Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Jose office, 4 days a week.

We seek a strategic, collaborative Senior Videography/Motion Designer to help shape how we tell stories, launch products, and inspire action through world-class video and motion design. Sitting at the intersection of brand, product, marketing, and comms, this role is responsible for leading high-impact visual narratives that bring clarity, emotion, and momentum to our most important initiatives.

You’ll work cross-functionally with design, product, marketing, communications, and executive teams to craft compelling video and motion work—from brand campaigns and product explainers to in-product animations and internal event content. This role will be integral in setting the creative vision for our motion design work and scaling video as a core discipline—bringing energy, consistency, and beauty to every touchpoint.

This role is central to how Lambda shows up in the world—with video and motion that are as thoughtful and powerful as the technology we build.

What You’ll Do:

Lead the creation of video and motion content that supports marketing campaigns, product launches, customer stories, and events.
Collaborate closely with design, product, and marketing teams to turn complex ideas into engaging video and motion design
Translate strategic narratives into visual stories that resonate with technical and business audiences
Establish and evolve our video and motion design language—setting standards for animation, pacing, transitions, and interactivity across mediums
Develop storyboards, mood boards, style frames, and prototypes to communicate ideas early and clearly
Bring a critical eye to storytelling—editing and refining video and motion assets to maximize clarity, emotional resonance, and visual impact
Own projects end-to-end—from creative concepting and scripting to post-production and delivery
Mentor and direct freelance editors, animators, and production partners as needed to scale high-quality output
Build systems and templates for video and motion content to ensure consistency and efficiency across the org
Contribute to the evolution of our brand expression through video and motion—partnering with design leadership to ensure alignment across all touchpoints

You:

Are a visual storyteller at heart—fluent in using video and motion to inform, inspire, and persuade
Thrive in ambiguity, and love shaping creative stories and animation from scratch
Balance creative intuition with strategic clarity, always designing with purpose
Know how to collaborate closely across teams and communicate your ideas effectively
Are highly organized, able to manage multiple projects and timelines without compromising quality
Are a hands-on maker who also thinks at a systems level, building for scalability and long-term impact
Are both technical wiz and gear head when it comes to filming as well as a bonafide designer and artists when it comes to postproduction, editing, and creating beautiful animation

Requirements:

6+ years of experience in video production, animation, motion design, and motion graphics—preferably in tech, creative agency, or product-driven environments.
Strong expertise in motion graphics (animated infographics, kinetic typography, logo animations, explainer videos) and motion design (UI animations, transitions, title sequences, brand storytelling).
Strong portfolio showcasing a range of video and motion work, including brand, product, and campaign videos
Deep experience with 2D animation, with expert level knowledge of video/motion tools like After Effects, Cinema 4D, Spline, Premiere Pro,
Skilled in design tools like Adobe products and Figma.
Deep understanding of kinetic typography, transitions, and basic visual effects, pacing, rhythm, and narrative structure in video storytelling.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple disciplines
Strong visual design skills with attention to detail, layout, typography, and brand alignment
Experience working with creative briefs, storyboards, and production workflows
Experience developing video and motion systems, strong knowledge in plugin-tool usage, scripting for After Effects or design technologies for digital products
Experience in video production, lighting, blocking, sound design, editing, and post-production.
Proficiency in using multiple camera systems including Canon, Sony, Blackmagic etc. Have a solid working knowledge of optics, lenses and other filming equipment.
Audio capture and processing knowledge and experience preferred. Demonstrated ability to capture clean audio for interviews, live events and talk shows etc.
Ability to work independently and film/shoot when required.

Nice to Have:

Code-native animation tools and languages like Lottie/Rive, WebGL, GSAP or other web animations
Proficient in Compositing, rotoscoping, green screen
Familiarity with the developer or ML/AI space and how to translate technical concepts visually
Experience producing videos for events, conferences, or social media campaigns

Salary Range Information

Based on market data and other factors, the salary range for this position is [insert range]. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Investors include Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund
We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability
Our research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
We have a wildly talented team of 250, and growing fast
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Commuter/Work from home stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match
Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use

A Final Note:

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.