Video & Motion Designer
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Lessen is looking for aVideo & Motion Designerto join our Brand team within Marketing.
This is a hands-on creative role for someone who can take a story from idea to finished piececoncepting scripting storyboarding editing animating and delivering polished video content across a wide range of formats.
Youllcreate everything frombrand films and campaign creative to product demos customer stories social video promotional content commercials event content and product launches.Some projects will be heavily driven by motion graphics and kinetic typography. Others will combine product UI live action photography stock footage interviews and AI-generated video.
Because Lessen is not just a property maintenance company but also a technology company a major part of the role will also be making software feel clear compelling and visually engaging. You should be comfortable working directly in Figma extracting and adapting product assets rebuilding screens when necessary and turning static interfaces into polished motion and product storytelling.
This is not a role whereyoullsimply receive a finished script and a folder of perfectly prepared for someone who is curious resourceful visually strong and comfortable helping shape the story.
Concept design edit and produce video content across the Lessen brand including:
Brand and corporate storytelling
Integrated marketing campaigns
Product launches and promotional videos
Product demos and feature walkthroughs
Social and paid media content
Customer testimonials and case studies
Event and sales content
Commercial and digital advertising
Internal and executive communications
Create sophisticatedmotion graphics kinetic typography animated data visualizations transitions and branded visual systemsthat make complex ideas feel simple and engaging.
Turn product experiences into compelling video by working directly withFigma files and product UI adapting screens and assets for storytelling rather than relying solelyon screenrecordings.
Animate product interfaces workflows dashboards mobile experiences and feature interactions in a way that feels polished intentional and easy to understand.
Partner with Brand Product Marketing Demand Generation Social Product Design and other teams to translate business goals into strong creative concepts.
Help developscripts storyboards treatments visual concepts and narrative structuresrather thanoperatingsolely as an execution resource.
Translate complex SaaS AI and property-operations concepts into concise visually compelling stories for audiences who may not be deeply technical.
Usegenerative AI video tools as part of the production workflow including creating and refining prompts generating scenes and visual assets iterating toward usable outputs and combining AI-generated content with traditional editing and motion design.
Identifywhen AI-generated footage stock footage live action product UI animation or a hybrid approach will produce the strongest result.
Edit interviews customer stories event footage and other live-action content into polished narratives.
Create multiple cuts and adaptations of content for LinkedIn paid social websites sales presentations events and other channels.
Source and work with music stock footage photography voiceover sound effects and other production assets as needed.
Maintain strong visual and motion consistency with Lessens evolving brand system.
Develop reusable motion templates animation systems transitions and production workflows that allow the marketing team to create video more efficiently and consistently.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously and communicate clearly about timelines priorities dependencies and production needs.
Stay current on emerging video motion AI design and B2B technology trends and proactively bring new creative approaches to the team.
4 years of professional experiencein video editing motion design video production multimedia design ora relatedcreative discipline.
A strong portfolio or reeldemonstratingsophisticatedmotion graphics editing visual storytelling and digital video work.
B2B technology SaaS or enterprise technology experiencerequired.
Strongmotion-designcapabilities and a solid understanding of animation principles pacing transitions typography hierarchy and composition.
AdvancedproficiencyinAdobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Strong working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.
ProficiencywithFigma including the ability to independently navigate product design files pull assetsmodifyUI elements prepare screens for animation and recreate or adapt interface elements when needed.
Demonstrated experience creatingsoftware/product animations product demos or UI-driven videos.
Hands-on experience usinggenerative AI for video productionrequired.You should be comfortable experimenting prompting iterating troubleshooting outputs and incorporating AI-generated assets into professional creative work.
Experience with current generative video and creative AI platforms such as Runway Kling Veo Sora Adobe Firefly Midjourney or comparable tools.
Strong visual storytelling instincts and the ability todeterminewhat should be shown animated simplified or removed to make a story land.
Ability to work from a loose brief and develop a creative approachnot simply execute a predetermined edit.
Strong script storyboard andconcept-developmentskills.
Ability to understand complex technology and translate it into content that feels accessible modern and human.
Excellent attention to detail particularly around UI accuracy timing typography brand consistency and production quality.
Strongproject-managementand communication skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-moving marketing organization.
Comfortable receiving feedback iterating quickly and collaborating with creative and non-creative stakeholders.
Nice to Have
Experience filming and directing interviews testimonials events or lightweight live-action productions.
Experience with cameras lighting audio and basic on-location production.
Experience working with product marketing teams on software launches and feature storytelling.
Familiarity with 3D compositing or tools such as Cinema 4D or Blender.
Experience creating reusablemotion-designsystems or branded video toolkits.
Familiarity with property technology field service management facilities management real estate technology or related industries.
Required Experience:
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About Company
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