--- title: 'Motion Design Lead at Vox Media, LLC' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/motion-design-lead-vox-media-llc-new-york-prqvjrn4zppg' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-17' --- # Motion Design Lead at Vox Media, LLC - **Company:** Vox Media, LLC - **Location:** New York, NY - **Compensation:** $110k–$125k - **Posted:** 2026-09-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17 - **Apply:** http://boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/8232343?gh_jid=8232343 ## Job description ## WHAT YOU’LL DO Vox Media is looking for a Motion Design Lead, who is both a highly-skilled motion designer and an experienced leader, responsible for conceptualizing and executing motion designs across platforms to create industry-leading branded content for New York Magazine and Vox. The Motion Design Lead is a “player/coach” and has extensive experience creating story-driven content for digital platforms, as well as providing motion design leadership. This role is accountable to the art director and creative director on a project level, and the Head of Branded Content at a high level. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with an initial six-month term, with the possibility of extension based on performance and business need. Applications without a portfolio or reel link will not be considered. Creative and Design Leadership - Partner with our in-house Art and Creative directors to evolve the vision for motion design in branded content across Vox’s Explainer Studio, as well as New York Magazine and its brands, including The Cut and Vulture - On the pulse of where motion design is going, the Associate Motion Director is immersed in emerging trends, tools, and techniques, folding them proactively into their practice - Push the level of design our team is known for, partnering with Art Directors and Creative Directors to raise quality expectations and sharpen Vox Media’s visual voice and aesthetic - Design and execute motion for a range of advertising clients and internal projects ranging from custom long- and short-form video, to social content — from concept through delivery - Bring deep expertise in visual storytelling across motion graphics, VFX, and 3D - Provide leadership and creative direction to freelance motion designers, cultivating and growing Vox Media’s network of creative collaborators: designers, animators, and 3D artists - Craft and initiate new visual products in partnership with other creative leads, translating what’s next in motion into what’s next for Vox Media - Own the team’s motion design and animation best practices, establishing and evolving our standards, workflows, and techniques that keep the team aligned and working at its highest level - Develop and maintain brand guidelines for motion and animation, ensuring Vox Media’s visual voice and aesthetic stay consistent and elevated across every deliverable ## Team and Cross-Functional Collaboration - Act as an advocate for motion designers across every project, ensuring design has been vetted and considered well before delivery - Contribute hands-on where needed, and route the right work to the right people based on individual expertise within our bench of freelance artists - Collaborate closely with internal partners, as well as external stakeholders such as clients, vendors, and outside resources On a Project Level - Show up as a key creative stakeholder — active in brainstorms, kick-offs, and status meetings - Own motion timelines across projects: set internal milestones, track progress, flag risks early, and to ensure deadlines are met - Produce work end-to-end on select campaigns, while simultaneously overseeing other projects, collaborating closely with freelance artists on execution by giving clear, timely, actionable feedback at every review stage - Review the work of freelancers and provide clear, actionable notes, ensuring creative integrity is maintained through every state of development - Partner with writers, producers, and video editors to keep story and visual direction aligned - Attend video shoots when VFX are involved, when appropriate - Act as the link between outside motion designers, video editors, creative directors and art to coordinate asset handoffs, file sharing and delivering feedback ## WHO YOU ARE - 8+ years of relevant industry experience in motion design, with leadership experience guiding teams or freelancers - Fluent in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Figma - A student of the craft, you follow motion design culture closely and have strong opinions on where the industry is headed and how it can be applied to the Branded Content business at Vox Media - A strong storyteller who can move between hands-on execution and creative leadership - A visual thinker with a deeply developed aesthetic and high visual taste - A collaborative approach to leadership — you build bridges across client services, art, production, and post teams - A background in graphic design is a plus, alongside an understanding of typography, composition, color, and visual hierarchy ## WHERE YOU’LL WORK - This role is based in our New York City office. You’ll work a hybrid schedule: in-office most days, with some flex days from home. ## PAY TRANSPARENCY The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. Pay Range $110,000—$125,000 USD ## OUR DEI COMMITMENT Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our recruiting team (recruitment@voxmedia.com). ## WHAT COMES NEXT Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @[voxmedia.com](http://voxmedia.com/) email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud,[here](https://www.voxmedia.com/pages/recruiting-scam-warning). ## About Vox Media, LLC ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Vox Media is a leading modern media company that owns a prestigious portfolio of editorial brands, including Vox, New York Magazine, The Verge, SB Nation, Eater, and others, reaching over 100 million monthly users. - **Entity Type**: Private (recently acquired by Penske Media Corporation in June 2026; prior ownership included Penske Media Corporation at 20%, Comcast, and former Group Nine investors including Warner Bros. Discovery at 25%) - **Headquarters**: Washington, D.C., United States (operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City) - **Founded**: November 1, 2011 - **Founders**: Jim Bankoff, Trei Brundrett ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Online Audio and Video Media, Digital Publishing, Podcasting, Advertising Technology - **Target customers**: B2B (advertisers and brand partners), B2C (consumers across its editorial brands), Enterprise (through its advertising solutions like Concert) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Vox Media is where influence sparks action. We define culture through stories that shape all aspects of our audience’s lives." ## Products & Services - **Editorial Brands**: Portfolio of 11+ brands including Vox (explainers/news), New York Magazine (culture/lifestyle), The Verge (technology), SB Nation (sports), Eater (food/restaurants), The Cut (fashion/women's issues), Vulture (entertainment), The Strategist (shopping/product reviews), Intelligencer (news/politics), Thrillist (lifestyle/travel), and PopSugar (lifestyle/entertainment). These are digital, print, and video properties. - **Vox Media Podcast Network**: Home to popular shows like *Pivot*, *Criminal*, *Today Explained*, *Decoder with Nilay Patel*, *The Vergecast*, and *Stay Tuned with Preet*. Reaches tens of millions of monthly listeners across audio, video, and social platforms. - **Vox Creative**: An in-house content studio that creates custom advertising campaigns and branded content for advertisers, leveraging insights from the company's brands. - **Concert**: A publisher-led advertising marketplace that uses first-party data to connect brands with audiences across a network of trusted media properties. It is described as an "always cookie-less proprietary AI platform." - **Forte**: An AI-powered platform that connects deep cultural signals to verifiable consumer action across print, digital, video, audio, and social. - **Vox Media Studios**: Produces TV, streaming, and video content. - **Events**: Executes edit-led tentpoles and client custom events, featuring specialized activation opportunities. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as a private company. In June 2026, Vox Media was acquired by Penske Media Corporation. A prior deal in 2026 saw James Murdoch's Lupa Systems acquire roughly half the company (including its podcast network, New York magazine, and Vox website) for over $300 million, according to *The New York Times*. - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $650.0M (latest estimate). Total Funding of $407.6M across 8 rounds. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Penske Media Corporation (now owner), NBCUniversal (prior investor), General Atlantic (prior investor), Accel (prior investor), Warner Bros. Discovery (former investor). Key partners include advertisers on the Concert marketplace. - **Growth Signals**: Employs 705 people (+5.7% YoY). Monthly users of 325 million. Monthly video views of 1 billion. Monthly podcast downloads of 59 million. Top 10 US media company. Top 10 US podcast network. Recently acquired by Penske Media Corporation, signaling consolidation and strategic repositioning. ## Competitive Advantages - **Prestigious Brand Portfolio**: Owns some of the most trusted and culturally relevant media brands in the US (Vox, The Verge, New York Magazine, Eater), creating strong audience loyalty and advertising demand. - **Proprietary Advertising Technology (Concert & Forte)**: A "cookie-less" AI platform that provides a competitive edge in the privacy-focused advertising landscape, allowing for targeted, measurable campaigns without third-party cookies. - **Scale and Reach**: 325 million monthly users, 1 billion monthly video views, and a top-10 podcast network provide massive, cross-platform audience reach. - **Award-Winning Content**: Recognized with Pulitzer Prizes, National Magazine Awards, Emmy Awards, and James Beard Journalism Awards, reinforcing credibility and talent attraction. - **Diverse Revenue Streams**: Digital advertising, branded content (Vox Creative), podcasts, events, TV/streaming, and print create resilience and multiple growth levers. ## Strategic Focus - **AI and Data-Driven Advertising**: Continued investment in Forte and Concert to lead in cookie-less, AI-powered advertising solutions. - **Podcast and Audio Expansion**: Growing the Vox Media Podcast Network as a key revenue and audience growth driver. - **Brand Consolidation and Synergies**: Following the acquisition by Penske Media Corporation, likely focus on operational efficiencies and cross-brand collaboration. - **Direct-to-Consumer and Subscription**: Leveraging brands like New York Magazine and The Strategist for subscription and commerce revenue. - **Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**: A stated commitment to building a diverse and inclusive company, with five pillars guiding this work. ## Why Work Here - **Culture and Values**: Described as a "fast-moving, creative, and collaborative community" that values "original ideas and meaningful work." Emphasis on curiosity and a shared commitment to exceptional work. - **Diversity and Inclusion**: Designated a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign for 7 consecutive years. Offers 20 weeks of paid parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers. Has nine Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including PRIDE, Village (parents), AXS (disability), Bloom (women), The Culture (Black), Mi Gente (Hispanic/Latine), Rooted (AAPI), The Tribe (Jewish), and Yalla (MENA/Arab). - **Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy**: Not explicitly stated in the search results, but the company has offices in New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, and London, suggesting a hybrid or office-based model is likely. - **Notable Perks**: 20 weeks paid parental leave, ERGs, and a focus on career progression and transparency. The company has been named one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. - **Engineering/Technical Culture**: The company has a strong technical backbone (Concert, Forte, WordPress platform) and employs engineers, data scientists, and product managers. The "Decoder with Nilay Patel" podcast exemplifies a focus on tech and business strategy. - **Employee Sentiment**: Employer rating of 3.4/5.0 from 467 reviews on LinkedIn (Work-Life: 3.7, Compensation: 3.3, Culture: 3.4, Career: 2.9). This suggests a generally positive work-life balance and culture, but room for improvement in career development. - **Active Job Postings**: 15 active roles as of the search date, including Senior Director of Podcast Partnerships, Associate Marketing Director, Senior Video Producer, and Social Editor. ## Sources 1. [Vox Media Website](https://www.voxmedia.com/) 2. [Vox Media Jobs Page](https://www.voxmedia.com/jobs/) 3. [Vox Media LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vox-media-llc) 4. [Vox Media Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_Media) 5. 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