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Opening Gecko’s Doors…Welcome, Matt & Andrew!

July 13, 2021 Gabriel Office Culture, News

Doors have opened at Gecko Designs – literally and figuratively.

We closed the doors at our office when the world went into lockdown in March of 2020. Staff retreated to their basements, home offices, and kitchen tables while continuing to work hard on client projects. It seemed like we were right in line with the rest of the world; finding a “new normal” and figuring out how to successfully transition to remote work. We had guidance from other companies doing the same, including ways to keep positive through Zoom happy hours and masked outdoor gatherings as well as advice from the health department on how and when to return to in-person shared office workspace.

While our physical doors were closing, metaphorical doors opened for us at Gecko. For the first time in 25 years, we considered the possibility of hiring new team members not located in our beloved Missoula. We questioned how it would work – would remote employees feel connected to our local staff while maintaining our high design and development standards? Would local clients coming into our office downtown miss seeing the faces of their entire team in person rather than on a screen in the conference room?

Turns out, opening the door for remote employees has been a great experience. We have two new team members at Gecko – Matt, located in Springfield, Missouri, and Andrew in Albuquerque, New Mexico. These two bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in design and development that fits perfectly with our established skillset. They’re asking the right questions, pushing our team to try new ideas, and more importantly, feel just as much part of the team as any of the local folks.

Slack, Google Meet, and Figma make it easy for us to seamlessly communicate and collaborate on projects. Opening the door to remote employees may have come at an unexpected time during a global pandemic but has been proven to work well for us.

Our doors are open…come on by and say hi!

523 N Higgins Ave, Missoula
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Chandra Brown 3 months ago
The decision to invest in a new, professionally-constructed website was not a casual one for my small company. The Gecko team was supportive and enthusiastic from our first interaction and throughout the duration of the project. They demonstrated the value of working with talented, committed designers to create a functional, beautiful new online home for our work. I am grateful, and recommend Gecko without reservation.
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Robyn Windham 5 months ago
Gecko recently launched a new website for my organization (Headwaters Foundation) and they knocked it out of the park! They were receptive to our wants and needs and very responsive throughout the process. We enjoyed working with their team; they really have begun to feel like my 'communications coworkers down the hall.' I am looking forward to working with them on more projects.
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D'Shane Barnett 6 months ago
Gecko was selected through a competitive process to assist Missoula Public Health in our modernization and brand redesign campaign. Their staff have been immensely helpful. They've helped guide our process toward results that are stellar. We presented our updated branding to our board and they loved it--comments were "two thumbs way up", "this is exactly what we needed", and "love it!" We will definitely look forward to working with them in the future.
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Erin Fitzgerald 2 months ago
We were so happy to find Gecko Designs at Yellowstone Forever when looking for a new company to take over management and design of our nonprofit website! They understood the intricacies of working with nonprofits and jumped right in to help us ensure our site was up to date. They are quick to come to the table to solutions and ideas, and bring the creative mindset we were looking for!