[Hiring] Social Media Animator, Brand & Creative @Doordashusa

The Content and Social Marketing team is the always-on voice of DoorDash. Our mission is to create and distribute valuable, relevant, and consistent content that builds fandom on all sides of our marketplace. From the consumer who is looking to discover the best of their neighborhood to the merchant that is growing their business, and the Dasher who is earning income on their own terms, our goal is to form meaningful connections with these audiences where they are. 

We are looking for a seasoned animator to join our internal creative social media team. The ideal candidate should be skilled in creating high-quality video content that has a significant impact on both culture and business. This individual should be passionate and proficient in illustration, animation, video editing, and motion graphics, ensuring that we produce top-notch creative work and bring our mission to life for all the communities we serve. This is an exciting opportunity to push your creative boundaries while making a meaningful impact on our marketing efforts. This position is part of the internal studio team and will work closely with our top creatives, performance marketing team, social content, and external creative partners.

• Partner with creative, social, design and marketing teams to develop high quality performance marketing creative videos and content.
• Develop & experiment with new creative content across social media, campaigns, partnership collateral, and innovation.
• Collaborate with the performance marketing team to experiment on learnings and iterate on best-performing creative assets.
• Bring your illustration skills and exceptional eye on the craft for everything we create and produce for our Brand.
• Work with top-talented designers and award-winning creatives to bring a cohesive brand experience to the world across marketing touchpoints.
• Conduct testing on your designs, capture insights, and seamlessly integrate these findings into iterative design improvements.
• Partner with other teams to scale brand moments and constantly strive for excellence.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure the smooth integration of social initiatives with broader marketing campaigns.

• Proven track record as a motion design and video editor generalist with experience in either agency, brand tech or ideally both.
• Portfolio that includes well-crafted motion graphic videos scaling from storytelling and narrative content to product-focused performance marketing.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments
• Ability to balance craft, critical thinking, and business needs to deliver meaningful impact.
• Exceptional design and animation skills
• Experience in A/B tests to gather data-driven insights that optimize designs and develop hypotheses to inform design decisions.
• Proficiency in the Adobe Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Figma is a requirement.
• Ability to lead your own projects with autonomy.

We expect this position to be filled by 1/6/2025.

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