Motion Designer (Maritime Autonomy)

Location: Austin, TX, United States; on-site. Occasional travel is required for events, shoots, and demos. The role requires U.S. Person status to access export-controlled information.

Company

Saronic Technologies develops autonomous and intelligent platforms to improve maritime operations.

What you will do

• Create high-end 2D and 3D motion graphics, title sequences, kinetic typography, animated explainers, and technical product films.
• Translate autonomy, sensors, vessel systems, operational concepts, UI, HUDs, maps, and telemetry into clear, compelling animation.
• Develop style frames, storyboards, animatics, motion systems, templates, transitions, and reusable brand assets.
• Own projects from brief through final delivery, including editing, compositing, sound direction, versioning, and delivery for events, broadcast, web, and social.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Communications, Sales, Software, Engineering, Product, Video, external partners, security, and legal teams.
• Handle sensitive and export-controlled information and ensure published content is properly cleared.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional motion design experience in-house, at a studio, or equivalent, with a required reel demonstrating exceptional craft, taste, and range.
• Mastery of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, with strong fundamentals in design, typography, composition, color, and timing.
• Working proficiency with Cinema 4D, Blender, or Unreal Engine and a production renderer such as Redshift, Octane, or Cycles.
• Strong After Effects compositing skills, including multipass CG renders, EXR workflows, and ACES/OCIO color-managed pipelines.
• Experience creating UI, HUD, data-visualization, and sci-fi-grade interface motion.
• Experience building motion systems, templates, and guidelines for teams.
• Ability to take concepts from ideation through style frames to polished final delivery with minimal oversight.
• Ability to simplify complex technical or product ideas, explain and defend creative decisions, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners.
• Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities; ability to work on-site and travel occasionally.

Nice to have

• Experience in defense, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, or other deep-tech companies.
• Experience with Lottie and Rive, especially Rive for interactive UI and product motion.
• Experience with TouchDesigner for interactive or experimental work, including conference experiences and physical installations.
• Experience with Houdini, Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, or Figma-to-motion workflows.
• Sound design, music editing, or audio direction experience.
• Familiarity with maritime, naval, or DoD/military environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in Austin with occasional travel for events, shoots, and demos.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; Saronic pays 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums under the stated plans.
• Generous paid time off, holidays, and paid maternity and paternity leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match, stock options, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Discounted pet insurance, free lunch, and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office.