Motion Brand Designer | Intern

Gecko Robotics•Pittsburgh, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure. As a Motion Designer at Gecko Robotics, you will be the bridge between static design and cinematic storytelling. We are looking for a "Graphic Designer with an innate sense of pacing and rhythm.” Someone with a relentless eye for taste, composition, and technical detail. You won’t just be "creating graphics"; you’ll be defining how our brand feels in motion, from animating interfaces to creating 3D overlays on industrial robotics footage. You are a go-getter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is obsessed with the future of AI & Robotics. We hope you can join us for a 10-15 week internship in Pittsburgh, PA.

Requirements

Education: You are studying Motion Design, Graphic Design, or similar curriculum.
Design-First: A background in Graphic Design. You understand typography, grid systems, and color theory as the foundation of great visual communication.
Taste: A portfolio that demonstrates a clean, straightforward, and technical aesthetic. You know how to craft complex ideas into compelling media.
Self-Starter: You don't wait for a storyboard; you come up with one. You are comfortable working quickly and iterating based on technical feedback.
Experience: Comfortable creating across a wide range of mediums, demonstrated with a diverse body of work.
Must Have: Proficiency in After Effects and the Adobe Creative Suite, DaVinci for Video Editing, Figma for UI/UX motion.

Nice To Haves

3D software Proficiency (Blender, Octane, Redshift, Cinema 4D, Keyshot).
Experience creating motion design for web experiences.

Responsibilities

Motion Branding: Transform static campaign visuals into living, moving works using a catalogue of cinematic robot footage and cutting edge software interfaces, from around the world of critical infrastructure.
Post-Production Polish: Collaborate with the Videographer to enhance footage with technical overlays, motion-tracked graphics, and 2D/3D elements. The end result is not just cool- it connects Gecko’s capabilities with direct impacts to the world.
Software Visualization: Create compelling "product-in-action" advertisements by animating our software UI to demonstrate value and functionality.
Full-Spectrum Design: Execute high-end 2D graphic design for diverse assets including brand ads, event posters, and presentation decks.
3D Integration: Render 3D models and assets to animate the breadth and depth of our robotic and software systems.
Rapid Prototyping: Conceptualize and storyboard ideas quickly, moving from a rough brief to a polished output with minimal oversight.
Team: Embedded in a tight-knit powerhouse team with wide ranging skillsets and opportunities to experience all sides of the business. Resources at your disposal from powerful workstations to experts in their field.