Job Description

Sr. Creative Designer

Department: Marketing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hawthorne, California

Compensation: $135,000 - $165,000 / year

Astrolab is The Lunar Operations Company. We design and build the systems and hardware the lunar economy will come to depend on — rovers, power, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon. We are focused on the problems that must be solved before the next chapter of human exploration can scale. The Moon does not forgive untested assumptions. The people who work here know that, and they wouldn't have it any other way.

As our Senior Creative Designer, you are the creative engine of the Astrolab studio. This is a hands-on, execution-first role. You will be in the work every day: concepting, building, refining, and shipping across a remarkably broad range of creative disciplines.

At Astrolab, our design function operates within a studio model embedded inside the Marketing organization. We believe design sits at the intersection of engineering and brand; it is the visual language that translates our technical DNA into a consistent identity that defines a market.

You will work day-to-day with our Fractional Chief Creative Director and our Head of Marketing, and you will occasionally provide creative direction to external teams and vendors, from our new headquarters buildout to outside production partners. But your primary job is to create. We need your hands on the work.

What you'll do:

Creative Execution

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
Asset Management: Build and maintain a library of brand assets, templates, and design systems that scale with the organization

What you'll bring:

Basic Qualifications

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 Qualifications

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 and Perks

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

About Astrolab

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system.

Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, we are an American-owned and American-operated small business. Our team has more than five decades of experience in terrestrial and planetary robotics, electric vehicles, human spaceflight, and human intelligence field operations. Our stellar team, strategic partnerships with cutting-edge companies and institutions combine with our world-class manufacturing, integration and test facility will enable the delivery of lunar and Mars mobility solutions at maximum reliability, flexibility and cost effectiveness.

Having a strong, diverse, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values.

At Astrolab we…

Demonstrate and inspire trust. Interactions are direct, honest, and respectful. We are fair and transparent with what we do and why.

Thrive in balance. Balance gives us perspective and keeps us motivated and inspired. We commit to rewarding work and a fulfilling personal life.

Seek diverse perspectives. We ask questions, engage in productive debate and offer alternatives to ensure our solutions and products are robust and a reflection of our collective best.

Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.

Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.

Check out our website for current openings and help us drive the future of planetary exploration & development!

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Company Size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California

Year Founded

2019

Website

astrolab.space

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