<div class="content-intro"><p>Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign go...
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<div class="content-intro"><p>Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.<br><br>Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><p><strong>3D</strong><strong> Generalist</strong><strong> & Motion Designer</strong></p>
<p>Astranis is looking for a CG Generalist who can bring our technology and products to life across 3D and 2D mediums. This role will own animation from concept through delivery — shaping how we communicate with customers, investors, and the world. You’ll create high-impact motion design for web, social, product launches, events, and technical explainers.</p>
<p>You will be responsible for developing and maintaining Astranis’s motion design language, ensuring visual clarity, technical accuracy, and consistency across all channels.</p>
<h4><strong>Role:</strong></h4>
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<li>Own Astranis’s 3D and 2D animation end-to-end: concept, storyboard, design, animate, edit, deliver.</li>
<li>Create 3D sequences (product/technology shots, environment/space scenes) and 2D motion graphics (typography, iconography, data visualization, HUDs, lower thirds).</li>
<li>Translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling visual narratives in close collaboration with engineers, product, and marketing.</li>
<li>Develop Astranis’s motion identity — including color, type, transitions, and animation principles — in partnership with the brand team.</li>
<li>Adapt and extend existing CAD/STEP files while building custom 3D models when needed.</li>
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<h4><strong>Requirements:</strong></h4>
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<li>2+ years of relevant product, commercial, or narrative modeling experience</li>
<li>Strong reel demonstrating expertise in both 3D animation, lighting, and rendering (Blender or equivalent) and 2D motion design (After Effects or equivalent).</li>
<li>Experience creating new materials / lighting from scratch</li>
<li>Proven ability to deliver on tight timelines with urgency and precision.</li>
<li>Experience adapting CAD/STEP models and creating custom assets from scratch.</li>
<li>Clear technical communication skills, with the ability to capture details correctly in partnership with engineers.</li>
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<h4><strong>Bonus:</strong></h4>
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<li>Experience with Unreal Engine or Houdini.</li>
<li>Comfort with scripting/expressions for automation and tool building.</li>
<li>Fluency in emerging AI-driven creative tools.</li>
<li>Strong real-world compositing experience</li>
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<div><strong>What we offer: </strong></div>
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<div>All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.</div>
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<div>Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
</div></div><div class="title">Base Salary</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$90,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$120,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div><strong>U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required</strong></div>
<div>(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))</div>
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<div>Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.</div></div>
