Visual Designer at Gecko Robotics (W16)
Protecting Today's Critical Infrastructure. Informing Tomorrow's.
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Full-time
1+ years
About Gecko Robotics

Every year $2 Trillion is spent due to infrastructure failure in the energy sector. Gecko has developed wall-climbing robots and predictive software that dramatically reduce these failures.

We Make products for human-driven analysis of real-world data.

About the role

What We Do

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.

Role at a Glance

As a Visual Designer, your primary role will involve creating and developing compelling content that complements and enhances our brand identity, from vector graphics to video clips. Must be skilled in multiple facets of design, with a desire to work quickly and learn new skills along the way.

What you will do

Conceptualize and design content for use across the brand. Develop appealing visuals that engage our audience and drive brand growth. Collaborate with teams to align designs with strategic goals and brand voice. Utilize graphic design skills to create diverse visual assets for digital and print media, including branded merch, event posters, presentation decks and website content. Keep current with industry trends and new design software to ensure modern, high-quality design output.

About You

  • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, or a relevant visual field is preferred.
  • Strong understanding of visual design principles, including typography, composition, color theory and user experience.
  • Exceptional creativity and innovative design skills.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing high-quality design examples. -Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Required Skills

Proficiency in a wide array of design tools including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills

PremierPro, AfterEffects, 3D Modeling/Rendering and Webflow.

Who We Are

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we're together in person. We’re an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bit more flexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission, we’d love to hear from you.

Technology

Gecko's Web Portal is built on Google Cloud Platform, SQL, Python, Javascript, and React. We also use CI/CD tools such as Kubernetes.

Gecko's robots are designed and built in house by our hardware engineering team which consists of electrical, mechanical, and robotics engineers.

Other jobs at Gecko Robotics

fulltimePittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New York City, New YorkFull stack

fulltimePittsburgh, PA, USEmbedded systems6+ years

fulltimePittsburgh, PA, USBrand/graphic design1+ years

fulltimePittsburgh, PA, USMechanical11+ years

Hundreds of YC startups are hiring on Work at a Startup.

Sign up to see more ›