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Staff Motion Designer

Bill-4650b035, San Jose, CA, USA

Pay: $117,400-$146,800/yr

Job type: Full Time


Draper, Utah and San Jose, California – Join the team at BILL, a fintech company focused on empowering businesses through innovative financial automation. BILL values purpose, drive, curiosity, and a fast‑paced environment for the most effective solutions.

The Staff Motion Designer reports to the Creative Director and leads the motion discipline across billing, marketing and product experiences – creating standards, motion style guides, templates, and high‑bar motion work for videos, campaigns, emails, events and more.

Key responsibilities

Act autonomously as a creative lead throughout fast‑paced workflows to deliver high‑bar marketing assets while balancing business and technical constraints.

Interpret and contribute to strategic briefs; evaluate and propose creative and motion solutions in line with business needs; iterate execution with feedback and finalize assets.

Present work, logic and feedback to senior leadership and stakeholders, explaining priorities and using compelling arguments.

Maintain and share expertise and best practices for common workstreams; seek and disseminate relevant information from partners.

Anticipate bottlenecks, propose solutions, and communicate status regularly with project managers.

Establish relationships with cross‑functional teams to understand collaboration needs, resolve conflicts, and integrate learnings.

Iteratively elevate personal and team creative bar; develop tools and processes to raise overall output quality.

Manage personal career development, define quarterly goals, seek feedback, and identify stretch opportunities.

We’d love to chat if you have:

7+ Years of Proven Impact:

A track record of high‑level motion design expertise transforming complex ideas into compelling visual narratives.

A deep understanding

of core motion design principles, editing, compositing, UI/UX, and strong design fundamentals (form, color, composition, layout, typography).

Mastery of Craft:

Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop), Figma and Lottie; 3D proficiency (Cinema 4D / Blender) and experience with creative AI workflows are a plus.

Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

San Jose salary range:

$117,400 – $146,800 USD

Draper salary range:

$99,800 – $124,700 USD

What’s in it for you?

100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans.

Life Insurance, Long & Short‑term disability coverage.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

11+ observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time off.

Employee Stock Purchase Program with discounts.

Wellness & Fitness initiatives.

Employee recognition and referral programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity
BILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe our best ideas come from the unique stories, perspectives, and experiences of our team members. We welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to bring their authentic selves and contribute to our culture.

We are committed to a transparent, inclusive hiring process that reflects our values. If you need accommodations at any stage, please contact interviewaccommodations@hq.bill.com. To ensure a fair evaluation, our Candidate Integrity Policy prohibits the use of unapproved external assistance, including generative AI, during live interviews or assessments. Doing so will result in a review and potential disqualification.

For federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity record‑keeping and reporting, please submit the required information in the voluntary form provided. The information you provide will be kept confidential and will not be considered in the hiring process.

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