It's a pivotal time for MasterClass – and we want you to be a part of the journey. 

With an HQ in San Francisco, and offices in Los Angeles and Waterloo, Ontario, we are looking to expand our team to support the business.

If you want to help make an impact on our members' lives – we want to hear from you!

What We Are Looking For

MasterClass is looking for an experienced motion design expert to help present our world-class brand to the world, with premium animation, design, and fresh thinking. 

This person should be comfortable working in various design styles and aesthetics, with a cohesive understanding of motion/video and how still designs translate to animations for TV, social, and web channels. 

This person should be able to jump into a project at any phase, including ideation, storyboarding, design, concept presentation, and animation.

• Produce high-quality, premium video animations using After Effects
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple graphic assets/projects at a time
• Understanding the video creation ecosystem
• Able to iterate quickly under tight deadlines
• Build, maintain, and iterate on our motion principles, guidelines, and processes.
• Equipped with a strong knowledge of culture, trends, and relevant new media
• A keen eye for design and the art of timing in post-production
• Understanding performance marketing is a plus
   

Responsibilities Of The Role

• Create visually compelling, thoughtful, on-brand videos to be used in various channels and applications.
• Comfortable designing style frames and animating motion tests
• Take ideas from rough thoughts to clear, concise, finished short-form videos
• Strong storytelling skills: making complicated graphic/video concepts accessible and engaging
• Understand editor workflow and reformatting aspect ratio consistently for video/animation resizing
• Communicate your thought process and visual intention
• Work with the senior video editor to craft graphic concepts for a specific instructor’s class
• Maintain the highest quality standards and organization from concept to delivery
   

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a motion graphics artist
• Expert in After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator (proficiency in Figma and Premiere Pro is a plus)
• Experience working with creative & art directors, motion designers and illustrators as well as Video Editors.
• Strong animation, storytelling, and design sensibility shown in a portfolio
• Experience animating with enabled expressions, template building, and quick swap text automation
• Strong grasp of the overall digital marketing ecosystem
• Excellent communication skills
• Managing multiple projects at once
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Work onsite at the MasterClass office in SF or LA weekly on Tuesdays

Salary Range

$115,000—$130,000 USD

At MasterClass, we believe we put our best work forward when our employees bring together ideas that are diverse in thought. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. In addition, MasterClass will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need, we would like to know how we can better accommodate you. 

The salary range listed is for NYC/CA/WA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

MasterClass’s salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry. In addition to salary, we also offer equity and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, flexible PTO, and more). The range listed is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.