Creative Specialist

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $600 million from investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV).

Now we are working toward Polaris, which will be the first machine to demonstrate electricity from fusion, making this a great time to join Helion! Bring your skills, experiences, and determination to make a difference in the world. Together, we can make a future with unlimited clean electricity from fusion a reality.

Helion is looking for a Creative Specialist who has experience telling compelling visual narratives through video, photo, and design. In this role, you will create engaging visual brand assets that promote our mission and educate the public about Helion’s groundbreaking fusion technology. This is an onsite role that will report to our Director of Communications at our Everett, WA, location.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Visually document, through video and photo, our team’s progress as we complete Polaris and transition to building the world's first fusion power plant
• Create compelling videos that promote Helion’s mission and progress toward a clean energy future
• Produce engaging infographics that advance understanding of Helion’s fusion technology
• Apply current visual design principles to create digital and print media, including PowerPoint presentations and conference handouts
• Create content for Helion’s social media channels
  
  

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in photography, videography, graphic design, communications, fine arts, or other related field, and 4 years in photography or videography
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially PremierePro, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Strong portfolio in videography and photography
• Experience creating infographics and/or data visualizations
• Advanced knowledge of visual design principles
  
  

The pay range for this position is $90,000 - $125,000. This pay range may be inclusive of several career levels and will be narrowed based on several factors, including the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Benefits And Compensation

Our total compensation package includes generous equity and benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 13 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend
  
  

NOTE: Underrepresented people are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job's requirements. We believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn't the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable accommodation at that time.