Staff Motion Designer

About Us:

Monarch is a powerful, all-in-one personal finance platform designed to help make the complexity of finances feel simple again. Since launching in 2021, we’ve become the top-recommended personal finance app by users and experts. Our goal? To take the stress out of finances so our members can focus on what truly matters.

We are a team of do-ers led by experienced entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping our members reach their financial goals. We are hyper focused on building a product people love and continuing to evolve based on user feedback.

As a fully remote company (even before COVID!), we welcome applicants from almost anywhere. Our team collaborates synchronously mostly from 9 AM – 2 PM PT and embraces asynchronous work to stay connected across time zones.

Join us on our mission to transform lives by simplifying money, together.

The Role:

Monarch is seeking a talented Motion Designer to join our team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for creating engaging and visually appealing animated assets that elevate our product and marketing efforts. These assets will be used across a variety of channels, including our website, in-app feature announcements, product launch campaigns, emails, blog posts, and social media channels. If you have a knack for storytelling through motion and want to help bring our product’s personality to life, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and produce animated graphics for marketing assets across web, in-app announcements, email campaigns, blog content, and social media.
• Collaborate with the product marketing team to understand campaign goals and translate them into compelling visual stories.
• Ensure all animations are on-brand, visually consistent, and aligned with Monarch’s design standards.
• Iterate on feedback and optimize animations to improve user engagement and marketing effectiveness.
• Partner with the design systems team to evolve our visual language, specifically as it relates to animations and motion.

What You’ll Bring:

• 8+ years of design experience, with a breadth of product and marketing/brand design work
• Experience in animation and graphic design, with a portfolio showcasing relevant work.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe CC, After Effects, or similar.
• Strong visual storytelling abilities and attention to detail.
• Deep interest in making financial products more expressive, engaging, and easy to understand through animation.
• Ability to work collaboratively and adapt to feedback in a fast-paced environment.

Typical Process (May vary depending on role):

• Recruiter Video Call
• Hiring Manager Video Call
• Virtual “onsite” round consisting of 2-4 rounds
• Take Home Assignment
• Reference Checks
• Offer!

Benefits :

• Work wherever you want! As a fully remote company with no central office, we want you to work wherever you are happiest and most productive. Whether that’s out of your home, a co-working space, or elsewhere.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation in a hyper growth, early stage company 🚀.
• Stipend to set-up your ideal working environment.
• Competitive Benefit Plans for employees based on your location (e.g. in the US we offer: Medical, dental and vision benefits and the ability to contribute to a 401k plan).
• Unlimited PTO.
• 3 day weekend every month! We take off the “First Friday” every month to focus on rest, recuperation, or just having fun!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.