This role is listed as fully remote, with no country restriction stated on the posting.
PostHog has a famous hedgehog mascot that has never moved. The company now wants its first in house animator to bring it to life and give all of its videos one clear style.
About PostHog
PostHog is a product analytics and data platform that stores analytics, error tracking, session replays and business data so teams and their AI agents can act on it. It came out of Y Combinator in 2020, says more than 500,000 organizations have installed it, and has raised more than $180 million.
About the Role
You will be the creative owner of everything that moves in PostHog's visuals, mainly in video. You will:
- Shape PostHog's motion and animation style more or less from scratch
- Illustrate and animate the hedgehog mascot, from how it walks to how it reacts
- Animate product launches, changelogs, documentaries, tutorials and social shorts
- Recreate the PostHog interface in 3D for launch visuals and animate icons inside the app
- Build a toolkit of animated logos, transitions and templates for future videos
About You
- Advanced in After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop
- A portfolio that shows range: motion graphics, illustration led animation and character work
- You draw and design your own assets, not only animate other people's files
- You have taken work from idea and script all the way to delivery
Nice to Have
- Experience making content for developers or technical audiences
- Basic video editing skills
- Experience turning product interfaces into animated assets
What PostHog Offers
- A fully remote, async first team with meeting free Tuesdays and Thursdays
- A public handbook that explains how the company pays people, sets strategy and works
PostHog does not list a salary on this posting.
Apply for the Animator and Motion Graphics Designer role on PostHog's careers page