><li>
Self-motivated, excellent communicator, and a great team-player attitude.</li><li>
Solid and consistent time-management skills.</li><li>
Work well under pressure.</li></ul>
 </div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div>Penrose is based in San Francisco, and also operates remotely.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>

Animator

Industrial Light & Magic

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  This posting is an opportunity to submit your resume for future consideration; this is not a role that is open at this time. We anticipate this role may be open in the future, but we are not actively hiring for the position. If you would like to be considered for this potential role, please submit your resume. If the role becomes available, you may receive an email or call from a recruiter.
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 We are looking for an Animator who reflects the creative talent, production excellence, and passion for great filmmaking that define Industrial Light &amp; Magic.
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 The Animator (Mid) is responsible for creating high quality motion of computer graphics creatures and objects within a shot, using a variety of animation software programs, and working under the general supervision of Senior Level and Animation Supervisors.
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  What You&rsquo;ll Do
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   Responsible for the successful animation of a series of shots on a specific project
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   Collaborate with team members in determining various aesthetic solutions; provide feedback to other members of the production by attending dailies on a regular basis
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   Maintain or exceed a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work
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   Expected to &ldquo;mentor&rdquo; Entry Level Animators and must be able to support and assist them with their shots
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   Performs other tasks related to the creation of computer-generated animation
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   Occasionally may be required to perform hands-on shot work on show and provide reference performances including motion capture performances as part of assigned shot work and to support the animation team
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   You have a Bachelor's Degree in Traditional Animation or related and at least 3 years of experience; OR at least 5 years of experience from working in cel, stop-motion or computer animation in our industry
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   Skill requirements:
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    Expert understanding of traditional animation principles, acting, film production and compositional design
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    Ability to take on a delegated task with supervision
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    Good organization and communication skills
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   Technical skill requirements:
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    Proficiency with Linux is desired
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    Expert understanding of Maya, proprietary, and other software programs
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 The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $91,800 to $120,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate&rsquo;s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
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Animator - Expression of Interest

Skild AI

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  Company Overview
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 At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.
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  Position Overview
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 We're looking for a Technical Animator to help bring our robotic simulations to life. In this role, you'll work closely with the simulation, perception, and autonomy teams to develop high-fidelity motion systems and animations for human and robot avatars. Your work will directly support model training and evaluation, helping us generate realistic motion data to train large-scale neural networks
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   Build high-quality motion capture systems
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   Collaborate with robotics teams to synthesize realistic robot motions
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   Collaborate with ML teams to develop state-of-the-art techniques for motion generation
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   Design and build pipelines for processing animation data
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  Preferred Qualifications
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   3+ years of industry experience in technical animation, game development, VFX, or simulation
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   Competence in building accurate motion capture systems
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   Strong foundation in rigging, character animation, and physics-based motion systems
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   Familiarity with deep-learning based motion synthesis techniques
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   Background working with humanoid or robotic characters in simulation
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 Base Salary Range
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 $100,000&mdash;$300,000 USD
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Technical Animator

Uber

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  About The Role
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 We're looking for a Motion Graphics &amp; Animation Designer who brings strategic thinking, visual storytelling, and design innovation to every frame. You'll partner with marketing, creative, and production teams to deliver best-in-class animated content that inspires, informs, and drives results.
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 From animating dynamic brand campaigns to designing short-form content for social, CRM, and digital platforms, you'll breathe life into our messaging through typography, kinetic graphics, and compelling motion. You're fluent in industry-standard tools, have a deep understanding of brand expression through movement, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
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  What You Will Do
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   Creative Storytelling: Translate ideas into impactful animated visuals that support marketing and brand goals
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   Technical Expertise: Advanced skills in After Effects and complementary motion design tools, understanding of AI tools to creative efficiencies in workflow
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   Executional Excellence: Deliver polished animations on time, within specs, and across varying formats
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   Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience working with designers, editors, marketers, and producers
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   Design and animate high-performing motion graphics for a variety of formats: social media, YouTube, paid media, CRM, internal campaigns, and more
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   Translate creative briefs into thoughtful motion solutions that enhance storytelling and user engagement
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   Collaborate closely with producers, designers, editors, and marketers to bring concepts to life from ideation to final render
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   Ensure brand consistency across all animations and apply visual systems creatively
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   Work within modern creative and production workflows using tools like After Effects, LucidLink, Frame.io, and Figma
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   Manage multiple animation projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, organization, and delivery speed
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   Maintain clean project files and adhere to version control, render presets, and naming conventions
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  Basic Qualifications
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   4+ years of experience in motion graphics and animation design for marketing, product, or branded content
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   A strong portfolio showcasing motion design, storytelling, timing, transitions, and typographic animation
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   Deep understanding of content formats, aspect ratios, and motion principles for social, digital, and paid media
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  Preferred Qualifications
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   Experience working within brand systems and adapting global campaigns for multiple markets
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   Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across multiple deliverables
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   Familiarity with localization workflows and international adaptations
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   Strong communication and collaboration skills-you work well with cross-functional teams
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   Ability to interpret creative direction, accept feedback, and iterate quickly
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   Bonus: Basic knowledge of 3D motion graphics or VFX
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   Adaptability: Able to shift priorities and execute multiple motion projects in a deadline-driven environment
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   Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects (primary animation), Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro (basic editing), Audition
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   Figma: For visual alignment and collaboration with brand and design teams
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   LucidLink: For real-time cloud collaboration
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   Frame.io: For feedback, annotation, and versioning
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   Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, and Drive for coordination and asset management
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   Slack: Team communication and updates
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   Bonus Tools: Cinema 4D or Blender (3D animation), DaVinci Resolve (color), iZotope RX (audio cleanup)
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 For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$130,000 per year - USD$144,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award &amp; other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
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Motion Designer

<div><b>About the Role</b>
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The Courier Pricing team sits within Uber's Delivery Marketplace org and plays a key role in shaping pricing across food, grocery, and other delivery verticals. We work closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable pricing products that keep our marketplace efficient, reliable, and ready to grow. As a Sr Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you'll build a world-class pricing system that efficiently prices every offer made to Uber's delivery partners-impacting hundreds of millions of consumers and millions of merchants worldwide.
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<b>What You Will Do</b>
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<b>Technical Leadership &amp; Innovation</b><b>
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<ul><li>Lead the design and implementation of advanced ML systems for courier pricing algorithms serving millions of couriers
</li>Own end-to-end ML model lifecycle from research through production deployment and continuous optimization<br>
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<b>Platform &amp; Architecture</b><b>
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<ul><li>Build scalable ML architecture and feature management systems supporting Courier Pricing and broader Marketplace teams
</li><li>Design experimentation frameworks enabling rapid testing of pricing algorithms using A/B, Switchback, Synthetic Control, and other experimental methodologies
</li><li>Establish ML engineering best practices, monitoring, and operational excellence across the organization
</li>Create platform abstractions that enable other ML engineers to iterate faster on pricing algorithms<br>
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<b>Cross-Functional Impact</b><b>
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<ul><li>Collaborate with Marketplace Engineering and Science teams to productionize cutting-edge ML research
</li><li>Work with Platform Engineering teams to ensure ML systems meet reliability and performance standards
</li>Influence technical roadmaps across multiple teams through technical leadership and strategic thinking<br>
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<ul><li>Mentor and grow senior ML engineers, establishing technical standards and engineering culture
</li><li>Lead technical discussions and architecture reviews for complex ML systems
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<ul><li>PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or related quantitative field OR Master's degree with 12+ years of industry experience
</li><li>10+ years of experience building and deploying ML models in large-scale production environments
</li><li>Expert-level proficiency in modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and distributed computing platforms (Spark)
</li><li>Deep expertise across multiple areas including: Deep Learning, Causal Inference, Reinforcement Learning, Multi-objective Optimization, and Algorithmic Game Theory
</li><li>Proven track record of leading complex ML projects from research through production with significant measurable business impact
</li><li>Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go with experience building production ML systems
</li><li>Experience with feature engineering, model serving, and ML infrastructure at scale (handling millions of predictions per second)
</li><li>Technical leadership experience including mentoring senior engineers and driving cross-team technical initiatives
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<ul><li>Marketplace or two-sided platform ML experience with understanding of supply-demand dynamics and pricing mechanisms
</li><li>Publications or patents in applied machine learning, particularly in areas relevant to optimization, pricing, or marketplace dynamics
</li><li>Experience with causal inference methodologies and their application to business problems with network effects
</li><li>Reinforcement learning experience in production environments with long-term optimization and strategic agent considerations
</li><li>Technical leadership experience including mentoring senior engineers and driving cross-team technical initiatives
</li><li>Experience with real-time ML systems requiring low-latency inference and high-throughput model serving
</li>Background in economics, operations research, or related quantitative disciplines with application to marketplace problems<br>
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For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$257,000 per year - USD$285,500 per year. For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$257,000 per year - USD$285,500 per year. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award &amp; other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.</div>

Sr Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Delivery Courier Pricing

Motive

<div><div><p><b>Who we are:</b></p>
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Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.</p>
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Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers &ndash; from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses &ndash; across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.</p>
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Visit gomotive.com to learn more.</p></div><div>
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About the Role:</b></h3>
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<p>The Content Marketing Video Producer will lead the creation of high-impact video and multimedia content to drive engagement, brand awareness, and buyer interest. While the primary focus is on social media video strategy, this role will also support content production across blogs, guides, video testimonials, and more, where video is the star. The ideal candidate is a versatile content creator, skilled in video and image editing, content repurposing, and visual storytelling to optimize reach across multiple platforms.</p>
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What You'll Do:</b></h3>
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Video &amp; Multimedia Production</b></p>
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<li>Produce, edit, and optimize short-form and long-form video content for LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and other emerging platforms.</li>
<li>Repurpose existing content (webinars, interviews, customer stories) into snackable social videos and supporting assets.</li>
<li>Create and refine product walkthroughs and how-to videos that improve customer education and product adoption.</li>
<li>Implement best practices for SEO-driven video content to improve discoverability and engagement.</li>
<li>Develop a thumbnail strategy to maximize video clicks and performance.</li>
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<p><b>Content Marketing &amp; Distribution</b></p>
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<li>Support blog content with embedded video summaries, customer testimonials, and social clips.</li>
<li>Align video strategy with content themes and campaigns, ensuring a cohesive storytelling approach across formats.</li>
<li>Work with Demand Generation and SEO teams to create content that drives traffic and conversions.</li>
<li>Optimize social and website video placement for improved reach and searchability.</li>
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<p><b>On-Camera &amp; Thought Leadership (Optional but Preferred)</b></p>
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<li>Serve as a visible brand presence in explainer videos and educational content.</li>
<li>Conduct interviews, Q&amp;As, and industry insights to position Motive as a leader in fleet and compliance technology.</li>
<li>Work with product and marketing teams to develop engaging customer video testimonials.</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>What Success Looks Like</b></h4>
<ul><li>Increased engagement, watch time, and brand awareness across key platforms.</li>
<li>Stronger organic traffic to blogs, guides, and landing pages through integrated multimedia.</li>
<li>A scalable content system that reuses and repurposes assets efficiently.</li>
<li>Higher <b>conversion rates from video content</b>, measured through social-driven traffic and pipeline impact.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>What We're Looking For:</b></h3>
<ul><li>Proven experience in video production, content marketing, and digital storytelling.</li>
<li>Strong social media expertise with a focus on video-first platforms (LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok).</li>
<li>Ability to simplify complex topics into compelling content for buyers and users.</li>
<li>Understanding of SEO, analytics, and content distribution strategies.</li>
<li>Experience collaborating with design, product marketing, and demand generation teams.</li>
<li>Ability to maintain and keep updated Motive's video library, supporting cross-functional teams across marketing.</li>
<li>Proficiency with tools such as After Effects, Premiere, AI editing tools, Canva, Figma, and Asana.</li></ul><p></p><div><p><i><br>
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.</i></p>
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Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice </i><i>here .</i></p>
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Content Marketing Video Producer

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