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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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Donald Briggs 3 weeks ago
Because the service we received greatly exceeded our expectations; I wish more stars could be added to this Gecko review. When our firm, Briggs Architecture, relocated to Missoula in 2016, our website and brand did not reflect the desired image. Gecko listened to us, understood our mission, and helped us breakdown what seemed to be an insurmountable problem into manageable pieces and then brought it all together creatively. Gabe, Melissa, Kate and the whole Gecko team continue to update our website and manage our Google presence. They are very professional and fun to work with and I am more than happy to refer Gecko as the best provider with whom we've worked.
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Rachel Van Brocklin 2 months ago
Gecko Designs is one of the best vendors I've ever hired and worked with in more than 15 years of education and advocacy communications. The work of our nonprofit organization is complex, and they have done exceptional work to help us make what we do clear to a broader external audience. Everyone we've worked with on their team has brought focus, expertise, intelligence, and fun to our work together. I look forward to many more projects with Gecko in the future!
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Matt Ludin 2 months ago
Working with Gecko in managing our site (Yellowstone Forever) has been an incredibly positive experience. They have offered and implemented countless solutions and updates to our site. And provide training so that we may also implement site changes internally. They have always provided quality, professional service and in a timely manner. Couldn’t be happier.
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Karen Poplawski 2 months ago
Melissa, Gabe and the entire Gecko team are supportive, efficient, and reliable. They are easy to reach and always approach each request with professionalism. Their partnership is highly valuable.
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Erin Fitzgerald 8 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!