Responsibilities

• Motion & Video: Concept, design, and produce motion graphics, animations, and video content for social media, investor communications, product launches, web, and internal storytelling
• Brand Design: Build and extend the Astrolab visual identity system across all touchpoints — digital, print, environmental, and experiential
• Visualization: Produce high-quality visual assets that communicate the scale, precision, and ambition of our hardware and mission to technical and non-technical audiences alike
• Spatial & Environmental Design: Apply your architectural and spatial thinking to physical brand expressions, including facility design, event environments, and experiential installations
• Sound & Multimedia: Bring a multi-sensory dimension to Astrolab's creative output, including audio branding, sound design, and multimedia storytelling where applicable
• Creative Direction of External Teams
• Vendor Input: Provide creative direction to external design teams, production partners, and contractors, ensuring that all output is aligned with the Astrolab brand and meets the standard of the studio
• Environmental Projects: Lead the creative vision for physical spaces, including our new headquarters, translating brand identity into built environments in collaboration with architects and design teams
• Studio Collaboration
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with engineering, program management, and business development to understand the technical reality of our products and translate it into compelling creative

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing, extending, and maintaining visual brand systems and guidelines
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Experience creating motion graphics and video content from concept through final delivery

Preferred

• Portfolio containing professional design work in at least 3 of the following areas: motion graphics, branding, visualization, video, or spatial/environmental design
• Experience producing creative work across multiple formats, including social media, brand guidelines, digital content, motion graphics, and environmental applications
• Experience taking creative projects from concept through execution and final delivery
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, design, fine arts, or a related field
• Experience working in a studio environment or on projects involving brand, product, and physical environments
• Experience providing creative direction and feedback to external agencies, vendors, or creative partners
• Experience working in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, automotive, robotics, or technology-focused industries
• Experience applying skills or knowledge from fine art, music, or other creative disciplines to design work

Benefits

• Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
• Equity ownership in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible PTO and parental leave
• Home office set up reimbursement
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
• Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks