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# Senior Motion Designer at LucidLink

- **Company:** LucidLink
- **Location:** Sofia, Bulgaria
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lucidlink/fb6ecd35-3fd3-4a2e-93f1-e892c09b63fa

## Job description

## COMPANY OVERVIEW

LucidLink is the file streaming platform for large-file workflows. We give teams and tools instant access to data in the cloud, so work starts right away, anywhere. No downloads, no syncing, no VPNs. What began as a faster way to open huge media files is now a platform spanning streaming from existing storage, on-site acceleration, web and mobile access, and a developer layer that connects agents to the filespace, all with zero-knowledge security and enterprise governance built in. More than 4,000 companies — including Adobe, Spotify, Warner Bros, and Paramount — and 100,000 users in over 150 countries stream more than 100 petabytes with LucidLink, and the Television Academy has recognized us with an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award. Founded in 2016 by storage industry veterans, we are headquartered in San Francisco with an engineering office in Sofia, Bulgaria, and remote employees across North America, Europe and Australia.

## REASONS TO JOIN LUCIDLINK:

- Tackle big challenges: You’ll have the chance to solve complex, high-stakes problems that redefine how teams collaborate globally. By starting with the Media & Entertainment industry and expanding into data-intensive sectors, you’ll gain deep insight into cutting-edge technologies and play a role in shaping the future of global workflows.
- Values-led culture: Our values don’t just exist on paper—they guide every decision and interaction. You’ll thrive in an environment where integrity, innovation, and empathy are at the core of how we operate, empowering you to grow personally and professionally.
- Hypergrowth journey: Joining a company with rapid growth means unparalleled opportunities for advancement, learning, and being part of an exciting journey toward unicorn status. You’ll experience the adrenaline of startup speed combined with the satisfaction of building something truly impactful.
- Immediate impact: At LucidLink, your work will matter—immediately. You’ll be part of a tight-knit team of 230+ builders working at startup speed, where your ideas and actions will create tangible, exponential results that contribute to our collective success.
- Comprehensive benefits: We believe in investing in our people. With flexible PTO, a competitive salary, stock options, and full health coverage, you’ll feel supported both professionally and personally while enjoying a strong work-life balance.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

Hi, I'm Gabriela, Creative Design Lead at LucidLink. We're looking for a Senior Motion Designer with strong creative thinking, a research-informed approach and a clear focus on work that leads to better outcomes. This is a chance to help shape storytelling for a category-defining product. In our team, honesty, craft and real customer impact matter a lot.

We’re looking for someone who’s comfortable working from brief to delivery, creating video content that impacts different audiences/personas across a variety of channels, aligned with the marketing goals. This work sits in a complex product space, with connected workflows, integrations and technical depth that make the design challenges especially interesting. Experience or interest in AI-powered creative workflows is a strong plus.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Own design outcome in marketing areas, from brief to delivery
- Research and turn insights into creative design decisions
- Partner with Product and Marketing to create solutions that balance customer needs, business goals and technical feasibility
- Use data, research and design judgment to improve outcomes
- Contribute to consistency through patterns, tokens and motion design system collaboration
- Communicate decisions clearly through rationale, storytelling and evidence
- Contribute to design quality through collaboration and feedback from your fellow designers
- Guard the LucidLink brand - hold a high bar for consistency, even when no one is checking.

## WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
- Proficiency with modern motion design tools such as Lottie or Rive
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in iterative environments
- Data-informed mindset and comfort using qualitative and quantitative signals
- High craft standards in graphic design, motion design and animation principles
- Experience in SaaS or B2B products is strongly preferred
- Experience creating video for technically complex products is a plus
- Experience with AI-enabled features or workflows is a strong plus
- Fluent in English, written and spoken

## YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU ARE…

- Proactive and curious, with a habit of looking beyond the obvious solution
- Comfortable working in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve and learning is continuous
- Thoughtful about both speed and quality, knowing when to go deep and when to keep momentum
- Collaborative and low-ego, with a willingness to share work early and improve it through feedback
- Reliable in execution and confident working independently within a shared creative direction
- Energized by complexity and able to bring clarity to ambiguous situations

## SHOW US YOUR CRAFT

- Please share a portfolio that walks us through your process
- Selected candidates will be invited to work through a creative challenge

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU APPLY

1. Initial Interview You’ll meet with someone from our People & Culture team. We’ll introduce you to LucidLink - our culture, product, and the way we work - and answer any initial questions you may have.
2. Hiring Manager Interview You’ll meet with the hiring manager for a structured interview focused on your past experience and achievements, to understand how you deliver results and approach key challenges.
3. Design Interview You’ll meet with our senior motion designer. This conversation is about understanding your experience and what you’re looking for, as well as sharing more about our team and current challenges. During the call, we’ll ask you to present your portfolio and talk about a project you’re proud of (30–45 min).
4. Live Design Task In this live session with our Creative team, you’ll collaborate on a real-world challenge involving ambiguity, trade-offs, and complexity. We’re particularly interested in your thinking process, prioritization, and how you use AI to support your work. Please note that this exercise is for evaluation purposes and will not be used externally.
5. Review Session with Design team Following the live whiteboard session, selected candidates will be invited to complete a short follow-up exercisе.
6. Final Interview You'll meet with our Director of Design for a final conversation. This is a chance to discuss your longer-term creative vision, how you think about the role of motion within a broader design organization and whether LucidLink is the right place for you to do your best work.

At LucidLink, AI fluency is a core professional competency. As part of our interview process, we'll explore how you currently use AI tools in your work and how you think about using them responsibly.

## About LucidLink

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: LucidLink provides a cloud-native file streaming platform that enables teams to access, edit, and collaborate on massive files in real time without downloading or syncing.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Peter Thompson and George Dochev

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Cloud Storage, Collaboration Software, Media & Entertainment, Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC)
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily serving creative and technical teams in media & entertainment (film, video, animation), architecture/engineering/construction (AEC), and marketing/advertising. Customers include enterprises like Warner Bros., Discovery, Spotify, Paramount, and Adobe.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To make data instantly and securely accessible from anywhere, redefining real-time collaboration for remote, hybrid, and multi-office teams around the world.

## Products & Services
- **LucidLink Filespaces**: A cloud-native file streaming platform that mounts as a local drive. Users can instantly access, stream, and edit files of any size directly from the cloud without downloading, syncing, or using a VPN. It provides a single source of truth with real-time collaboration, zero-knowledge encryption, and enterprise-grade access controls (SSO, SCIM, folder/link permissions). It is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and MPAA TPN Blue compliant.
- **LucidLink Enterprise**: A version of the platform that combines fast, secure collaboration with egress-free AWS storage, designed for scaling teams.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$114.6M** across 5 rounds. Annual Revenue estimated at **$5.7M**.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Brighton Park Capital (led Series C), Headline (led Series A & B), Baseline Ventures (led Seed), S28 Capital (led Seed). Key partners include AWS.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 203 employees (+11.2% YoY). Received a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award. Used by teams behind Oscar and Emmy-winning productions (e.g., *The Bear*, *Atlanta*). Operates in 10 countries with a tech hub in Sofia, Bulgaria.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique File Streaming Technology**: Unlike sync-and-share tools (Dropbox, Google Drive) or VPNs, LucidLink streams only the data blocks needed, providing instant access to massive files without local downloads or quality loss.
- **Zero-Knowledge Encryption**: Ensures only authorized users can access data, providing a strong security moat for enterprise clients.
- **Seamless Integration**: Works with existing tools (Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, Revit, Figma, Final Cut Pro) and feels like a local drive, requiring no change in workflow.
- **Enterprise Compliance**: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and MPAA TPN Blue certified, making it suitable for highly regulated industries like media and entertainment.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding its enterprise customer base, deepening integrations with creative and engineering tools, and scaling its global workforce. The company is focused on replacing legacy infrastructure (servers, VPNs, sync tools) for distributed teams.
- **Direction for growth**: Continued investment in product development (e.g., AI features, mobile team), expanding into new verticals (sports production, marketing), and growing its presence in EMEA and APAC.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Described as a team of "creatives and technologists" driven by a shared obsession with streamlining collaboration. Values include redefining real-time collaboration and enabling work from anywhere.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Hybrid and remote-first workforce. Headquarters in San Francisco, with a major tech hub in Sofia, Bulgaria. Teams span North America, Europe, and Australia.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Opportunity to work on a first-of-its-kind file streaming technology that has won an Emmy. The engineering culture is focused on solving complex data streaming and security challenges. Employee reviews on LinkedIn rate the company 4.2/5.0 (Work-Life: 4.3, Compensation: 4.4, Culture: 4.1, Career: 4.1).
- **Open roles (as of mid-2026)**: Senior Field Marketing Manager, Senior Product Designer with AI, Senior Technical Marketing Manager (Developer), Senior Software Engineer (Mobile team), Senior Manager (Revenue Enablement).

## Sources
1. [lucidlink.com](https://www.lucidlink.com/)
2. [lucidlink.com/careers](https://www.lucidlink.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com/company/lucidlink](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucidlink)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/lucidlink](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lucidlink)
5. [lucidlink.com/blog/what-is-lucidlink](https://www.lucidlink.com/blog/what-is-lucidlink)

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