Founding Designer - Editorial UX for Licensed Pros

Aedifice

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k) with match
Paid time off

Job summary

CareersDesign is seeking a Founding Designer in NYC to own the full design surface of the company, including the marketing site, product, review queue, and internal tools. The role requires a restrained, editorial design approach and a strong writing ability, with responsibility for taste and craft as the company’s standard.

You will work directly with the founder and engineering, shaping the design system, documentation, and voice across surfaces to present a unified institutional look and

Qualifications

  • Eight or more years of product design experience.
  • Experience shipping systems rather than screens.
  • Ability to write clearly and influence product language.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full design surface including marketing site, product, review queue, and internal tools.
  • Set typographic system, density, and on-screen presentation rules.
  • Write internal design documentation to empower the team to ship with minimal approvals.
  • Shape marketing and public research surfaces to read as a unified institution and own the product voice.

Skills

Product design
Editorial design
Writing

Job description

CareersDesign is seeking a Founding Designer in NYC to own the full design surface of the company, including the marketing site, product, review queue, and internal tools. The role requires a restrained, editorial design approach and a strong writing ability, with responsibility for taste and craft as the company’s standard.

You will work directly with the founder and engineering, shaping the design system, documentation, and voice across surfaces to present a unified institutional look and

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