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Social Media Animator, Brand & Creative

Doordashusa

Job Description

About the Team

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.

About the Role

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.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

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.

We’re excited about you because…

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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Compensation

The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays.

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

$119,000—$175,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

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