Founding Designer

Lora; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Healthcare coverage

50% coverage for dependents

Free One Medical membership

Commuter benefits

Unlimited coffee and snacks

Job summary

A pioneering consumer app company is seeking a Founding Product Designer to create impactful user experiences from day zero. This role involves owning product design for onboarding and mobile flows, collaborating closely with the founding team. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, possesses a strong aesthetic sense, and has hands-on experience in tools like Figma. Competitive salary, equity, and a unique opportunity to shape a product aimed at enhancing personal growth and self-discovery await the right individual.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of design experience, especially designing consumer apps.
• Portfolio with shipped mobile work and storytelling around design choices.
• Excited about end-to-end ownership across product, brand, and marketing design.

Responsibilities

• Own product design: mobile flows and onboarding.
• Translate user insights into intuitive product experiences.
• Collaborate with the founder/CEO and founders to ship the MVP.
• Create the design systems and standards that scale beyond v1.

Skills

Design experience

Product craft

Hands-on with Figma

Motion/animation design

Curiosity about astrology

Tools

Figma

Loveable

Bolt

V0

Job description

To Apply : Email resume, portfolio, and a short blurb on why this opportunity/Astro to [e-mail]

Lora is a new consumer app reimagining how people understand themselves and connect with the world – with astrology as the cultural spark. It’s part self-discovery, part entertainment, part social connection. With thoughtful design and AI-driven personalization, Lora makes guidance and insights feel more relevant, more conversational, and more useful than ever before. Our mission is to spark curiosity, inspire reflection, and help people grow in ways that feel both personal and shared.

Why Now: Wellness and personal growth apps are doubling year over year, AI personalization is the next frontier, and astrology is experiencing a cultural renaissance. Astro is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all three.

With backing from AlleyCorp (creators of MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt, Zola, and Nomad Health), we are assembling our founding team in New York. This is a rare opportunity to join from day zero. As one of our first hires, you’ll shape the product vision, design language, and culture of a company with the ambition to help millions of people explore who they are and where they’re going.

🔮 About the Role

We’re looking for a Founding Product Designer to join Lora at Day 0. You’ll own end-to-end product design — from flows and onboarding to the small details that make people fall in love with a product. At Lora, design is the product. You’ll partner closely with a Brand Designer to ensure the product and brand experience feel seamless, culturally resonant, and unforgettable. We need someone who can move fast, dream big, and own the visual and interaction DNA that will scale with millions of users.

🪄 What You’ll Do

Own product design: mobile flows, onboarding, and first-time user experience. Have a point of view on our Brand and visual and emotional identity.

Translate user insights into clean, intuitive, delightful product experiences.

Collaborate with the founder/CEO and Founding Engineers to ship the MVP.

Create the design systems and standards that scale beyond v1.

🥷 What We’re Looking For

5-7+ years of design experience, with at least 2 years designing consumer apps; true 0→1 or founding experience is a big plus.

Exceptional product craft — you care deeply about aesthetic, usability, flow, the customer, and the details that create delight and build deep brand love.

Energized by being a strategic thought partner to the founder/CEO and shaping the company from scratch.

Thrives in ambiguity and fast cycles; scrappy, collaborative, and excited to dream, drive, and own something meaningful on a funded founding team.

Hands-on with Figma and curious about emerging tools like Loveable, Bolt, and V0 — able to move fast, prototype quickly, and iterate directly with users.

A culture-native sensibility; you are tuned into Gen Z behavior, aesthetics, and how people interact with apps today.

Thrives in ambiguity and fast cycles; scrappy, collaborative, and excited to dream, drive, and own something meaningful on a funded founding team.

A portfolio with shipped mobile work and clear storytelling around design choices, impact, and outcomes.

A systems thinker who can create a scalable design system from the ground up.

Excited about end-to-end ownership across product, brand, and marketing design.

NYC-based, or able to be regularly in person at our Flatiron office.

Motion/animation design chops — the ability to bring interactions and brand moments to life.

Experience spanning both product and marketing design, and comfort shifting between them.

Prior early-stage or founding designer experience — you know what it’s like to set the tone and systems from zero.

Genuine curiosity about astrology, wellness, or personal growth spaces — or simply excitement to design in a space where user impact and culture intersect.

Shape a company from day zero. You won’t just be designing screens — you’ll define the look, feel, and voice of a product that aims to touch millions of users.

Founding-level ownership. Competitive salary + benefits + meaningful equity so you’re truly invested in the upside.

Work where culture meets technology. Lora sits at the intersection of astrology, AI, and personal growth — a category-defining opportunity in consumer apps.

We’ve just raised our seed round, led by AlleyCorp (creators of MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt, Zola, and Nomad Health), and are assembling our founding team in New York.

Collaborative, energized team. We’re building in NYC’s Flatiron district and want teammates who thrive on working closely, moving fast, and having fun.

Rare opportunity. Seed-backed, ambitious, and early — this is the kind of role people talk about for the rest of their careers.

🤑 The Money & Perks Stuff

Competitive Salary. Pay commensurate with the NYC start-up ecosystem and your experience.

Equity. Meaningful early stage equity so you’re invested in the upside from the very beginning.

Benefits. 100% Healthcare coverage for you, and 50% for dependents. Free One Medical membership. FSA benefits. Commuter benefits.

Sleek Office Vibes. We’re building from NYC’s Flatiron district steps away from Madison Square Park. Think lots of natural light, plant filled rooms, and ergonomic chairs (we know we all love them).

Coffee & Snacks. Unlimited coffee, tea, beverages and snacks in the kitchen refreshed daily.