Senior Motion & Graphic Designer

Silverback Strategies is a digital marketing agency that specializes in search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and social media marketing. Founded in 2013, the company aims to help businesses grow their online presence and achieve measurable results through data-driven strategies. With a team of experienced professionals, Silverback Strategies focuses on delivering customized marketing solutions that align with clients' goals and enhance their brand visibility in a competitive market.

Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency looking for a Senior Motion & Graphic Designer to translate strategy into visuals, partner with the Creative Strategist, and produce both static ad creative and short-form motion/video content for paid social. The role includes creating storyboards and finished assets, interpreting brand guidance from minimal to comprehensive systems, selecting and editing raw footage and imagery into finished assets, and maintaining visual consistency across high volumes of ad variations and platform-specific formats. The position requires managing production timelines, minimizing internal revision cycles, and producing creative that anticipates compliance and legal review while pushing brands into new creative territory.

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer at Silverback Strategies will produce static and short-form video creative for paid social, translate strategy into visuals, and maintain high-quality, on-brand assets while navigating compliance and fast production timelines.

Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency looking for a Senior Motion & Graphic Designer to translate strategy into visuals, partner with the Creative Strategist, and produce both static ad creative and short-form motion/video content for paid social. The role includes creating storyboards and finished assets, interpreting brand guidance from minimal to comprehensive systems, selecting and editing raw footage and imagery into finished assets, and maintaining visual consistency across high volumes of ad variations and platform-specific formats. The position requires managing production timelines, minimizing internal revision cycles, and producing creative that anticipates compliance and legal review while pushing brands into new creative territory.Requirements:<ul><li> 5+ years in a hands-on creative production role (Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Producer, or similar) with dedicated performance/paid social experience</li><li> A portfolio demonstrating range across static design and video/motion editing, ideally for paid social</li><li> Experience working within brand guidelines of varying depth and translating them into new creative applications</li><li> Experience in regulated or highly regulated industries (healthcare, finance, insurance, legal, or similar) is a strong plus</li><li> Experience working in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and layered approval processes</li><li> Expert-level proficiency in Figma (or similar) for static design and layout</li><li> Strong proficiency in After Effects (or similar) for motion graphics and video editing</li><li> Comfortable editing raw video/photo footage into finished assets (selects, cuts, pacing, captions/graphics overlays)</li><li> Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator)</li><li> Understands platform-specific creative specs and best practices across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other paid social channels</li><li> Strong eye for performance advertising craft (thumb-stopping, polished, effective)</li><li> Understands performance/paid-social fundamentals (hooks, pacing, hierarchy, CTAs) and can make independent creative calls</li><li> High attention to detail and comfort giving/receiving fast iterative feedback</li><li> Thrives on speed without sacrificing polish and is self-sufficient in production</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li> Unlimited PTO</li><li> Comprehensive health plans</li><li> Dental insurance</li><li> Vision plans</li><li> Virtual Team Events and a fun, casual, inclusive company culture</li><li> Company-paid ClassPass membership</li><li> 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave</li><li> Summer Fridays</li><li> 401(k) with Employer Match</li></ul>

Silverback Strategies

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer Senior Motion & Graphic Designer at Silverback Strategies will produce static and short-form video creative for paid social, translate strategy into visuals, and maintain high-quality, on-brand assets while navigating compliance and fast production timelines. Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency looking for a Senior Motion & Graphic Designer to translate strategy into visuals, partner with the Creative Strategist, and produce both static ad creative and short-form motion/video content for paid social. The role includes creating storyboards and finished assets, interpreting brand guidance from minimal to comprehensive systems, selecting and editing raw footage and imagery into finished assets, and maintaining visual consistency across high volumes of ad variations and platform-specific formats. The position requires managing production timelines, minimizing internal revision cycles, and producing creative that anticipates compliance and legal review while pushing brands into new creative territory. Senior Motion & Graphic Designer Designer Silverback Strategies Digital Marketing Advertising SEO Figma After Effects Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Adobe Illustrator Paid social platforms (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest)

Produce static and motion creative for paid social, turning briefs and research into polished assets and storyboards. Ensure visual consistency, anticipate compliance needs, and deliver client-ready work quickly with minimal revisions.

Graphic Designer

Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency built to help marketers grow and capitalize on change. Ad Age, Inc Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washingtonian, and The Washington Business Journal have recognized Silverback as one of the best places to work. We hire the best and help them get better. Silverbackers are supported, challenged and inspired by their peers. Regardless of title or tenure, every Silverbacker plays a role in helping our agency get better. This is a place where you can make a difference. -What you will do- • Translate strategy into visuals: partner closely with our Creative Strategist to take research, hooks, and loose creative briefs and turn them into concrete visual concepts, storyboards, and finished assets • Produce both statics and video: design and build static ad creative and edit/produce short-form video and motion content for paid social at a consistently high craft level • Interpret brand guidance at any altitude: work from anything ranging from a thin one-pager to a comprehensive brand system, and reliably produce creative that's unmistakably on-brand either way • Navigate regulated-industry review cycles: produce creative that anticipates compliance and legal scrutiny, minimizing revision rounds and rejection risk without watering down creative quality • Push brands into new creative territory: identify opportunities to evolve a brand's creative expression to unlock scale and new-market growth, while staying inside brand-safety guardrails • Select and edit raw footage/imagery: review raw photography and video footage from shoots and select, crop, cut, and edit the strongest material into finished assets — no on-set creative direction required • Own asset quality and turnaround: deliver polished, client-ready work with minimal internal revision cycles so assets aren't burning days internally before they even reach the client • Maintain visual consistency at scale: keep creative consistent and on-brand across a high volume of ad variations, formats, and platform -What we are looking for- Core Experience • 5+ years in a hands-on creative production role — Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Producer, or similar —with dedicated performance/paid social experience • A portfolio that shows range across both static design and video/motion editing, ideally for paid social specifically • Experience working within brand guidelines of varying depth and translating them into new creative applications • Experience in regulated or highly regulated industries (healthcare, finance, insurance, legal, or similar) is a strong plus, given our client base • Experience working in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and layered approval processes Craft & Technical Skills • Expert-level proficiency in Figma (or similar) for static design and layout • Strong proficiency in After Effects (or similar) for motion graphics and video editing • Comfortable editing raw video/photo footage into finished assets: selects, cuts, pacing, captions/graphics overlays • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator) as needed • Understands platform-specific creative specs and best practices across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other paid social channels Creative & Strategic Judgment • A strong eye for what 'good' looks like in modern performance advertising — thumb-stopping, polished, and effective, not just pretty • Understands performance/paid-social fundamentals (hooks, pacing, hierarchy, CTAs) well enough to make smart creative calls independently, without needing to run the strategy • Can take a loose brief or visual direction and fill in the gaps with sound creative judgment • High attention to detail — typos, brand misapplications, and spec errors don't make it to client review • Comfortable giving and receiving fast, iterative feedback in a deadline-driven environment -What Success Looks Like- • Assets consistently reach client/compliance review in 1–2 internal revision rounds or fewer • Creative reliably passes compliance and legal review with minimal rework • Output balances brand safety with creative freshness — clients see growth and new territory, not just 'more of the same' • The Strategist and Senior Performance Creative function as a true two-person creative engine, each covering what the other doesn't -What This Role Is Not: • Not a photo/video shoot creative director — you won't be expected to run or direct live shoots, just to select and edit from what's captured • Not a pure strategist — research, testing frameworks, and reporting live with the Creative Strategist, not this role —Why Silverback?— Silverback isn’t for everybody. If you’re an A player, you will get paid more, learn more and grow faster with support from a smart and fun team. If you’re a B player, you will be miserable. Work with the A team: We are ruthless about putting the best possible team on the field. Make an impact: We’re a small agency. Everybody has the opportunity to drive change and impact. Get paid: We hire the best and pay them generously. Do cool sh*t: From media to SEO to measurement, learn the cutting edge of what works.

The Senior Motion & Graphic Designer at Silverback Strategies will translate strategy into visuals and produce high-quality static and video content for paid social.

United States

Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency built to help marketers grow and capitalize on change. Ad Age, Inc Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washingtonian, and The Washington Business Journal have recognized Silverback as one of the best places to work. We hire the best and help them get better. Silverbackers are supported, challenged and inspired by their peers. Regardless of title or tenure, every Silverbacker plays a role in helping our agency get better. This is a place where you can make a difference. -What you will do- • Translate strategy into visuals: partner closely with our Creative Strategist to take research, hooks, and loose creative briefs and turn them into concrete visual concepts, storyboards, and finished assets • Produce both statics and video: design and build static ad creative and edit/produce short-form video and motion content for paid social at a consistently high craft level • Interpret brand guidance at any altitude: work from anything ranging from a thin one-pager to a comprehensive brand system, and reliably produce creative that's unmistakably on-brand either way • Navigate regulated-industry review cycles: produce creative that anticipates compliance and legal scrutiny, minimizing revision rounds and rejection risk without watering down creative quality • Push brands into new creative territory: identify opportunities to evolve a brand's creative expression to unlock scale and new-market growth, while staying inside brand-safety guardrails • Select and edit raw footage/imagery: review raw photography and video footage from shoots and select, crop, cut, and edit the strongest material into finished assets — no on-set creative direction required • Own asset quality and turnaround: deliver polished, client-ready work with minimal internal revision cycles so assets aren't burning days internally before they even reach the client • Maintain visual consistency at scale: keep creative consistent and on-brand across a high volume of ad variations, formats, and platform -What we are looking for- Core Experience • 5+ years in a hands-on creative production role — Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Producer, or similar —with dedicated performance/paid social experience • A portfolio that shows range across both static design and video/motion editing, ideally for paid social specifically • Experience working within brand guidelines of varying depth and translating them into new creative applications • Experience in regulated or highly regulated industries (healthcare, finance, insurance, legal, or similar) is a strong plus, given our client base • Experience working in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and layered approval processes Craft & Technical Skills • Expert-level proficiency in Figma (or similar) for static design and layout • Strong proficiency in After Effects (or similar) for motion graphics and video editing • Comfortable editing raw video/photo footage into finished assets: selects, cuts, pacing, captions/graphics overlays • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator) as needed • Understands platform-specific creative specs and best practices across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other paid social channels Creative & Strategic Judgment • A strong eye for what 'good' looks like in modern performance advertising — thumb-stopping, polished, and effective, not just pretty • Understands performance/paid-social fundamentals (hooks, pacing, hierarchy, CTAs) well enough to make smart creative calls independently, without needing to run the strategy • Can take a loose brief or visual direction and fill in the gaps with sound creative judgment • High attention to detail — typos, brand misapplications, and spec errors don't make it to client review • Comfortable giving and receiving fast, iterative feedback in a deadline-driven environment -What Success Looks Like- • Assets consistently reach client/compliance review in 1–2 internal revision rounds or fewer • Creative reliably passes compliance and legal review with minimal rework • Output balances brand safety with creative freshness — clients see growth and new territory, not just 'more of the same' • The Strategist and Senior Performance Creative function as a true two-person creative engine, each covering what the other doesn't -What This Role Is Not: • Not a photo/video shoot creative director — you won't be expected to run or direct live shoots, just to select and edit from what's captured • Not a pure strategist — research, testing frameworks, and reporting live with the Creative Strategist, not this role —Why Silverback?— Silverback isn’t for everybody. If you’re an A player, you will get paid more, learn more and grow faster with support from a smart and fun team. If you’re a B player, you will be miserable. Work with the A team: We are ruthless about putting the best possible team on the field. Make an impact: We’re a small agency. Everybody has the opportunity to drive change and impact. Get paid: We hire the best and pay them generously. Do cool sh*t: From media to SEO to measurement, learn the cutting edge of what works.Requirements:<ul><li> 5+ years in a hands-on creative production role — Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Producer, or similar —with dedicated performance/paid social experience</li><li> A portfolio that shows range across both static design and video/motion editing, ideally for paid social specifically</li><li> Experience working within brand guidelines of varying depth and translating them into new creative applications</li><li> Experience in regulated or highly regulated industries (healthcare, finance, insurance, legal, or similar) is a strong plus, given our client base</li><li> Experience working in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and layered approval processes</li><li> Expert-level proficiency in Figma (or similar) for static design and layout</li><li> Strong proficiency in After Effects (or similar) for motion graphics and video editing</li><li> Comfortable editing raw video/photo footage into finished assets: selects, cuts, pacing, captions/graphics overlays</li><li> Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator) as needed</li><li> Understands platform-specific creative specs and best practices across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other paid social channels</li><li> A strong eye for what 'good' looks like in modern performance advertising — thumb-stopping, polished, and effective, not just pretty</li><li> Understands performance/paid-social fundamentals (hooks, pacing, hierarchy, CTAs) well enough to make smart creative calls independently, without needing to run the strategy</li><li> Can take a loose brief or visual direction and fill in the gaps with sound creative judgment</li><li> High attention to detail — typos, brand misapplications, and spec errors don't make it to client review</li><li> Comfortable giving and receiving fast, iterative feedback in a deadline-driven environment</li><li> Thrives on speed without sacrificing polish — this role owns production timelines that need to move fast to offset long approval cycles</li><li> Collaborative by nature; sees the Creative Strategist as a partner, not a hand-off point</li><li> Self-sufficient in production; doesn't need heavy oversight to get from brief to finished asset</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li> Unlimited PTO</li><li> Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans</li><li> Virtual Team Events and a fun, casual, inclusive company culture</li><li> Company-paid ClassPass membership</li><li> 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave</li><li> Summer Fridays</li><li> 401(k) with Employer Match</li></ul>

Senior Motion & Graphic Designer The Senior Motion & Graphic Designer at Silverback Strategies will translate strategy into visuals and produce high-quality static and video content for paid social. Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency built to help marketers grow and capitalize on change. Ad Age, Inc Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washingtonian, and The Washington Business Journal have recognized Silverback as one of the best places to work. We hire the best and help them get better. Silverbackers are supported, challenged and inspired by their peers. Regardless of title or tenure, every Silverbacker plays a role in helping our agency get better. This is a place where you can make a difference. -What you will do- • Translate strategy into visuals: partner closely with our Creative Strategist to take research, hooks, and loose creative briefs and turn them into concrete visual concepts, storyboards, and finished assets • Produce both statics and video: design and build static ad creative and edit/produce short-form video and motion content for paid social at a consistently high craft level • Interpret brand guidance at any altitude: work from anything ranging from a thin one-pager to a comprehensive brand system, and reliably produce creative that's unmistakably on-brand either way • Navigate regulated-industry review cycles: produce creative that anticipates compliance and legal scrutiny, minimizing revision rounds and rejection risk without watering down creative quality • Push brands into new creative territory: identify opportunities to evolve a brand's creative expression to unlock scale and new-market growth, while staying inside brand-safety guardrails • Select and edit raw footage/imagery: review raw photography and video footage from shoots and select, crop, cut, and edit the strongest material into finished assets — no on-set creative direction required • Own asset quality and turnaround: deliver polished, client-ready work with minimal internal revision cycles so assets aren't burning days internally before they even reach the client • Maintain visual consistency at scale: keep creative consistent and on-brand across a high volume of ad variations, formats, and platform -What we are looking for- Core Experience • 5+ years in a hands-on creative production role — Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Producer, or similar —with dedicated performance/paid social experience • A portfolio that shows range across both static design and video/motion editing, ideally for paid social specifically • Experience working within brand guidelines of varying depth and translating them into new creative applications • Experience in regulated or highly regulated industries (healthcare, finance, insurance, legal, or similar) is a strong plus, given our client base • Experience working in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and layered approval processes Craft & Technical Skills • Expert-level proficiency in Figma (or similar) for static design and layout • Strong proficiency in After Effects (or similar) for motion graphics and video editing • Comfortable editing raw video/photo footage into finished assets: selects, cuts, pacing, captions/graphics overlays • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator) as needed • Understands platform-specific creative specs and best practices across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other paid social channels Creative & Strategic Judgment • A strong eye for what 'good' looks like in modern performance advertising — thumb-stopping, polished, and effective, not just pretty • Understands performance/paid-social fundamentals (hooks, pacing, hierarchy, CTAs) well enough to make smart creative calls independently, without needing to run the strategy • Can take a loose brief or visual direction and fill in the gaps with sound creative judgment • High attention to detail — typos, brand misapplications, and spec errors don't make it to client review • Comfortable giving and receiving fast, iterative feedback in a deadline-driven environment -What Success Looks Like- • Assets consistently reach client/compliance review in 1–2 internal revision rounds or fewer • Creative reliably passes compliance and legal review with minimal rework • Output balances brand safety with creative freshness — clients see growth and new territory, not just 'more of the same' • The Strategist and Senior Performance Creative function as a true two-person creative engine, each covering what the other doesn't -What This Role Is Not: • Not a photo/video shoot creative director — you won't be expected to run or direct live shoots, just to select and edit from what's captured • Not a pure strategist — research, testing frameworks, and reporting live with the Creative Strategist, not this role —Why Silverback?— Silverback isn’t for everybody. If you’re an A player, you will get paid more, learn more and grow faster with support from a smart and fun team. If you’re a B player, you will be miserable. Work with the A team: We are ruthless about putting the best possible team on the field. Make an impact: We’re a small agency. Everybody has the opportunity to drive change and impact. Get paid: We hire the best and pay them generously. Do cool sh*t: From media to SEO to measurement, learn the cutting edge of what works. Graphic Designer Designer Silverback Strategies Digital Marketing Advertising SEO

As a Senior Motion & Graphic Designer, you will partner with the Creative Strategist to create compelling visual concepts and manage the production of both static and motion content. This role requires a strong background in creative production and the ability to navigate regulated industry standards.

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