Founding Designer

August; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance coverage

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Centralized office equipment ordering

Gym membership (Equinox or Chelsea P.

In-office lunch and snacks

Relocation support to NYC

Team-building events

Intra-office travel budget

Job summary

August is building AGI for law in New York City. We’re seeking a Founding Designer to own the design function end-to-end, shaping product experience, refining our brand identity, and setting the design culture.

Collaborate with founders, engineers, and legal experts to craft intuitive AI workflows for global clients. You’ll lead UI/UX, visual identity, and marketing materials, translating complex AI workflows into simple experiences while building a cohesive visual language across product,

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional design experience in product, brand, or both.
• Strong portfolio showcasing polished product design and/or brand systems.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma or equivalent) and rapid iteration.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for product and brand, owning UI/UX, visual identity, and marketing materials.

Skills

Design experience

Portfolio

Figma

UI/UX

Brand systems

Tools

Figma

Job description

Join us in building the autopilot for legal services

Today, legal work is done the way it has been done for a century - manually, by humans, in six-minute increments. Every contract drafted from scratch. Every memo researched line by line. Every matter running through layers of review that someone is paying for at hundreds of dollars an hour.

That is about to change. We believe that in five years, more than 80% of legal work will pass through a model before it ever reaches a human. The implication is not faster lawyers - it is a fundamentally different way that legal services get bought and procured.

Our mission is to make high-quality legal work accessible and affordable for everyone. We are going after the services spend, not the software spend - helping law firms restructure their delivery model around AI, and helping in-house teams do the same. One engine of agents and workflows underneath every matter we touch.

We are a lean, in-person based in New York City, backed by leading investors and growing fast. Every role at August is a chance to remake an industry while the window is open.

Join us in building the autopilot for legal services

Today, legal work is done the way it has been done for a century - manually, by humans, in six-minute increments. Every contract drafted from scratch. Every memo researched line by line. Every matter running through layers of review that someone is paying for at hundreds of dollars an hour.

That is about to change. We believe that in five years, more than 80% of legal work will pass through a model before it ever reaches a human. The implication is not faster lawyers - it is a fundamentally different way that legal services get bought and procured.

Our mission is to make high-quality legal work accessible and affordable for everyone. We are going after the services spend, not the software spend - helping law firms restructure their delivery model around AI, and helping in-house teams do the same. One engine of agents and workflows underneath every matter we touch.

We are a lean, in-person based in New York City, backed by leading investors and growing fast. Every role at August is a chance to remake an industry while the window is open.

The Opportunity

August is building AGI for law. Our agents mimic a lawyers' reasoning, research, and drafting, and our workflows already outperform lawyers in third-party evaluations. We're targeting mid-market law firms, automating their legal work and allowing them to provide our tools directly to their clients. Join August at an early stage as we scale our agents to process thousands of documents simultaneously and create outputs exceeding human-level accuracy.

As a Founding Designer at August, you'll owner the design function end-to-end - shaping the product experience, refining our brand identity, and setting the design culture. You'll work closely with the founders, engineers, and legal experts to craft intuitive interfaces for complex AI workflows and create a brand that resonates with law firms worldwide

What You'll Do

• Lead design for product and brand - owning UI/UX, visual identity, and marketing materials.
• Translate complex legal AI workflows into simple, intuitive user experiences.
• Partner with engineers to prototype, test, and ship AI-native interfaces at speed.
• Develop a consistent visual language across product, website, and external communications.
• Help build the foundation of August's design culture, processes, and standards.

About You

• 2+ years of professional design experience (product, brand, or both).
• Strong portfolio showcasing polished product design and/or brand systems.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma or equivalent) and comfort with rapid iteration.
• Ability to design elegant solutions for complex workflows.
• Comfortable working at an early stage company with ownership and autonomy.

Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage
• Flexible PTOParental Leave
• Centralized office equipment ordering for all employees
• Equinox or Chelsea Piers gym membership
• In-office perks: lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks, and more
• Budget for intra-office travel
• Team-building events
• Relocation support to NYC (as needed)

Why Join August

• Founding Impact: Shape not just your role but the company.
• Uncapped Upside: Competitive base + commission, early equity ownership.
• Top-tier Team: Work alongside people who move fast, think clearly, and care deeply.
• Category-Defining Work: Help build the first true AI agents for the legal profession.
• Fast Growth: Scale your career as we scale the company.
• In-person in NYC: Collaborative, talent dense and high energy environment
• Global Reach: Our clients span 4 continents and use August in multiple languages and jurisdictions
• Frontier of Applied AI: August has access to proprietary data inaccessible to foundation model providers. We build agents to automate all challenging knowledge work.

Why Join August

• Founding Impact: Shape not just your role but the company.
• Uncapped Upside: Competitive base + commission, early equity ownership.
• Top-tier Team: Work alongside people who move fast, think clearly, and care deeply.
• Category-Defining Work: Help build the first true AI agents for the legal profession.
• Fast Growth: Scale your career as we scale the company.
• In-person in NYC: Collaborative, talent dense and high energy environment
• Global Reach: Our clients span 4 continents and use August in multiple languages and jurisdictions
• Frontier of Applied AI: August has access to proprietary data inaccessible to foundation model providers. We build agents to automate all challenging knowledge work.

Compensation Range: $135K - $200K