Motion Designer, Product & Launch

Marketing | Toronto or Waterloo, hybrid | Reports to the CEO

Compensation: $85,000 to $115,000 CAD base salary

Pontosense builds radar sensing technology that helps older adults live safer, longer and better in their own homes, without cameras or wearables. Our technology is deployed in 24 countries, we have launched with leading home care brands, and major carriers in North America are next.

We are doing remarkable things. Most of it is invisible, and that's the problem you'll solve.

The Role

Radar is hard to see. Breathing, heart rate, a fall in the next room: it is hard to explain. Your mandate is to make our technology visible and unforgettable. You'll design and animate the explainer, launch and feature videos that show the world what Pontosense does, the way the best robotics and hardware companies show theirs. This is a hands-on role. You own motion from first storyboard to final render, working directly with engineering and leadership. No agency, no big team: your craft, your call, your work in the world.

What You'll Do

• Visualize the invisible: turn radar signals, sensing and AI into clear, beautiful 2D and 3D animation anyone can understand.
• Make launch films: create the hero videos for every product launch, partner announcement and major milestone.
• Explain features fast: short feature and explainer videos for sales, partners, the website and social.
• Build the visual system: a motion language, templates and assets that make Pontosense look as advanced as it is.
• Work with engineering: sit with the team, understand how the technology works, and find the story in it.
• Ship constantly: every month there is something new worth showing. You make sure it leaves the building.

What Makes This Hard

• Deep tech, simply told: families, care providers, carriers and investors all need to get it in seconds.
• Nothing to point at: radar has no screen. You invent the visuals that make it real.
• Calm, not creepy: our brand is privacy-first and anti-surveillance. The motion should feel warm and confident, never clinical or watchful.
• Speed with craft: startup pace, with work that stands next to the best hardware brands.

What Success Looks Like

There is no ramp-up period. You make an impact from the first month.

• Month 1: your first explainer is live, showing how Pontosense works in under a minute.
• Month 3: every launch and major feature ships with its own video, and you have a motion system the whole company uses.
• Month 6: our launch videos are the reason people share, book demos and remember us.

The test: people ask who made our videos.

This is for you if

• You're a motion designer first: After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender or similar, 2D and 3D.
• You've made explainer, product or launch videos for a tech company, and you can show the reel.
• You've worked in-house at a startup or scale-up, and you like owning the work end to end.
• You can take something complex, understand it, and make it simple and beautiful.
• You move fast and don't wait for a perfect brief.
• Bonus: hardware, robotics or deep-tech subjects; product visualization; sound design.

This isn't for you if

• You're mainly a video producer or videographer.
• You prefer agency life, many clients and short projects.
• You need a large team or a long brief to get started.

Where This Goes

The person who builds this well becomes the owner of Pontosense's visual storytelling, and grows into leading creative as the company scales.

Why Join

• Make deep tech that matters visible, for families across North America and beyond.
• Direct access to the leadership team. No layers.
• Opportunity for equity.
• A sensor for your parents, on us.
• Rest well, it's part of the job.
• Health, dental and vision benefits. Hybrid in Toronto or Waterloo.

How to Apply

Send us your reel or two to three pieces of motion work you personally made, and a few lines on this: how would you show radar detecting a fall, without showing a camera?

Our Commitment

At Pontosense, we are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive and accessible to all. We value diversity and believe that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to succeed.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know. We will work with you to make the necessary accommodations to ensure a fair and positive experience for all applicants.

We strive to provide accessible communication and technology for our employees and customers and always look for ways to improve. If you have any feedback or suggestions on how we can improve accessibility in our workplace, please don't hesitate to contact us.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for open positions at our company.