Motion Lead

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

About Yahoo

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide to hundreds of millions of consumers globally with its portfolio of iconic brands that includes Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Search, AOL, Engadget, TechCrunch, Rivals and many more. For brands and agencies, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions, premium content and powerful cross-channel data to engage audiences and deliver results.

Position Summary

As the Motion Lead within our Marketing Studio, you will play a pivotal role in elevating motion design quality across all of Yahoo’s suite of products, including News, Mail, Sports, Finance, and beyond. Reporting to the Head of the Marketing Studio, you will collaborate closely with team leads from Performance, Events, and Experiential to craft and implement a cohesive motion design strategy that spans Yahoo's diverse portfolio.

Your role encompasses a wide range of marketing channels, from digital and social media to events, ensuring the delivery of dynamic, compelling visuals that strengthen Yahoo’s brand presence. This leadership position involves guiding a team of motion designers and managing external agency partnerships, ensuring all creative output aligns with Yahoo’s vision and maintains a consistent brand identity across all initiatives.

Your expertise in motion design will be instrumental in driving innovation, incorporating emerging technologies, and delivering impactful content that differentiates Yahoo in the market. You will actively contribute to brainstorming sessions, bringing a unique perspective to the creative process. By collaborating across teams, you’ll ensure motion design remains a central component in shaping the direction of Yahoo’s marketing efforts. Storyboarding and concept development will be key tools in effectively communicating ideas and aligning motion strategies with both creative and business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Vision: Define and lead the motion design vision for Yahoo’s marketing efforts, ensuring consistency, innovation, and excellence in motion assets across all channels and products.
• Collaboration & Partnership: Work closely with internal teams (Performance, Events, Experiential, etc.) to align motion design strategies with overall marketing objectives. Build and maintain strong relationships across departments to ensure cohesive, high-quality projects.
• Agency Management: Oversee external agency partners as they collaborate with internal teams, ensuring their work aligns with Yahoo’s creative vision, brand guidelines, and quality standards.
• Team Guidance & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and inspire the motion design team, providing creative direction, feedback, and professional development opportunities to foster growth and excellence.
• Strategic & Creative Direction: Lead brainstorming sessions, storyboarding, and concept development to establish motion design strategies that align with Yahoo’s goals and elevate brand storytelling.
• Trend Integration & Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends, particularly in social media, and leverage cutting-edge motion design techniques, tools, and technologies to continuously push creative boundaries and set Yahoo’s marketing campaigns apart.
• Brand Stewardship: Uphold Yahoo’s brand guidelines in all motion design work, ensuring consistency and relevance in visual storytelling across all platforms.
• Project Oversight: Oversee the production of motion design assets from concept through execution, ensuring deliverables meet project goals, deadlines, and quality standards
• Hands-On Design: Be ready to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on with design when necessary, contributing to the creation of motion assets and providing direct input in key projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in motion design, with a portfolio showcasing creativity, strategic thinking, and high-quality execution across various media and marketing channels.
• Expertise in short-form social videos, gifs, and other motion design formats for digital and social platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator) and other motion design tools. HTML5 a plus.
• Expertise in motion design principles, animation, video editing, and storytelling techniques, with the ability to elevate brand messaging.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with experience managing teams and external agency partners.
• Proven experience managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, delivering top-tier work within scope and deadlines.
• Ability to stay current with motion design trends, particularly those emerging from social platforms, and apply them to enhance Yahoo’s marketing efforts.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, combined with a passion for visual storytelling and innovation.
• Ability to actively participate in creative brainstorming sessions, storyboarding, and concept development. Must be a strategic leader who understands motion design as an integral part of holistic design solutions for marketing initiatives.
• A strong point of view and the ability to advocate for motion design’s role in shaping a brand narrative.

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $110,625.00 - $230,625.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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