Senior Motion Designer & Editor
Astranis Space Technologies · San Francisco Bay Area · Yesterday
On-siteMarketing$100k–$150k/yrFull-time
Senior Motion Designer & Editor
We're looking for a Senior Motion Editor to help tell our stories through world-class video. This role is responsible for crafting compelling films, product videos, customer stories, social media content, sales materials, and executive presentations that communicate complex technology with clarity and emotion.
- Role
- Lead post-production for Astranis videos, including marketing, product, commercial, recruiting, and corporate communications videos.
- Create polished motion graphics and animations.
- Build reusable motion systems, templates, transitions, and graphic packages that strengthen the Astranis brand.
- Collaborate with creatives, engineers, marketers, and leadership to translate complex technical concepts into clear visual stories.
- Contribute to creative development from concept through final delivery, helping shape narratives, pacing, and visual direction.
- Manage color correction, sound mixing, finishing, and delivery across a variety of formats and channels.
- Help establish and evolve Astranis' visual storytelling standards.
Requirements
- 5+ years editing high-end commercial, technology, documentary, or brand films in a hardware or physical goods company.
- Outstanding portfolio demonstrating both storytelling and motion graphics.
- Experience building and implementing scalable motion design systems and templates.
- Expert knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Effects, Blender, Davinci Resolve, and AI creative tools and workflows.
- Strong understanding of typography, pacing, composition, and animation.
- Ability to manage multiple fast-moving projects with exceptional attention to detail and strong project management skills.
- Collaborative mindset and comfort working with cross-functional teams.
- Bonus: Experience with Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, and Unreal Engine.
- Experience creating 3D animations and compositing.
- Familiarity with aerospace, robotics, defense, hardware, or deep-tech companies.
- Camera operation, lighting, or cinematography experience.
- Experience building scalable motion design systems and templates.
What we offer
- All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
- Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package.
- Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
- Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources.
- The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
- Base Salary $100,000—$150,000 USD U.S.
- To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).