Web Designer & Frontend Motion Specialist (SF)

Ch; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Factory is seeking a hands‑on Web Designer who can own the website from concept to production. You’ll shape visual direction, layouts, interactions, and motion to reveal what autonomous software engineering makes possible.

You’ll work closely with Design, Marketing, and Engineering to ship frequent updates, optimize navigation, and deliver fast, accessible experiences in a browser. In‑office SF role, five days a week.

Qualifications

• Production websites with live portfolio showing strong visual craft and hands-on implementation.
• Excellent typography, layout, composition, and interaction design to give a site a distinct identity.
• Proficiency in Figma and a workflow between design, prototyping, and code.
• Strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; experience with React or Next.js.
• Experience with web animation, timing, and easing for engaging UX.
• Understanding of responsive design, accessibility, browser behavior, and performance.
• Ability to take an open-ended brief and drive it through implementation with rapid updates.
• Experience using AI tools to prototype and build; familiarity with creative coding tools.
• Bonus: GSAP, Motion, or Rive experience and prepared motion/interaction demos.

Responsibilities

• Own Factory's website end to end: concept, design, prototyping, frontend development, testing, launch, and ongoing iteration.
• Design and build product pages, campaign landing pages, launch experiences, and other site additions.
• Create motion, animation, and interactions, including transitions, scroll-driven storytelling, hover states, and interactive demos.
• Evolve the site's visual language and reusable components for rapid page delivery while preserving craft.
• Partner with Marketing and Product to translate tech capabilities into clear, explorable stories.
• Ship frequent content updates and design improvements with attention to existing site quality.
• Ensure experiences are responsive, accessible, and fast across devices and browsers.
• Leverage analytics and user feedback to improve navigation, engagement, and conversion.

Skills

Production websites

Typography

Figma

HTML/CSS/JS

React/Next.js

Web animation

Responsive design

Accessibility

AI tooling

Creative coding (GSAP/Motion/Rive)

Tools

GSAP

Motion

Rive

Job description

Factory is seeking a hands‑on Web Designer who can own the website from concept to production. You’ll shape visual direction, layouts, interactions, and motion to reveal what autonomous software engineering makes possible.

You’ll work closely with Design, Marketing, and Engineering to ship frequent updates, optimize navigation, and deliver fast, accessible experiences in a browser. In‑office SF role, five days a week.