Senior Founding Designer (UX) (San Francisco)

Senior Founding Designer (UX)

Location: San Francisco, CA

Work Environment: In-Office (Onsite Collaboration Required)

Compensation: $130,000 - $180,000 base + equity options

Employment Type: Full-Time

Drive the Next Generation of AI-Powered User Experiences

A high-growth AI innovator redefining enterprise support solutions is seeking a Senior Founding Designer (UX) to build and lead the creative vision for their product and brand. Backed by elite investors and trusted by hyper-growth organizations, this stealth-mode company is rapidly scaling with a powerful AI-driven platform. In this pivotal role, you’ll drive UX and visual design across web, product, and marketing initiatives, helping shape how customers interact with the future of AI.

You’ll join a team that values ownership, speed, and creativity. Thrive in a hands-on, design-first environment where your work will directly shape the look and feel of a category-defining technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Video Content Creation: Conceptualize and produce short-form video content to support product launches, case studies, and customer marketing efforts.
• UX/UI Design: Craft seamless, modern user experiences for web and app products, leveraging tools like Figma to iterate with speed.
• Marketing Design: Develop a consistent visual language across digital marketing assets including landing pages, social media graphics, and digital ads.
• Brand Leadership: Champion design consistency across all creative touchpoints while evolving the brand identity.
• Strategic Collaboration: Work alongside founders, engineers, and marketers to translate company goals into impactful design strategies.
• Design Innovation: Stay at the forefront of design trends and motion design techniques to ensure content remains fresh, bold, and industry-leading.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional design experience in fast-paced, high-performance environments (startup or agency experience strongly preferred).
• Mastery in design tools such as Figma , and motion/video editing tools like Adobe Premiere Pro , After Effects , or Final Cut Pro .
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates excellence across UI/UX design , motion graphics , and digital storytelling .
• Deep understanding of modern design principles, including typography , color theory , and design systems .
• High degree of independence and a strong ownership mindset.
• Passion for user-centric design, clean visual storytelling, and pushing boundaries creatively.

What’s in It for You

• Creative Leadership: Define and direct the entire visual strategy of a high-velocity company.
• Influence and Autonomy: Collaborate directly with founders and have a seat at the table for major product and branding decisions.
• Impact at Scale: Your design work will be the first touchpoint for thousands of enterprise users.
• Career Acceleration: Fast-track your growth by owning high-visibility projects from ideation to execution.
• Competitive Benefits: Full health, dental, and vision coverage, wellness stipends, gym and recovery amenities, and more.

Ready to shape the visual frontier of AI-powered enterprise tools?

Join a stealth-stage rocket ship in its design-led journey. Apply now to leave your creative mark.

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