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Founding Product Designer

Hera · Berlin, BE, DE / Berlin, Berlin, DE / Remote (New York, NY, US; San Francisco, CA, US) · Remote

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About Hera

AI Motion Designer. Backed by Accel.

About the role

You're hungry. Not just ambitious, but obsessed with building something massive You're entrepreneurial. You've built things before and demand ownership

What they're looking for

  • Partner with engineering to design intuitive experiences that make AI-powered animation creation accessible to everyone
  • Create the perfect AI-native interface that balances simplicity with power: hiding complexity while giving users control when they need it
  • Run user interviews and usability tests continuously to find new opportunities and validate design choices
  • Own designs from concept to launch, including prototypes, design systems, and pixel-perfect execution
  • Drive growth through design experiments, better onboarding, and conversion improvements
  • Shape go-to-market messaging and visuals that connect with our target audience
More about this role

We're building the world's first AI motion designer that creates professional animations in seconds.

Video is the most effective medium, but video creators waste countless hours animating seconds of content. Motion design tools like After Effects require mastering complex user interfaces, turning creative work into button-clicking hell. We're starting with motion design because it's the most painful and expensive part of video creation.

Hera is the first AI motion designer that creates professional animations through conversation. Unlike video-gen tools, Hera generates code-based animations where every parameter can be fine-tuned through prompts or on-canvas editing, giving users the control of After Effects with the simplicity of Lovable.

In our first two weeks after launch, users created over 200,000 animations.

Our founders: Peter Tribelhorn (CEO) built YouTube channels with 50B+ views. Chia-Lun Wu (CTO) was one of the first developers at Vyond, where he built their video editor used by 20,000 businesses today.

  • Partner with engineering to design intuitive experiences that make AI-powered animation creation accessible to everyone
  • Create the perfect AI-native interface that...

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