Moloco Studios Senior Creative Designer

About Moloco:

Moloco builds some of the most powerful AI advertising solutions in the world. Our name—short for "machine learning company"—reflects our core mission: democratizing access to the advanced AI that has historically been reserved for tech giants. Led by machine learning pioneers who built some of the most successful ad systems at Google, including YouTube's monetization engine and key search advertising technologies, we're transforming how businesses grow and compete in the digital economy.

Built with AI from day one, Moloco’s planet-scale machine learning platform powers a suite of solutions for advertising growth and monetization. Moloco Ads is an AI-powered platform that delivers real business outcomes for mobile app marketers through performance-based user acquisition. Moloco Commerce Media and Streaming Monetization solutions enable retailers, marketplaces, and streaming platforms to build revenue-generating ad businesses that balance user experience and advertiser performance.

Moloco is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Beijing, Singapore, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Tel Aviv, and Berlin.

Moloco is a truly rewarding place to work and in an exciting period of growth, which you could be a part of. Join us today and apply now!

The Impact You’ll Be Contributing to Moloco:

Moloco is a machine learning-powered performance advertising platform trusted by top mobile marketers to deliver real business outcomes. Our in-house Creative Studio produces data-driven ad creatives across video, playable, static, UGC, and app store formats to support some of the most engaging mobile apps in the world. 

As a Creative Designer at Moloco, you will create engaging ad creatives that support global performance campaigns across mobile gaming and app categories. You will work on a variety of formats including video, motion graphics, UGC-style content, and static ads. This role blends strong visual execution with a data-informed creative mindset. You’ll collaborate across internal teams and vendors while learning how performance insights influence creative success.

To be considered for this position, you must include your resume and portfolio.

The Opportunity:

• Hybrid Design Execution
  Act as a Hybrid CG Generalist with strengths in both Motion Graphics and Graphic Design. Own end-to-end creative execution, from concept development through final delivery and iteration. Stay up-to-date with UGC trends, emerging video styles, mobile advertising best practices, and platform-native design standards. Serve as the team’s go-to motion expert, providing guidance on motion quality, feasibility, and best practices across projects.
• Data-Driven Design
  Use performance data as a daily input to creative decision-making, translating insights into visual concepts and execution strategies. Iterate on creatives leveraging performance metrics (IPM, CTR, ROAS), actively forming hypotheses, testing variations, and applying learnings to improve outcomes across campaigns.Demonstrate clear influence on performance results beyond execution, contributing to measurable creative impact.
• Visual Content Production
  Plan, design, and produce high-quality visual content across branding, marketing, and digital channels, with a strong focus on mobile advertising creatives. Support the development of high-performing mobile ads by creating engaging, platform-native creatives across video, motion graphics, UGC, and static formats. Edit UGC-style ads for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts using raw client or user footage. Apply advanced motion systems, modular animation frameworks, and performance-optimized motion principles (hooks, loops, pacing) to maximize engagement and retention.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  Partner closely with global and local teams and cross-functional stakeholders to meet project goals and elevate creative quality. Act as a senior creative owner in discussions with Sales, Strategy, and Performance teams, aligning creative direction with business and performance objectives.Review outsourced assets from freelancers or vendor partners and provide clear, constructive feedback. Deliver high-quality QA and revisions aligned with creative briefs.
• Design Leadership
  Help establish and elevate design standards, motion frameworks, and workflows within the team. Mentor junior designers not only on execution but also on motion thinking, performance-oriented design, and data-informed iteration. Maintain organized working files, templates, and export packages to ensure efficient delivery. Execute creative briefs with sensitivity to brand tone, genre nuances, and performance objectives.

How Do I Know if the Role is Right For Me?

• Minimum Qualifications 
  • Experience Level
    5+ years of relevant professional experience in video, motion graphics, or visual design, suitable for a Senior Designer role.
  •  Core Skills
    Strong Hybrid CG Generalist capabilities with deep expertise in Motion Graphics. Portfolio must demonstrate mobile advertising work including videos, motion systems, or static campaigns, showcasing advanced animation timing, layout composition, design hierarchy, and performance-driven motion decisions.
  • Tool Proficiency
    Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.).
  • Design Background
    Proven experience in mobile advertising or performance marketing environments (required for this role). Experience working in data-driven design contexts, with hands-on use of performance data on a day-to-day basis to guide creative iteration. Ability to edit short-form UGC or social-first content (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts).
  • Language Skills
    • Fluency in Mandarin Chinese for daily communication and collaboration
    • Fluency in English for seamless professional communication
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Exceptional Design Sense
    Exceptional visual sensibility and a strong, well-curated portfolio.
  • 3D Skills
    Proficiency in 3D tools (e.g., Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya) for asset handling, mockups, or light 3D tasks is a plus.
  • Collaboration Experience
    Experience working with external vendors or managing outsourced creative work. Ability to balance multiple projects, incorporate feedback effectively, and deliver high-quality results under deadlines.
  • Performance Knowledge
    Strong understanding of creative performance optimization, including how hooks, pacing, motion structure, and iteration strategies influence KPIs such as ROAS and CTR.
  • Technical Knowledge
    Familiarity with ASO asset formats and localization workflows.
  • Mindset
    Proactive problem solver with the ability to independently troubleshoot design challenges and take ownership of creative quality and outcomes.
  • AI Tools
    Interest in adopting AI-enhanced creative tools (e.g., Creatify, Alison.ai, Replai) to streamline production and experimentation.

Moloco Thrive: Benefits and Well-Being: 

We take care of you and create the conditions for you to do the best work of your career. We offer innovative benefits that empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives.

Moloco Values: 

• Lead with Humility: Everyone’s voice is respected, valued, and heard. With humility, we become more open and accessible to each other. We win, lose, and learn together. Accountability and feedback are essential to our success. 
• Uncapped Growth Mindset: We see all situations as opportunities to learn, grow, and improve as individuals and as an organization. We seek diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and promote experimentation to push the boundaries of what’s possible. 
• Create Real Value: We pursue the most impactful opportunities with rigor and integrity. We take intelligent risks and make disciplined trade-offs to maintain deep focus. We help our customers win by delivering durable value. 
• Go Further Together: We’re one team working towards one mission and vision. We collaborate proactively and inclusively, involving the right people at the right time and in the right way. We strive to create a more equitable workplace. We won’t let each other fail. 

Additional Resources: 

• Moloco Company Blog 
• Moloco Leadership
• Moloco Newsroom 

Equal Opportunity: 

Creating a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion and belonging is core to our existence. To reach our goals, diversity of talent and thought is a critical component of how we operate as an organization. Our workforce is our superpower, and we know that fostering a culture of inclusion, authenticity, and belonging gives us the greatest opportunity to achieve our vision to become the scaling engine for the Internet economy.

Moloco is an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex and gender, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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